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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
In taxonomy, a name adopted by an author as the correct name for a taxon.
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One of several curved bony or cartilaginous structures located on either side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and amphibians. Each gill arch is made up of an upper and a lower limb that are joined posteriorly. The gill filaments and gill rakers are attached to the gill arches.
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The deepest seaward part of a coral reef; a vertical cliff beginning at a depth of about 60 m.
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The openings or pore spaces in a rock, soil, and other such material.
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The study of the factors that affect the growth, stability, and decline of populations, as well as the interactions of those factors.
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A DNA vector that allows the insertion of long fragments of DNA (up to 50 kbases).
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A linear transect where a chain is used to mark the line under study. By following the surface contour of the reef, chain transects provide data that may be used to calculate the estimated spatial index (the ratio of reef surface contour to linear distance of the reef).
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