Chapter 13 Terms

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Chapter 13 – Coral Reefs; An Introduction

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Spacecraft

Coral skeleton

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International Year of the Coral Reef

John Wells

Calcareous algae

Calcium carbonate

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Super-organism

Richard H. Randall

Coral reef definition

Biologically produced

Coralline algae

Mollusk

Foraminifera

Echinoderm

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Where are coral reefs found?

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Suspended sediment

Porites spp.

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How do coral reefs select the places they live?

Polyp

Larvae

Calcium carbonate skeleton

Upside-down jellyfish

Cassiopeia sp.

Phototactic

Geotactic

Water column

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Greenhouse effect

Methane

CH₄

Greenhouse gases

CO₂

Carbon Dioxide

Bleaching event

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Mangrove Swamp

The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs

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Fringing reef

Barrier reef

Atoll

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Moat

Lagoon

Tanapag Lagoon

Submerged atoll

Namwonwuito Group

Chuuk Lagoon

Coral island

Nama

Kuria

Fais

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Patch reef

Tatchonya Patch Reef

Coral Gardens

Reef zonation

Depth charges

Reef flat

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Reef margin

Reef crest

Surge channel

Buttress

Reef front

Cave

Tunnel

Tataga

Hugupau

Forereef slope

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Submarine terrace

Hermatypic coral

Reef-building coral

Ahermatypic coral

Photic zone

Euphotic zone

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Eniwetok Atoll

Bikini Atoll

Extinct reef organism

Stromatoporoid

Stromatolite

Bioherm

Bluegreen algae

Cnidoblast

Stinging cell

Nematocyst

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Ctenophore

Polyp

Medusa

Tentacle

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Scleractinian coral

Micro-speargun

Zooxanthellae

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Mutualism

Mutualistic symbiosis

Symbiosis

Parasite

Clownfish-Sea Anemone Symbiosis

Cleaning symbiosis

Giant tridacnid clams

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Planula

Sexual reproduction

Spawning

Hermaphroditic

Dioecious

Brooding

Mass spawning

Great Barrier Reef

Australia

Five to seven days after the full moon of July

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Pollution

Larval settlement

Cement

Clone

Fragmentation

Colonial organism

Colonies

Colony

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Calyx

Daughter polyp

Budding

Nerve net

Digestive system

Two way gut

Distribution

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Tolerance

Environmental factor

Southern Japan

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Oceanic salinity

35 parts per thousand

35 ppt

3.5%

35‰

Tide pool

River mouth

Sediment

N

P

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

Fleshy algae

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Water movement

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Boring sponge

Boring clam

Boring worm

Galleries

Weakened matrix of stone

War zone

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Coral veneer

Sea urchin

Cementation

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