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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
One of the several classes of enzymes that degrade nucleic acid; an enzyme that can degrade DNA or RNA by breaking phosphodiester bonds that link adjacent nucleotides.
Industry:Natural environment
The direction away from the midline of the body; the opposite of proximal.
Industry:Natural environment
The passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from a solution with a lower concentration of solute to one with a higher concentration of solute.
Industry:Natural environment
The system of ductless glands in animals that secrete hormones.
Industry:Natural environment
Under the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation program, the term 'conservation' means the use of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain corals and associated species as diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems, including all activities associated with resource management, such as assessment, conservation, protection, restoration, sustainable use, and management of habitat; mapping; habitat monitoring; assistance in the development of management stategies for marine protected areas and marine resourses consistent with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) And the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); law enforcement; conflict resolution initiatives; community outreach and education; and that promote safe and ecologically sound navigation.
Industry:Natural environment
A fibrous horny protein that forms the skeletal framework of some sponges.
Industry:Natural environment
A low influx of new members into a population by reproduction or immigration.
Industry:Natural environment
A predator that hides and waits for prey to pass in close proximity rather than actively hunting for it.
Industry:Natural environment
