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Spring tides =

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occur when the sun and moon are lined up, so get maximum gravitational pull → maximum tidal range

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Neap tides =

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occur when sun, earth and moon form a right angle and gravitational effects are minimal

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semi-diurnal tides

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2 ~equal high tides and 2 ~ equal low tides every 24 h

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diurnal tides

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1 Low and 1 high tide per 24 h

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photic zone/epipelagic zone

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~ 0-200m deep

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mesopelagic =

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deep sea (200m - 1km)

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bathypelagic=

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> 1km – 4km, also something that lives in the oceans

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Benthic =

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the bottom of the ocean, hence can be at large depths or shallows, it’s the ocean floor, organisms that live on rocks, piers

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Abyssopelagic zone =

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4km – 6km

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hadopelagic zone (Hadel) =

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deepest region in sea, within ocean trenches >6km

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Golf stream =

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= hot water from Florida moves past Sweden and becomes cold

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Coriolis effect =

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In a reference frame with clockwise rotation (southern hemisphere), the force acts to the left of the motion of the object. In one with anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) rotation, the force acts to the right

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Thermocline =

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A zone of rapid temperature decline with increasing depth

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Catadromous fish =

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spend most of their lives in fresh water, then migrate to the sea to breed

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anadromous fish =

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= live in the ocean mostly, and breed in fresh water lots of water movement & mixing (wind, currents); highly variable environments; relatively high productivity

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Copulatory =

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Is like the mammalian fertilisation

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Non-copulatory =

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Males release sperm, females hold the egg, and fertilisation occurs internally

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Polyspermy =

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describes an egg that has been fertilized by more than one sperm

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protandry =

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It can change from a male to female

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Planktotrophy =

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feeding larvae,
Plankton feeding 
Weeks to months in plankton 
Cheap, small (lower investment)
Ancestoral mode 
Tend to be better dispersers
More species in tropics
Hot water favours PK
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Lecithotrophy =

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Non-feeding larvae
Yolk feeding 
Minutes to days in plankton 
Larger, less eggs (more investment)
Common 
Can’t disperse for long time – medium spread
Mum gives oil resources to LC to help get through larval/plankton stage
Chemical defences 
More species in cooler areas
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Spring transition =

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day the water becomes down stream instead of upwelling effects

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Ballast Waters =

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waters to help the boat stable in the storm

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Realised niche =

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when other organisms are there to kick it out

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Fundamental niche
were they can live
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Phytoplankton =
freely drifting, photosynthetic (microscopic) cells
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Picoplankton =
[0.2 - 2.0 μm]
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Nanoplankton =
[2.0 - 20 μm]
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Microplankton =
[20 - 200 μm]
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Femtoplankton =
<0.2 μm
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Mesoplankton =
0.2-20 mm
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Macroplankton =
20 -200 mm
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Megaplankton =
= 200 -2000 mm
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oceanic nekton =
all vertebrate classes except amphibians, many types of bony & cartilaginous fish, some mammals, reptiles & birds (peguin the real Nektonic bird), cephalopods only invertebrates (Octopus, cuttlefish, squid)
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holoepipelagic species =
spend all time in epipelagic
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meroepipelagic species =
may migrate horizontally or vertically
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hermatypic corals =
Hermatypic corals are those corals in the order Scleractinia which build reefs by depositing hard calcareous material for their skeletons, forming the stony framework of the reef
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ahermatypic corals =
lack zooxanthellae and does not build a reef
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Shelf reefs =
grow on continental shelfs
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Barrier reefs =
grow on continental shelf but has a barrier
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Class Agnatha =
lack of jaw, lampreys & hagfish
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Class Chondrichthyes =
cartilaginous, sharks, skates, rays & ratfish
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Class Osteichthyes =
bony fish, coelacanth, ray-finned fishes
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aspect ratio (AR) =
= is measure of tail size
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Deep scattering layer (DSL)
= common for mesopelagic organisms to migrate vertically at night
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What number is dustin martin?
4
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abyssal gigantism =
is the tendency for species of invertebrates and other deep-sea dwelling animals to be larger than their shallower-water relatives.
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who won the norm smith in 2017 grand final?
Dusty
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Mariculture =
generally shallow embayment's or artificial ponds, Breeding species include many types of fish, molluscs, crustaceans & algae
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who won the brownlow medal in 2017?
Dusty
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Salinity =
is the total amount of dissolved material in water. Dissolved substances include inorganic salts, organic compounds from living organisms and dissolved gasses. The greatest fraction of dissolved material is seawater is inorganic salts, present as ions.
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light attenuation =
is the decrease in light intensity with depth in the water column due to absorption (by water molecules) and scattering (by suspended particulates)
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Thermal stratification is =
The situation where the uppermost water mass is isolated from the more dense, colder water below
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Source population =
A population that produces recruits for other populations acts as a source
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sink population =
a population that receives recruits from another population but exports no recruits
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intermediate disturbance hypothesis
= species diversity is maximised under intermediate levels of disturbance
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The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) =
is calculated from the monthly or seasonal fluctuations in the air pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin. The SOI changes from positive (normal conditions) to negative (which indicates El nino)
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A carbon sink is =
An environmental reservoir that absorbs and stores more carbon than it releases
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Lateral lines =
are rows of small tubes, open to the water and containing sensory pits sensitive to pressure changes in the water
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The rete mirabile is =
A network of small blood vessels
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Bycatch =
dont't intend to catch and not retain
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byproduct =
don't intend to catch but do keep
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Recruitment =
(Larval supply x Larval Behaviour) –Post-settlement mortality
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Larval supply =
production of larvae x delivery of larvae
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anisogamous
sexual reproduction by the fusion of dissimilar gametes of size or form.
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isogamous
is a form of sexual reproduction that involves gametes of similar morphology (similar shape and size), differing in general only in allele expression
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isomorphic
is a similarity of form or structure between organisms, generally between organisms with independent ancestries, e.g. after convergent evolution.
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heteromorphic
Having different forms in different stages of the life cycle. Differing in size or structure from the normal. occurring in two or more different forms, especially at different stages in the life cycle
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Direct development
No larval phase Biggest Least likely to be widespread Most investment More variation in success/recruitment More common in arctic zones
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Pneumatocysts =
Gas bladders in seaweeds for flotation
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Allee effects =
Positive density dependence, fitness increases with higher densities. At low population densities, population growth rate decreases due to mate limitations. Reduced competition AND reduced fertility success. only affecting external fertilisation
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Oxygen minimum zone =
found at 500m-1000m between surface water and cold deep sea, due to thermal stratification, it is oxygen-depleted water. Water above and below zone has more oxygen
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Neritic =
relating to the shallow part of the sea near a coast and overlying the continental shelf. different to the pelagic as that is in open ocean
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Pelagic zone
the open-ocean zone and includes all the others zones
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fecundity =
the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility
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Hydrographic barrier =
like a current, an invisible wall which restricts the ability of larvae to disperse
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El nino =
decreased upwelling = increased temperatures around equator, air warmer and drier, bleaching El nino is terrible for marine
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La nina =
La nina is other extreme = increased upwelling, decreased temperatures
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physostome fish =
can change depth quickly, duct to mouth so can gulp air into gas bladder
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physoclist fish =
takes longer to take air in gas bladder thus cant dive as quick down
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countershading =
Dark on top, light on bottom of fish
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contrasting colours
break up outline eg. like a tiger in the jungle of India
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development of keel =
= less shadow = invisible

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