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Term 1 2023 Definitions Flashcards

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functional biology

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an organism’s basic function

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ecology

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interactions between organisms and their environments

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anoxic

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environment with a lack of oxygen

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oceanic vents

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likely starting points for life forms in the deep sea

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“The Great Oxidation”

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period 2.4bn years ago the rapidly increased the sea’s oxygen levels

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sea mounts

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ocean-floor volcanos below sea level eg.Mauno Loa

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Guyots

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flat-topped sea mounts via erosion

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lithosphere

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earth’s crust

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divergent plate

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constructie plate moving away eg. Iceland

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transform plate

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conservative plate that rubs against each other eg. Mid Atlantic Ridge

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convergent plate

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destructive plate that moves towards each other eg. Mariana Trench/ NW Pacific

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Isostacy

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gravity + buoyancy acting on earth’s outer layers to bring them closer

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Bathymetry

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study of the sea floor

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surface zone

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first zone of the oceans temperature, mixed layer 25-500m

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thermocline

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2nd layer of ocean temp, 200-1000m, rapid decrease in temp + advection of cool water

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deep zone

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3rd layer of oceans temp, below 1000m, stable temps of 1C

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stratified ocean

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where temp (+salinity) determines waters’s density, splitting ocean in density levels

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CTD

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Conductivity Temperature Depth Rosette, measure temp + conductivity, pressure + depth to work out salinity

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Ekman transport

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net movements of water due to Coriolis and wind forces, brings deep water upwards due to displacemtn

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surface currents

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global ocean current driven by wind

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global overturning circulation

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global ocean current driven by density

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gyres

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large system of circular ocean currents formed by global wind patterns and forces created by Earth’s rotation

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the Gulf stream

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the northerly loop of the N Atlantic Subtropical Gyre, bringing warm water to the Uk

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Antarctic Circumpolar current

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circumscribes whole earths, connecting all other ocean basics and driven by powerful westerly wind belt (stormiest ocean)

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Pacific Ocean Circulation

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driven by 2 huge subtropical greys with dominant equatorial countercurrent

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‘The plastic vortex”

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collection of plastic into the N.Pacific gyre’s convergent flow (and now N.Atlantic)

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eddies

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small-scale gyres + flows

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pelagic zones

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ocean area

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Benthic zones

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sediment/ substrate section of the ocean

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neurotic zone

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sea on the continental shelf

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oceanic zone

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sea off the continental shelf

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epipelagic

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photic zone 0-200m in water column

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Mesopelagic

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dysphotic zone 200-1000m in the water columun

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Bathypelagic

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1000-2000m in the aphotic zone of the water column

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Abyssalpelagic

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2000-6000m in the photic zone of the water column

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Hadalpelagic

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deepest oceanic layer 6000m+ in the aphotic zone of the water column

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nekton

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pelagic organisms that can maintain position against water currents (swimmers(

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plankton

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pelagic organisms that can’t maintain their position against water currents (wanderer)

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phytoplankton

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plant-like + able to photosynthesise

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40
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zooplankton

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animal-like + heterotrophic

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ciliates

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organisms that have somatic cillic (can move to create feeding currents)

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cyanobacteria

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smallest phytoplankton (1-5μm) that fix N gas, dominant primary producer

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coccolithophorids

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single-celled phytoplankton with a calcium carbonate coccolith, from white blooms + major contributor of CaCO3

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Diatoms

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5-200μm + fast growing phytoplankton that create a silica box with 2 valves

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Dinoflagellates

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phytoplankton with 2 whip flagella armoured with cellulose plates

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food web

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pathway of consumption and energy flows from one trophic level to another

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detritus

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debris found in oceanic vents

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autotroph

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primary producer

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ontogenetic shifts

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where an organism changes its diet during development

50
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trophic cascade

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ecological phenomenon triggered by the +/- of predators + changes pops causing changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling

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mesopredator release

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removal of top predator leads to dominance of medium-sized predator eg. fur seals and large predatory fish

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Redfield ratio

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the ratio of N:P as 16:1 creating “generalist” plankton

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blue carbon

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carbon stored in oceanic sinks eg. mangroves

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salt glands

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allow mangrove roots to build negative hydrostatic pressure (counteract salinity)

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seagrass

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monocotyledonous + not true grasses found intertidal+subtidally

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irradiance

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radiant energy

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lacunae

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large oxygen-filled tubes in seagrass leaves (like aerenchyma)

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functional group

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A set of species, or collection of organisms, that share
alike characteristics within a community

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lamniformes

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mackerel sharks that are found worldwide but in the Indian

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nekton

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organisms capable of swimming against the current

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Reynolds number

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another way to define nekton (length with velocity over viscosity)

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semelparous

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reproduce once in life

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iteroparous

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have multiple reproductive cycles

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chondrichthyes

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cartilaginous fish eg. elasmobranchs

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osteichthyes

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bony fish

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fusiform

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tapered at both ends (hooked)

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poikilothermic

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cold blooded

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homeothermic

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warm blooded eg. tuna

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ectothermic

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cold blooded

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carnivora

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sea otters, polar bears + pinnipeds

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cetaceas

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whales, dolphins + porpoises

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Sirenia

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manatees and dugons

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catch

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what fish gets caught

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landings

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what caught fish stays

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discard

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the caught fish that is thrown out of catch

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bycatch

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unintentional catch

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stocks/population

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current number of organisms

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tragedy of the commons

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idea that if everyone does it, it becomes normalised

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fishing down the foodweb

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idea that fishers go for the biggest then when depleted, move down to smaller fish until the population is gone

80
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shifting baselines

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idea that fish stocks have become smaller and become the norm, so must set conservation targets to original not current numbers

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Hope spots

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idea that areas can be protected and must be optimistic

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natal philpatry

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come back to the beach where they were birthed

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oviparous

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lay eggs

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Phocidae

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true seals found in the N.hemisphereMo

85
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Monochinae

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true seals found in S.hemisphere (monk seal+ elephant)

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sexually dimorphic

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where each sex has different morphologies

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demersal

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fish that live on or near to the bottom

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zoonotic

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infectious disease transmitted between species from animals to humans

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seabird

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bird entirely dependant on the marine environment for at least part of their lives

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guano

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hard bird poo that can be made into rock-like structures + used as fertiliser

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BRT

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bycatch reduction technology

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synergistic effects

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When the combined effect is greater than that predicted by their individual potencies

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biomagnification

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increase in biological concentration f a chemical with increasing trophic position

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bioaccumulation

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corresponds to process which chemical increases via diet/environmental exposure and is carried up the food chain

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POPs

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (pesticides)

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PAHs

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Oil and Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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carcinomas

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cancer of the epithelial tissue

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MPA

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a clearly defined geographical space recognised and managed through legal and other means to achieve long term conservation of nature

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EEZ

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exclusive economic zone

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BRUVS

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baited remote underwater video systems

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paper park

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a set up MPA that actually provides no evidence on conservation. occurs due to poor management and policing and poor set-up/design

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