marine fauna

collocation in English

meaningsofmarineandfauna

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marine
adjective[before noun]
uk
/məˈriːn/us
/məˈriːn/
related to the sea or ...
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fauna
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈfɔː.nə/us
/ˈfɑː.nə/
all the animals that live wild in a ...
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(Definition ofmarineandfaunafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmarine fauna

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These sandstones often have mudstone flakes or clasts, accompanied by a scattering of plant remains andmarinefauna.
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Mudflats are areas where many species of fish, prawns, shellfish, and othermarinefaunaspawn and feed.
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This is deduced from the dominance of terrestrial reptiles and the great rarity of anymarinefauna, flora or sediments.
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A surprising quantity ofmarinefaunawas brought up each day, including previously unfamiliar specimens.
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In stressed areas, themarinefaunabecomes impoverished, with subsequent effects on the parasite fauna.
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The unit contains both plant remains and a shallowmarinefauna.
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The base was defined as the first bed with in situ vegetation (standing trees) and the top by the first appearance ofmarinefaunafollowing the last fossil forest interval.
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Marine ecosystems are threatened by many other polluters besides single hull ships, and their biodiversity, be it marine flora ormarinefauna, is at risk.
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Its waters hosts numerous tropicalmarinefaunaand varied ecosystem ending in a delta at the coast.
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Marinefaunain the reef area include schooling goatfish, crabs, lobsters, barracuda, angelfish, groupers, squirrelfish, butterflyfish, tarpon, mangrove snapper and grunts.
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The museum contains over 5000 specimens ofmarinefauna, all of which are clearly labelledthus fulfilling the museums educational objectives.
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Also, many mobilemarinefaunamigrated north to some of the surrounding islands, out of reach of the oceanic ice sheet.
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It has been protected because of the unique micro environment ofmarinefaunaand flora.
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This is also increases the diversity ofmarinefaunaand flora, and also provides the perfect area for sea creatures to live in.
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While the terrestrial fauna studies have been fully studied, themarinefaunahas so far been covered to the extent of 25% only.
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The terrestrial fauna is of rather poor diversity in comparison to themarinefauna.
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The thin sections often revealmarinefaunawithin oolitic ironstones.
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Las nimas -- is a sand beach in a zone suitable for diving, with coral formations and the associatedmarinefauna.
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There are two research buildings and a marine station in the museum, dedicated to the research in marine biology and ecology, aquaculture, propagation and conservation ofmarinefaunaand flora.
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