Property:Definition
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A description of the vertical biological zone or zonation in which an organism resides. The zone is determined by depth, physical, chemical and biological factors. +
1) Open coasts which face into prevailing winds and which receive wind-driven waves and oceanic swell without any offshore obstructions for several hundred kilometres, but where deep water is not close to the shore (50 m depth contour further than about 300 m). 2) Open coasts adjacent to extremely exposed sites but which face away from prevailing winds. +
Coasts with a fetch less than about 3 km where they face prevailing winds or about 20 km where they face away from prevailing winds, or which have offshore obstructions such as reefs or a narrow (<30°) open water window. +
>6 knots (>3 m/sec) +
1) Producing live offspring from within the body of the parent (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998). 2) Development of an embryo within the body of the parent, in part, resources passing directly from parent to embryo (Barnes ''et al.'', 2006). +
Offspring are nurtured and protected by the adult +
A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable (see Section V), and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. +
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Where the species alters water levels or causes nuisance fouling on boats/water structures. +
Defined via traits - but included as some authors do not specify level of wave exposure. +
Traits that describe the range of exposure to wave action in which the organism is recorded. +
Defined via traits below - included as some authors do not specify +
A measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body (OED)
Note: For width you can specify the measurement type (minimum, maximum, average), gender (male, female) and life stage. +
The greatest distance between the lateral tips of the pectoral fins in Rajiformes. (FishBase) +
In birds (Aves) - "the distance between the wing tips when the wings are held outstretched" (Wikipedia) or "wingtip to wingtip in flight" (BTO).
In winged insects (Insecta) - "may refer to the distance between the centre of the thorax to the apex of the wing doubled or to the width between the apices with the wings set with the trailing wing edge perpendicular to the body" (Wikipedia)
Note: For wingspan you can specify the measurement type (minimum, maximum, average), gender (male, female) and life stage. +
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