Property:Definition
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An organism that feeds on dead or decaying organic material (see Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998). +
An organism that feeds on carrion and organic refuse (e.g. crabs, whelks) (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998). +
Where research activities result in the unintentional release of an invasive species into a new area/region. +
Where research activities result in the intentional release of an invasive species into a new area/region. +
The habitat provided by the surface of frozen sea water floating on the surface. Sea ice may form thin sheets, fast moving pieces, pack ice or large icebergs. +
Glacially formed inlets (fjords, fjards) of western Scotland and Ireland; typically elongate and deepened by glacial action with little freshwater influence. Often with narrows and sills dividing the loch into a series of basins. +
Common in OSPAR Region II +
This refers to invasive species which exist as sessile or motile organisms on the surface of a seaplane. +
Active foragers that seek out prey usually of lower mobility (than themselves) e.g. arthropods (crabs, spiders) gastropods, starfish +
A seasonal migration in order to remain within suitable environmental conditions. +
A seasonal migration for the purpose of following food or moving to suitable feeding grounds +
A seasonal migration in order to reproduce. +
Description of how an organism modifies or changes the physico-chemical nature of the habitat itself, e.g sediment reworking, deposition of faeces, or burrowing +
Particulate solid matter accumulated by natural processes (Hiscock, 1996) +
Capable of self-fertilization +
Breeding once per lifetime, or breeding only once then dying (Barnes ''et al.'', 2006). Organisms that only have one brood during their lifetime (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998). +
One generation every two years (Barnes ''et al.'', 2006). +
