Property:Definition
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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). +
Hermaphrodite in which the male and female organs mature (that is produce gametes) at different times in the reproductive cycle (adapted from Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998) +
Non-motile; permanently attached at the base (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998) (e.g. ''Caryophyllia''). +
1) Reproduction involving the regular alternation of gamete formation by meiosis, and gamete fusion (karyogamy) to form a zygote (Lincoln ''et al.'',1998). 2) Reproduction where recombination of genetic material, derived from more than one parent is possible (Barnes ''et al''. 2006), true amphimixis involves random segregation of genes and random association of parental contribution (gametes). +
Coasts with a restricted fetch and/or open water window. Coasts can face prevailing winds but with a short fetch (< 20 km) or extensive shallow area offshore, or may face away from prevailing winds. +
This refers to invasive species which exist as sessile or motile organisms on the hull of a ship. +
This refers to invasive species which are associated with internal ship cargo. +
This refers to invasive species which exist in various life stages in ballast of a fluid nature. +
This refers to invasive species which exist in various life stages in ballast of a solid nature. +
This accounts for an invasive species which has been vectored by a ship but the exact mechanism of action (ie: ballast, hull or cargo) has been unidentified in the literature. +
