adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a marine habitat (= a place in the sea where animals and plants live and grow )
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Cuttlefish are found in marine habitats worldwide.
a sea/marine creature ( also an ocean creature )
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The first living creatures were marine creatures.
fish/marine/breeding tank (= for keeping or breeding fish in )
marine conservation (= relating to the sea and the life in it )
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marine conservation in offshore Australia
Marine Corps
marine ecology (= in the sea )
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Not much is known about the marine ecology of the Red Sea.
marine pollution formal (= pollution of the sea )
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Oil spills are a major cause of marine pollution.
marine/coastal erosion (= on land that is close to the sea )
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Coastal erosion is worrying the local residents.
the marine environment (= the sea and the creatures that live there )
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Fish farming poses a threat to the marine environment.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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animal
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A direct and obvious example is that many marine animals are dispersed around the globe by ocean currents.
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Probably the seabirds found extra food among the small fish and marine animals which clustered near the larger items of rubbish.
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Nearby is Sea World, the home of sea lions, killer whales and other marine animals which perform before entranced audiences.
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Many marine animals are poisonous, and you could receive a nasty sting - or worse.
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He worked with others for a strong resolution against cruelty to marine animals , but with only modest success.
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This versatile pump spray treats stings from insects, plantlife and marine animals .
aquarium
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Let's continue this look at the marine aquarium scene by looking at the latest thinking regarding the nutritional requirements of marine fish.
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Feeding and environment Many elements of marine aquarium care are interdependent and inexorably entwined.
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The genus as a whole shares its virtuous qualities with few others in the marine aquarium hobby.
biologist
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She had early ambitions to be a marine biologist , and always claimed that lack of formal educational opportunity prevented her.
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In the past few years, marine biologists have observed a jump in whale sightings in places not previously considered prime habitat.
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In another we see the same man, older, studiously working over a microscope as a marine biologist .
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Both started as marine biologists , and in Cambridge both worked on animals and plants.
creature
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Inevitably many marine creatures became extinct when their habitats were literally squeezed out of existence.
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The Yahgans used canoes to hunt marine creatures , their main source of food.
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The reef consists of 130 species of coral and supports over 300 species of fish as well as other assorted marine creatures .
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To some extent they are, and some marine creatures treat the whole maritime world as their oyster.
ecosystem
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Most threatening of these for the marine ecosystem is the exposure to increased ultra-violet radiation through the depletion of the ozone layer.
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Other members of marine ecosystems have also died as a result of red-tide blooms.
environment
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Scientists warned hunters not to kill other sharks indiscriminately, saying the creatures were crucial to the marine environment .
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Ash rings are characteristic of submarine eruptions, but they are by no means confined to marine environments .
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Meanwhile, the situation in the marine environment around Shetland is changing.
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These vacuum cleaners of the sea are vital in preventing fouling of the marine environment .
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Meanwhile tourism and fishing have wreaked havoc with the marine environment .
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Again, then, we see the patchiness of the marine environment , both in space and time.
erosion
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Coasts shaped by marine erosion . 2.
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A series of such oscillations, aided perhaps by marine erosion , is probably an important cause of island formation.
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A second contrast between subaerial and marine erosion is to be found in the relative importance of erosion and deposition.
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Thus the coastline receives not only the products of marine erosion but also the waste derived from subaerial erosion.
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Finally, it must be pointed out that the recession of a coastline is not merely the result of marine erosion .
fish
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Feeding techniques: fish Most marine fish feed continuously during their active period.
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Angel and butterflyfish are some of the most beautiful marine fish they hobbyist is ever likely to keep.
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Let's continue this look at the marine aquarium scene by looking at the latest thinking regarding the nutritional requirements of marine fish .
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Tropical marine invertebrates, unlike marine fish which are notoriously difficult to successfully breed in captivity, are far more accommodating.
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Arius are brackish water to marine fish , which means a tank especially for them.
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Paul lives in a tiny bungalow, and had kept marine fish in a four foot tank for several years.
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Good for beginners Q. Which marine fish would you recommend for the beginner?
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Members of the Monodactylidae family are marine fish that spend a portion of their lives in fresh or brackish water.
fishes
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Helminth communities in marine fishes - John C Homes.
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Benedenia attacks the eyes and body of most marine fishes , although many are immune.
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As the marine hobby blossomed the demand for good frozen food designed for marine fishes and invertebrates increased tremendously.
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Generally speaking, fewer marine fishes than freshwater fishes can be kept in the same volume of water.
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For one thing, marine fishes are usually larger than the freshwater tropicals kept in home aquariums.
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The extent to which certain species of marine fishes may be tamed was published some time ago in a popular weekly magazine.
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In nature, butterflyfishes are constantly nibbling and picking for food, as are many other small marine fishes .
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It is reported that fresh garden lettuce and canned spinach are relished by marine fishes .
insurance
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Our marine insurance covers such damage or loss after the first £320.
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Weather and subsidence claims were lower, motor and marine insurance results improved and only industrial disease claims required higher provisions.
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Mr Fox had become a millionaire through his marine insurance company in Liverpool.
invertebrates
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Saved for the table For many marine invertebrates mass reproduction and large members of offspring are essential to their survival.
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Corals, like the majority of marine invertebrates can also reproduce sexually by releasing eggs and sperm.
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Tropical marine invertebrates , unlike marine fish which are notoriously difficult to successfully breed in captivity, are far more accommodating.
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Other descendants of the marine invertebrates have also left the water.
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Fishes, however, do have a highly developed sense of smell, as do many marine invertebrates .
life
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Not everything that is naturally occurring in sea water is necessary or beneficial to marine life .
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Under pressure, power projects threatening water quality and marine life were halted.
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To say marine life is abundant is to be guilty of a gross understatement.
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They munch native marine life , mow down food supplies and occupy territory, Carlton said.
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Despite the Gulfs long history of oil pollution, little research has been done on the long-term impact on marine life there.
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The sun came out, and Hsu Fu ploughed merrily across the Kuroshio which was rich with marine life .
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A level of three million algae to a litre of water is fatal to marine life .
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As it becomes concentrated, the waste becomes even more threatening to marine life .
mammal
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It had previously been thought that pollution posed the greatest threat to inshore marine mammals .
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The state of California includes among its natural endowments an unusual variety of valuable marine mammals .
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The Anisakidae are ascaridoids whose adults are parasitic in a wide rage of animals, including marine mammals and birds.
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An estimated 145, 000 of the marine mammals live off the California coast.
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Section 22 of the Act provided for the establishment of marine mammal sanctuaries.
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What happens to a large fish or a marine mammal when it dies?
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It covers fisheries, marine mammals and other resources within EEZs, providing for stocks that are shared by neighbouring states.
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But the powerful resonance of a marine mammal exhaling through its blowhole again reaches my ears.
organism
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Most species of marine organism live on the continental shelf.
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Occasionally the silica-rich skeletal remains of single-celled marine organisms , diatoms, and of sponges occur in pottery.
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Climate can affect marine organisms directly, through temperature intolerance, and indirectly, through affecting food resources.
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They are also a severe threat to other species, particularly marine organisms .
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Unlike shallow-water wrecks, which are rotted by marine organisms and turbulence, deep water finds should be well preserved.
pollution
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In a report on marine pollution , the organization states that 12,000 pipes have been licensed to discharge industrial effluent.
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We are all familiar with news items concerning marine pollution due to oil spills.
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It produced a 13-point action plan to reduce the risk of marine pollution .
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The main topics were environmental management and marine pollution .
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Researchers who want to register innovations in fighting marine pollution are directed by the environment ministry to Cedre.
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Acid rain and marine pollution hurt neighbouring countries; ozone depletion and global warming threaten the entire planet.
sediments
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In marine sediments and faeces, sulphate reducing bacteria outcompete methanogenic bacteria because of their higher affinity for such substrates.
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In shallow marine sediments from anywhere on the present Earth one might expect to find the skeletal remains and teeth of sharks.
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The sediments of the old lobe will be attacked, destroyed and incorporated in marine sediments.
tank
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Losses are not normal Please would you advise me regarding my marine tank , which is fairly new.
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This means there may be traces of metal in it and caution is advised before using it in marine tanks .
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Simply keep them in a separate freshwater container and add to the marine tank as necessary for food.
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If this is your first marine tank , I would not consider sensitive butterfly fish, or coral invertebrates.
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Overtime and maintenance work on a marine tank in a Newmarket department store helps to finance Paul's hobby.
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Native marines in Lancashire I should like to hear from anyone who has set up a coldwater marine tank in this area.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the Marine Corps
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A marine regiment was equipped with plasma cannon, and the marine battle armour was proof against most weapons.
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All of them were marine and all of them are extinct.
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Coasts shaped by marine erosion. 2.
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During the 1950s further work on marine guidance was adapted for use in ballistic missiles.
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In shallow marine sediments from anywhere on the present Earth one might expect to find the skeletal remains and teeth of sharks.
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Let's continue this look at the marine aquarium scene by looking at the latest thinking regarding the nutritional requirements of marine fish.
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Pearls Of the two main sources of pearls those from marine molluscs have always been preferred to those from freshwater.
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Probably the seabirds found extra food among the small fish and marine animals which clustered near the larger items of rubbish.