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This List of Acronyms and other Abbreviations was compiled from the coral, coral reef, marine tropical ecosystems, and related peer-reviewed literature, grey literature, and other written and electronic reports, including e-mail messages. The terms on the list number nearly 3,600 (as of February 2010) and continue to grow on a daily to weekly basis. CoRIS invites readers to suggest additional acronyms and abbreviations via coris.metadata@noaa.gov or coris@noaa.gov.
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| B | C |
D | E | F
| G | H |
I | J | K
| L | M
N | O |
P | Q | R
| S | T |
U | V | W
| X | Y |
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| KADA | Kwajalein Atoll Development Authority |
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| KADO | Keys Association of Dive Operators |
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| KAUST | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) |
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| KB | Kilobase |
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| KBMPA | Kimbe Bay Marine Protected Area (New Guinea) |
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| KBP | 1000 Base Pairs |
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| KCN | Potassium Cyanide |
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| Kd | Vertical Attenuation of Downwelling Irradiance |
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| KDM | German Marine Research Consortium; Konsortiums Deutsche Meeresforschung |
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| KEYS | Keep Your Eyes on the Reef Program |
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| KFP | Kindling Fluorescent Protein |
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| KGCM | Knowledge Generation, Communication, and Management |
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| KHFMA | Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area |
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| KIRC | Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission |
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| KIRMP | Kosrae Island Resource Management Program |
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| KM | Knowledge Management |
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| KMFRI | Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute |
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| KML | Keys Marine Laboratory |
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| KML | Keyhole Markup Language |
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| KML | Kewalo Marine Laboratory (UH) |
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| KMRS | Kimberley Marine Research Station (Western Australia) |
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| KNP | Komodo National Park (Indonesia) |
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| KORDI | Korean Oceanology Research and Development Institute |
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| KRS | Kwajalein Range Services |
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| KSLOF | Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation |
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| KWS | Kenya Wildlife Service |
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