Acronyms/Abbreviations
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
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R&D
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Research and Development
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R&R
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Rainforest and Reef
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R&R
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Rugosity and Roughness
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R/S
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Remote Sensing
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R/V
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Research Vessel
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R2
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Reef Resilience
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R2R
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Reef Resilience
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R2R
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Rolling Deck to Repository
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RA
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Regional Administrator
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RA
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Research Assistant
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RA
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Regional Association
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RA
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Research Assistant
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RAC
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Red Acústica del Carib (Caribbean Acoustic Network)
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RAC
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Regional Activity Center
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RAC/REMPEITC-Carib
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Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center - Wider Caribbean (Curacao, NA)
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RACE
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Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends
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RACE
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Restoration and Assessment of Coral Ecosystems
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RACEBASE
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Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Database
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RADAR
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Radio Detection and Ranging
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RAE
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Restore America's Estuaries
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RAIOMA
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Resource Assessment Investigation of the Marianas Archipelago
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RAMNM
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Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
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RAMP
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Reef Assessment and Mapping Program; Rapid Assessment and Mapping Program
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RAMSAR
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International Convention on Wetlands
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RANWR
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Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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RAP
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Rapid Assessment Protocol (Program)
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RAP
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Regional Action Plan
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RAP
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Remedial Action Plan
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RAP
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Representative Areas Program
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RAPD
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Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA profile
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RAR
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Resources at Risk
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RARGOM
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Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine
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RASOC
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Reef Aquarium Society of Charlotte
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RBD
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Red-Band Disease
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RBF
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Reef Ball Foundation
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RBMD
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Residential Building Mandatory Disclosure
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RBNERR
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Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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RC
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ReefCheck
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RC
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Reef Cut
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RC
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NOAA Restoration Center (NOAA)
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RC
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Reef Central
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RC
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Remnant Colony
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RCA
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Rockfish Conservation Area
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RCAP
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Rural Community Assistance Program
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RCASB
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Research Coordination and Administrative Support Branch
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RCC
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ReefCare Curacao
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RCCA
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Reef Check California
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RCCL
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
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RCDB
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Restoration Center Data Base (NOAA)
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RCF
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Reef Check Foundation
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RCM
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Recording Current Meter
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RCN
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Research Coordination Networks (NSF)
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RCOOS
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Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NOAA)
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RCP
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Regional Campaign Plan
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RCr
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Reef Crest
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RCRA
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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RCU
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Regional Coordination Unit
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RCUH
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Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii
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RCUK
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Reef Conservation UK
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RD
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Regional Director (NMFS/NOAA)
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RDAC
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Regional Data Assembly Centres
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RDBMS
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Relational Database Management System
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RDF
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Resource Description Framework
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RDP
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Ribosomal Database Project
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RDT
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Roving Diver Technique (REEF)
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REA
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Rapid Ecological Assessment
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REAC
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Regional Ecosystem Advisory Committee
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RecFIN
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Recreational Fishery Information network
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RECOMAP
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Regional programme for the sustainable management of the coastal zones of the Indian Ocean countries
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RECON
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Reef Ecosystem Condition Monitoring Program (Ocean Conservancy)
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REDD
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Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation
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REDD-Plus
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Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, conservation of existing carbon stocks and enhancement of carbon stocks
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REDM
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Regional Ecosystem Data Management (NOAA)
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REEF
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Reef Environmental Education Foundation
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REEF-EX
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Reef Exercise (DoD)
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ReefCI
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Reef Conservation International
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ReefGIS
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ReefBase's Online Geographic Information System
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REEFREP
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Reef Reporting System
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REEM
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Resource Ecology & Ecosystem Modeling Program (NOAA/AFSC)
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REFM
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Resource Ecology & Fisheries Management Division (NOAA/AFSC)
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REMIG
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Mexican Network of Biodiversity Information
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REMPEC
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Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Center for the Mediterranean Sea
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REMUS
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Remote Environmental Monitoring Units
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REN
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Reef Education Network
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RENOBOS
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National Network of Dive Operators reporting Underwater Observations (Colombia)
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REP-IOC/EU
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Regional Environment Program of the Indian Ocean Commission
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REPP
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Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program (NOAA)
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REU
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF)
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REWAP
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Regional Wetland Action Plan
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RF
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Radio Frequency
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RF
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Reef Flat
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RFA
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Restricted Fishing Area
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RFA
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Recreational Fishing Alliance
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RFAC
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Regional Fisheries Application Center
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RFDTF
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Recreational Fisheries Data Task Force
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RFI
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Request for Information
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RFLP
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Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
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RFMA
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Regional Fisheries Management Area
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RFMC
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Regional Fishery Management Council
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RFMO
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Regional Fisheries Management Organization
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RFMO/As
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Regional Fisheries Management Organizations and Agreements
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RFP
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Request for Proposal
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RFP
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Red Fluorescent Protein
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RfS
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Reef Slope
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RFT MARC
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Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center (UOG)
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RG
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Repetitive Group
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RGPIR
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Office of Research, Graduate Programmes & International Relations (COB)
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Rh
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Heterotrophic respiration
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RI
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Rocky Intertidal
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RIA
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Radioimmunoassay
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RICE
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Regional Information Coordination Entities
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RID
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Riverine Inputs and Direct Discharges (OSPAR)
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RIDS
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Response Information Data Sheets
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RIMF
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Research Institute of Marine Fisheries (Republic of Vietnam)
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RIMPAC
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Rim of the Pacific Exercise
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RIMS
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Roatan Institute of Marine Science
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RIN
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Research Information Note
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RiNBio
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Red de Informacion en Biodiversidad (Information Network in Biodiversity)
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RIPR
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Reef Injury Prevention and Response (FDEP)
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RIS
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Regulatory Impact Statement
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RISA
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Regional Integrated Science and Assessment
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RKI
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ReefKeeper International
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RLC
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Rapid Light Curve
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RLIN
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Research Libraries Information Network
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RLO
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Rickettsia-Like Organism
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RM
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Resource Management
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RMI
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Republic of the Marshall Islands
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RMIEPA
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Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority
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RMNP
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Ras Mohammed National Park (Egypt)
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RMP
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Roatan Marine Park
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RMP
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Resource Management Plan
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RMS
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Root Mean Square
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RNA
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Research Natural Areas
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RNA
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Ribonucleic Acid
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RNA-seq
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Transcriptome Sequencing
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RNAi
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RNA-Mediated Interference
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RNC
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Raster Nautical Chart (NOAA)
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RNODC
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Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center
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RNT
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Residual Nitrogen Time
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RO
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Regional Organization
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ROB
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Remotely-Operated Bucket
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ROD
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Record of Decision (NOAA)
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ROFS
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Regional Ocean Forecast System (NOAA)
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ROFW
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Recovered Oil Fund for Wildlife (NFWF)
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ROMS
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Regional Ocean Modeling System (RSMAS)
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RON
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Regional OBIS Node
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ROPME
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Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (of the sea area surrounded by Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates)
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ROS
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Reactive Oxygen Species
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ROSCOP
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Report of Observations/Samples Collected by Oceanographic Programs
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ROV
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Remotely Operated Vehicle
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RP
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Republic of Panama
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RP-HPLC
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reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography
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RPA
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Reserve Preservation Area
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RPA
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Resource Planning Act (1974)
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RPI
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Reef Protection International
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RPI
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Risk Prediction Initiative (BIOS)
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RPIU
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Regional Project Implementation Unit
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RPS
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Recover Protected Species
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RPSD
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Regional Policy on Sustainable Development
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RR
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Recreational Reserve
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RRC
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Reef Research Centre (CRC)
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RRC
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The 2nd Reef Resilience Conference: Planning for Resilience
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RRCC
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Reef Resilience and Climate Change
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RRF
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Reef Relief Founders
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rRNA
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Ribosomal RNA
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RRRC
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Reef and Rainforest Research Centre
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RRT
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Regional Response Team (NOAA)
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RS
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Rocky Shore
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RS
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Reserve Specials
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RSA
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ROPME Sea Area
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RSB
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Range Support Boat (DoD)
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RSC
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Radioactive Substances Committee (OSPAR)
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RSCA
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Red Sea Conservation Alliance
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RSM
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Regional Sediment Management
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RSMAS
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Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science (University of Miami)
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RSO
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Regional Science Officer (NODC/NOAA)
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RSP
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Regional Seas Programme (UNEP)
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RSP
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Restoration Science Program (NOAA)
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RSPB
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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RSS
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Rich Site Summary; Really Simple Syndication; RDF Site Summary
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RSS
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Really Simple Syndication
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RT- PCR
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Real-Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RTCC
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Responding To Climate Change
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RTD
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Real-Time Data
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RTL
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Rapid Tissue Loss
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RTM
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Radiative Transfer Model
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RTMADS
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Regional Tuna Management and Development Strategy
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RTN
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Rapid Tissue Necrosis
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RTOFS
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Real-Time Ocean Forecast System (NOAA)
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RU
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Research University (Malaysia)
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RUCOOL
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Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory
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RV
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Research Vessel
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RVAT
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Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool
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RVC
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Reef Fish Visual Census
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RW
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Rapid Wasting
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RWD
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Rapid Wasting Disease
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RWF
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Reef-World Foundation
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RWI
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Rainbow Warriors International
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RWMC
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Reef Watch Marine Conservation (India)
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RWQPP
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Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (Australia)
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