Sentences with phrase «like other coral»

Like other coral reefs, the Great Barrier Reef buffers waves whipped up by tropical storms, acting as an aesthetically stunning breakwater that reduces shoreline erosion and protects waterfront neighborhoods and ecosystems from floods.

Pillar Corals form a unique «smoke stack» shape like no other coral species, and they display unusual mating behaviour compared to most spawning coral species.

Not exact matches

Elpididae includes other snakes like coral snakes, kraits and mambas, but most (not all) have hoods and the ability to raise the upper part of their body.

What sounds like an apocalyptic vision of the future for the world's tropical corals is in fact a chilling assessment of the current state of reefs built in cooler waters by oysters and other bivalve shellfish.

In a coral reef, as in a forest, there are rules that describe how densely or sparsely different species like to grow, how much they like being next to each other, and they often get ecological opportunities by living close to one another.

CORAL - like formations of salt sometimes sprout up on walls, damaging frescoes and other artwork, and now researchers know why.

In the most heavily infested areas, they soon began to cluster atop each other like gnarled coral at densities exceeding 100,000 per square meter.

Seagrass beds, like coral reefs, form a highly productive and diverse ecosystem, acting as the nursery for many kinds of fish as well as a home to sea turtles, manatees, birds, and a host of other sea creatures.

Other stresses, like warmer waters and coral bleaching, still endanger coral, however.

For corals and other calcifiers like sea urchins and shellfish, reductions in calcification may:

Like other animals, elkhorn coral reproduces sexually, which means a sperm cell and egg cell come together to create a new organism.

As I was walking through the produce section at my local market the other day, I ran across this green vegetable that I'd never seen before; it looked sort of like an alien meets sea coral.

When we want to look pretty, we pull out our pink lipsticks, red lipsticks, brown lipsticks and the other pretty shades like corals, peaches etc..

Coral and blue look good on black like many other colours do, so I didn't have to over think this outfit at all.

I would wear one or the other and boy that little coral belt and blue bag will fit this outfit like a glove, what do you think?!

Like the other collections (Reds and Oranges)(Pinks and Corals), the Naturals and Browns comes in an array of finishes however this is the only set that does not contain a Matte Shade.

I suspect it will launch online like the others did (I passed on the pink and coral ones).

Two thirds of its water sank into a blue - black no different from the deep water offshore; the other third, on the south side of the city, shone a wonderful turquoise blue, lit from below by a shallow bed of rock and coral that caught the sun like the inside of an oyster shell.

There are other types as well, but my point is that the odds that you are going to have the exact fixture a hardcore coral enthusiast is looking for, at the price he wants to pay, is like winning the lottery.

The wreck also offers other nearby dive sites such Coral Garden and Drop - off, these sites are great for both macro and also for seeing larger fish like trevally and snappers along with the few turtles that frequently visit the wreck and surrounding area.

Some head to other snorkeling and dive spots like Turtle Town or Coral Gardens before returning to the harbor.

Somosomo Strait offers magnificent soft coral dives and Beqa Lagoon, a shark encounter like no other.

If you'd like to explore the island's other beaches, Long Bay Beach is about 4 miles away and Coral Gardens Reef is 5 miles away.

Amateur snorkelers can see an astonishing variety of fish, anemones, sponges, and other life amidst the coral backdrop in the waters off of islands like Laughing Bird Caye and Silk Caye.

While it is a concern that the sections tested have, like many other places in the world, indeed suffered recent damage, a liveaboard on the Barrier Reef will have no trouble bringing you site after site where the corals and marine life are in great health.

Surrounded by an intricate coral reef system, this beach has an environment like no other, and if you're interested in snorkeling, it's great for first - timers.

Eco Sea, The Dive Shop and Coral Gardens Dive Centre all have bases here, while others from the mainland like Scuba Nation also run trips to the island.

Spotted eagle rays and other pelagic creatures swim above the reef while the more cryptic life like lobsters and eels fill the holes and tunnels through the coral spurs.

Overall Amed offers great variety — we have some great reefs and drifts with a chance to see sharks and other big stuff, muck dives for critter hunting, multiple shipwrecks including the Liberty covered in corals and fish — whatever sort of diving you like we can offer you here (well, except ice diving!).

You gonna see lots of beautiful corals, fish and other animals like eusters.

Capt Crosby knows all the key Cayman Islands snorkeling areas in both good and not so good weather, so sail with him to snorkel the Barrier Reef, Coral Gardens and other great snorkeling and starfish gazing spots that he knows like the back of his hand.

However, the local village on Mabul has some small stalls selling simple toiletries, confectionery and a lot of items from the sea like shells, pieces of coral and other things that would be better left in the ocean.

On the other side of the wall lies another wall, definitely worth exploring if the current allows it: Covered in soft coral, sponges, green tree coral and fans, it is the hiding place for many morays and puffers and it drops off into a flat lunar like landscape with whole gardens of whip corals, vibrating in the current.

Though Sailrock Resort has its own beach, water sports equipment to help you explore one of the world's largest coral reefs and a concierge who can help arrange fishing tours and other expeditions, it's easy to explore the rest of South Caicos if you like.

The dive ends at the opposite side of the channel where divers can enjoy the bright corals during the safety stop like many other sites when diving Komodo.

Whether visiting the vibrant seaside capital Santo Domingo, the amazing golf courses and stunning coral reefs in Punta Cana, or the beautiful, golden - sand beaches of Puerto Plata, the Dominican Republic is a destination like no other.

Perfectly situated on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, amongst Queensland's 74 Whitsunday Islands, Hamilton Island offers an experience like no other: glorious weather, azure waters, brilliant beaches, awe - inspiring coral reefs, fascinating flora and fauna, fine food and wines, and activities almost too numerous to mention.

When you stay at Villa Lina the details create what it distinguishes this home from the others, like coral - pattern cushions, clean - lined furnishings, the main materials wood and stone, large bay windows in the front and the rear allowing the sunlight.

Spotted by the dive guides were many crustaceans, like the Boxer Crab, Marbled Shrimp, Porcelain Soft Coral Crab and other bottom - dwellers like the Lionfish and Tasseled Scorpionfish.

After swimming around a pinnacle surrounded by Redtooth Triggerfish, surgeonfish and rabbitfish with a few Dogtooth Tuna hovering around, the second half of the dive happened on a plateau gazing at the coral formations and looking for critters, like Tasseled Scorpionfish, Bubble Coral Shrimp and Porcelain Crab, among otcoral formations and looking for critters, like Tasseled Scorpionfish, Bubble Coral Shrimp and Porcelain Crab, among otCoral Shrimp and Porcelain Crab, among others.

This has to be one of the best dive sites in Asia for open water students or those who just like to dive in easy conditions a see the stuff of the underwater movies... from two shallow entry points on sandy bottoms the surrounding area is covered in hard coral,, giant table corals, staghorn coral, cabbage coral ans many many many other hard coral species thrive here, around twenty five bommies rise to about 5m which attract colorful fish galore, you can reach a depth of about 20m, but the best stuff is between 5 and 12m making it a perfect second or third dive of the day.

Neverthelees, a few creatures spotted through the macro lenses were the soft coral crab Hoplophrys oatesii, Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp and a other critters, like the Orange - spotted Pipefish and a couple of different scorpionficoral crab Hoplophrys oatesii, Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp and a other critters, like the Orange - spotted Pipefish and a couple of different scorpionfiCoral Shrimp and a other critters, like the Orange - spotted Pipefish and a couple of different scorpionfishes.

There are other small Pacific island nations like New Caledonia, Tonga, Niue and the Samoas that have excellent colourful coral reef diving and snorkelling.

Other sites like Secret Jetty or Secret Jepun are muck dive sites and have very little coral cover, but tons of critters.

One such site is covered with incredible diversity of pristine corals, with parts like a giant cabbage patch and others like a miniature city with minarets as far as the eye can see.

Then as our community moves progressively forward, we can all still be relieved to know that Miami is still on its way to transcending its past as just another dumbed down tourist destination — promoting that less thoughtful decaying visual aroma that we still get a whiff of now and then... that kind of old Miami putrid commercialized smell that turned so many despondent and sour and caused the international arts communities to view Miami's indifference to an international discourse as but a memory, constantly recuperating the South Florida pastiche... a past that if you need reminding of you need only take a trip to Key West to know what kind of image Miami is still fighting against — the land built on coral and swamp, but filled with cheap and shallow tawdriness, like acid in your contemporary, progressive face, eyes of mundane kitschy campiness saddening and maddening, dumbed down affection that solicits and sells itself to another kind of cultural neanderthal — the accidental drunken tourist who seeks passive mediocrity and the same in other kindred spirits -LSB-.]

Before The Flood feels like every other climate change documentary, full of spectacular sweeping panoramas of melting Arctic ice, burning rainforests, flooding South Pacific islands, dead coral reefs, and smoggy Chinese cities.

The challenge for my generation of scientists is to increase the number of these «quasi-pristine» coral reefs (I'd like to see a tenfold increase) and to halt the decline of the other 90 percent of the world's reefs.

Major coral reefs like the Great Barrier have gotten attention over the years, but the others need saving as well.

The bad news, he adds, is that coral reefs bounce back more slowly than other marine ecosystems like estuaries.