Sentences with phrase «massive elkhorn»

Massive elkhorn coral formations make stunning back drops.

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Often emerging above this 50 metre canopy are hoop pines (Araucaria cunninghamii) and kauri pines (Agathis robusta) as well as creepers, massive birds» nest ferns, elkhorns and, occasionally, native orchids.

There are many varieties of corals, but the major reef - building ones are the massive forms of brain coral; various types of finger coral; two well - known branching corals, elkhorn and staghorn; and sheet coral.

In 2005, during the hottest average decade on record, 8 low - wind conditions known as «the doldrums» combined with very high ocean temperatures to cause massive coral bleaching in the Virgin Islands.9 This was followed by a particularly severe outbreak of at least five coral diseases in the Virgin Islands, resulting in a decline in coral cover of about 60 percent.9 There is some indication that higher ocean temperatures — between 86 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit (30 to 35 degrees Celsius)-- promote optimal growth of several coral pathogens.9 Other research showed that elkhorn coral post-bleaching had larger disease lesions than unbleached specimens, suggesting that bleaching may increase the corals» susceptibility to disease.9, 10