Sentences with phrase «by seamount»

Thousand Threads is a game being developed by Seamount Games.

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They based their forecast on some of their previous research — funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which showed how the volcano inflates and deflates like a balloon in a repeatable pattern as it responds to magma being fed into the seamount.

Even the most advanced map made by that technique has trouble identifying and locating seamounts less than 2 kilometers tall.

Volcanic seamount chains such as Hawaii were created from magma produced near the surface by mantle plumes.

However, I found them especially useful for prioritising areas worth protecting by pinpointing unique animal communities on the seamount.

UNOLS is seeking applications from early career scientists at U.S. universities who are interested in participating in an oceanographic research cruise that will continue an investigation of a chain of seamounts west of the East Pacific Rise at 8 ° 20» N followed by a detailed survey the East Pacific Rise ~ 9 ° 50» N that last erupted in 2005 - 2006.

Non-market supporting services are provided by deep - sea ecosystems in the form of habitat provision, nursery grounds, trophic support, refugia, and biodiversity functions provided by assemblages on seamounts, coral and sponge reefs, banks, canyons, slopes, fjords and other settings (Armstrong et al., 2012; Mengerink et al., 2014; Thurber et al., 2014; Levin and Le Bris, 2015).

seamount A mountain (usually formed by a volcano) whose entire structure sits below the surface of the ocean.

Other research is looking into questions about how seamount populations change in response to climate - induced shifts in ocean circulation and whether habitats disturbed by human activity can recover.

Further out is Gordo Banks, a seamount about 8 miles from shore that delivers schooling hammerheads, whale sharks, mobula and manta rays, dolphin and bait balls pursued by marlin.

The seamount, known as Twin, is perforated by a pair of large lava tubes that lead divers through the reef wall to a dramatic exit point at a depth of 110 feet.

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The 20 or so dive sites are characterised by large rocky seamounts, colourful corals and reefs with plenty of marine life for you to enjoy, including chances to see whale sharks.

The dive sites of Koh Samui include the famous Sail Rock and are characterised by submerged pinnacles, large rocky seamounts, colourful corals and reefs with plenty of marine life for you to enjoy, including good chances to see whale sharks.

The first dive site visited by our guests was Boo West, an extending ridge that is connected to a seamount, the last one covered in both soft and hard coral (including a giant table), whip coral and gorgonians.

Signed by Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Miranda in an Executive Decree on Thursday March 3, the declaration formalizes the creation of the new marine protected area surrounding Cocos Island National Park to improve the conservation of this unique oceanic island, conserve an entire marine ecosystem, and protect a group of seamounts (underwater mountains) southwest of Cocos Island.