Sentences with phrase «depend on coral»

Many countries, especially small - island nations, depend on coral reefs for tourism, protection of coastlines and to sustain livelihoods.

Humans and animals alike depend on coral reefs for food and shelter.

Hundreds of millions of humans also depend on coral - related fisheries for their source of protein.

Millions of people depend on coral reefs for their livelihoods — for food, work or tourism, for example.

New research reveals that global warming also affects fish who depend on corals.

That may not seem like much until you know that 25 percent of all life in the ocean depends on coral reefs.

Most reef fish at least depend on corals as a nursery, meaning the recent heat wave could have widespread impacts on breeding success that affects commercial fisheries down the line.

Responses might depend on the corals» life histories and local environmental conditions.

Not exact matches

The offer values Ladbrokes Coral at 160.9 pence per share, equating to a total equity value of around 3.1 billion pounds, plus a contingent fee of up to 42.8 pence a share, depending on the outcome of the government review.

Cinner and McClanahan have found that different places felt different effects of coral bleaching based on how much people depended on fish and tourism for a living and how flexible the local people were.

What happens to coral reefs affects vast underwater ecosystems, and the hundreds of millions of people who depend on those ecosystems for fishing, tourism and more.

Coral can also rearrange themselves depending on the circumstances, expanding to increase the spread of light or contracting to minimize it.

Depending on how much of that funding comes through, they also aim to use heat and acidity to stress corals before they breed, to see if and how tolerance gets passed down the generations.

Some 500 million people depend in some way on coral reefs for food and income, and the livelihoods of another 30 million are entirely dependent on reefs.

Coral range expansions would likely vary among species depending on the species» characteristics and traits.

CITES success depends on products considered, and trade in less well studied groups such as orchids, timber or corals are likely to be less well regulated by CITES.

A lot of these fish, their larval stages depend on hiding in among the corals to hide from predators.»

Kline said that means the future of coral reef environments will depend on local strategies for protecting them — in addition to a global curbing of greenhouse gas pollution.

Warming oceans can cause stress in coral, leading them to expel the partner algae species they depend on for some of their food.

The Pacific Ocean can belch heat back into the atmosphere depending on the winds, a new record written in coral shows

Professor Geoffrey Jones, also from the Coral CoE adds that the findings are a concern for the millions of people living around the equator who depend on fishing for food and their livelihoods.

Both corals and algae depend on sunlight to drive photosynthesis, and the study attributed the existence of many of the deep reef habitats to exceptionally clear water.

The success of excavating sponges depended on the intensity of coral bleaching and consequent coral mortality.

The potential to adapt to increasing sea - surface temperatures depends on the extent of genetic variation for heat tolerance, the generation time of the coral host and zooxanthellae, and the strength of selection.

Staghorn and tabular corals, which give a reef its «nooks and crannies, the 3D habitat that fish and other creatures depend on» as Hughes put it, were particularly devastated.

Loss of the three - dimensional coral reef frameworks has consequences for all the species that depend on them.

The program used might depend on the type and severity of damage, and how the mix of local coral species might respond.

Hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, the symposium will feature talks by more than 30 eminent coral reef and fish scientists on the future of these vital marine ecosystems and the industries and communities which depend on Coral Reef Studies, the symposium will feature talks by more than 30 eminent coral reef and fish scientists on the future of these vital marine ecosystems and the industries and communities which depend on coral reef and fish scientists on the future of these vital marine ecosystems and the industries and communities which depend on them.

Changes in coral communities also affect the species that depend on them, such as the fish and invertebrates that rely on live coral for food, shelter, or recruitment habitat.

Degraded coral reefs are less able to provide the ecosystem services on which local human communities depend.

That said, I tend toward more sheer formulations; I switch between a berry pink and a coral, with an occasional red, depending on what clothes I'm wearing.

Coral reefs are an important part of the marine ecosystem, many marine organisms depend on them.

The point is that reef - building corals depend on the right lighting to thrive.Without proper lighting, most stony corals will quickly die.

Depending on the final decisions, all imports into the U.S. — as well as interstate movement of both wild - harvested and captive - bred corals and fish — could come to an end or be subjected to regulations that render it cost - prohibitive to deal in the species.

For pet shops that are looking to grow their marine departments, the choice between focusing on corals or fish should really depend on location.

Check in at Maalaea Harbor and cruise on out to snorkel Molokini Crater or Coral Gardens, depending on the weather, for your chance to see a variety of marine life.

Large schools of fish feed and breed around the unspoiled reefs and, during different times at the year depending on the season, commonly caught fish include: Giant Trevally, Trevally, Spanish Mackerel, Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, many Snapper varieties and Coral Trout to name the main vartieties If you're lucky on your trip you'll see Manta Rays, Flying fish, Whales and Dolphins — not rare sights, depending on the season and conditions.

Turtles can be found on coral reefs and shallow seagrass throughout the year, but numbers swell during nesting season, which can be between mid-April and November, depending on the species.

As carbon dioxide levels rise, ocean waters are becoming more acidic and it is getting harder for corals to build the hard skeletons that make up the reefs on which so many species depend.

The coral reef is more substantial and you will find dreamlike coral gardens, turtles, lobster, swarms of small fish and, with a little luck and depending on the season, whale sharks.

Wetsuits, and / or lycra suits are provided for all, depending on the season, and for those who like a little extra buoyancy in the water, our «noodles», or snorkel vests will help to keep you safely above the coral.

Depending on when you're here, you'll take off in a seaplane from Hamilton Island, soaring over the Whitsunday Islands and circling over Heart Reef for photos before landing on the water at a nearby coral lagoon.

Of course it depends on your taste, but most people prefer white sand beaches, made over the centuries from ground up shell and coral, which make the softest beaches.

Take an afternoon excursion to turtle point or Coral Gardens depending on the weather conditions.

Air Wall, to the west of Gili Air, is a very beautiful wall that, due to the soft coral cover, shines yellow - orange depending on the position of the sun.

As a result of its rich coral gardens in depths of 5 to 15 metres, the reef life here is abundant, and it's possible to make either a classic multilevel dive, or just a tranquil exploration of the shallows, depending on your mood.

If a day trip to the Outer Great Barrier Reef feels like too much of a mission, remember this: off the coast of Cairns and Tropical North Queensland — between 10 to 30 minutes» travel time, depending on where you're staying — lies a series of stunning islands, fringed with coral reef and vibrant marine life.

Ocean acidification: Abrupt (human scale), catastrophic if you're a fish, a plankton, a coral, or anything that eats them or depends in any way on ocean ecosystems.

Acidification and climate change will put further pressure on living marine resources, such as fisheries and coral reefs that we depend upon for food, tourism and other economic and aesthetic benefits.

The abundance of strontium in newly forming coral depends on the temperature of the seawater that bathes it — the colder the temperatures are, the more strontium infiltrates coral skeletons as they form.