Sentences with phrase «focusing on corals»

For pet shops that are looking to grow their marine departments, the choice between focusing on corals or fish should really depend on location.
I kept the focus on the coral tones of the skirt by wearing a coral v - neck from A'GACI, peach pumps and golden and colorful jewelry.
The new research focused on corals in the Andaman Sea, in the northeastern Indian Ocean, but other scientists have made similar algae findings in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Oddly the subsequent discussions about coral resilience did not focus on coral biology and the emerging science my essay detailed...
For conservation biologists like Josh Drew, whose work focuses on coral reefs near Fiji, that loss of recovery time amounts to a «death warrant for coral reefs as we know them.»

Not exact matches

• AT&T (NYSE: T) and Coral Group, a Minneapolis - based venture capital firm, have teamed up to launch a venture fund that will invest in startups focused on connected services and platform technologies.
Hall's coral studies focus on the effects of heat, acidification, and disease, which help scientists find and breed particularly resilient candidates for replanting on reefs.
In discussing the overall longer - term future of Hotel Coral & Marina, Sanchez indicated the property's efforts to continually improve all facets of the hospitality it proffers, with a concerted focus on delivering «top - notch customer service.»
«Our next studies will focus on how SGD and herbivory from fishes impact coral - algal competition, coral recruitment rates, and bioerosion rates.»
THOSE trying to save corals from extinction have missed a trick by not focusing on the creative fringe communities, where the animals are evolving faster.
«This study focused on one single stressor, ocean acidification, but we must keep in mind that the combination of several stressors, such as ocean acidification and warming could lead to larger impacts on baby corals,» Dr Moya says.
«Representation,» for example, is one large - scale strategy, focused on preserving representative areas of every identifiable ecosystem, such as savannah, tropical moist forest, tundra, desert, coral reef.
A coral reef ecologist by training, she keeps one foot wet in the field, while the other roams the worlds of creative storytelling and problem - solving, with a focus on ocean conservation and climate change issues.
Prior research has largely focused on the negative impacts of ocean acidification on reef growth, but new research this week from scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), based at the University of Hawai'i — Mānoa (UHM), demonstrates that lower ocean pH also enhances reef breakdown: a double - whammy for coral reefs in a changing climate.
«Until now, the focus has mainly been on conserving small parts of a reef in marine protected areas,» said Prof Bellwood,» - we're talking about broader approaches to change the relationship between humans and coral reefs to reduce human impacts across the whole ecosystem.»
Ricke and Caldeira, along with colleagues from Institut Pierre Simon Laplace and Stanford University, focused on the acidification of open ocean water surrounding coral reefs and how it affects a reef's ability to survive.
His research is focused on marine biodiversity, coral reef ecology and conservation and the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems.
Dr. C. Mark Eakin is Coordinator of NOAA's Coral Reef Watch, an effort focused on the monitoring of coral reef ecosystems through satellite, in situ, and paleoenvironmental observatCoral Reef Watch, an effort focused on the monitoring of coral reef ecosystems through satellite, in situ, and paleoenvironmental observatcoral reef ecosystems through satellite, in situ, and paleoenvironmental observations.
Many studies have focused on damage that tourists cause reefs physically — from stepping on coral to interacting with wildlife — but this is the first to look at the effects of consuming the same fish that tourists are looking at through their dive masks.
B. Riegl and S. Purkis's E-Letter on our recent Review (1) focuses on promoting assisted migration, based on a belief that local adaptation and (unassisted) migration will be insufficient to allow corals to cope with the effects of global warming and ocean acidification.
Meyer's research focuses on the role of microbial interactions in the health and stability of coral reefs and is performed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Marine Station.
In particular, they focused on subtle genetic variations that can be used to differentiate these corals into subpopulations.
Neil Johnson at the University of Miami in Coral Gables and his team are the first to focus on these fluctuations, which they have called «fractures».
Focusing on reef - building corals and other shelled creatures that are threatened by increasing temperatures and ocean acidification, she is testing them to determine how species may acclimatize to the new circumstances.
«There is a lot of attention being focused on the science march but it isn't all anger out there,» says coral biologist Nancy Knowlton of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., a leader of the event, which was planned long before the science march materialized earlier this year.
Schweikert, Johnsen and Duke postdoctoral associate Bob Fitak focused on the hogfish, or Lachnolaimus maximus, which spends its time in shallow waters and coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to northern South America.
For oceans There was a publication released last year by the Pew Center (Pew is a charitable foundation whose main focus is education) «Coral Reefs & Global Climate Change» a summary of the current science on this issue.
Consequently, in the past 20 years his research has evolved from an early focus on prioritizing the effects that humans have on coral reefs and the role that marine protected areas play in conserving biological diversity and ecological processes, to developing theoretical and simulation models of coral reefs that will help predict and suggest alternatives to reduce detrimental effects, to developing practical means to restore degraded reefs through manipulation of the food web and management.
This work focused on the molecular and physiological study of poorly known mechanisms that allow the utilization of Ci in corals.
He is a keen diver and has worked on a number of projects in the tropics around the world since University, focussing on reef coral and fish projects.
Focuses on how coastal and ocean acidification affects estuaries and coral reefs in coastal waters of the Southeast U.S. states.
Her research topic focussed on Paleo pH and ocean acidification (anthropogenic) reconstructions based on Boron isotopes and B / Ca ratios in biogenic carbonates (corals and foraminifera).
Then focusing on tropical and coral reef marine molluscs, including giant clams, I will discuss effects of ocean acidification on ecologically - relevant characteristics including very recent findings demonstrating impacts on behaviour.
In this simple outfit the focus clearly is on this beautiful, coral red dress by Kiomi.
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Shot in 16 mm, perfectly framed, with delicate but specific shots through windows and the focus on the color of crimson and corals, make this a true feast for the eyes.
They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.
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Ross chose to focus primarily on offering saltwater fish and products, but sells freshwater fish and corals as well.
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«People think we are taking everything from the reef but really Boyd Enterprises focuses on supporting aquatic initiatives that help with coral reef conservation.»
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Reef Check focuses on two ecosystems: temperate rocky reefs and tropical coral reefs anywhere in the world.
We run eco based camping and accommodated tours to the Pinnacles, Kalbarri National Park, Monkey Mia and Shark Bay, Coral Bay, Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef, Karijini National Park, Broome, the Bungle Bungles, the Kimberley region, Kakadu, Darwin, Uluru, The Olgas, Alice Springs, Margaret River and Esperance all with a focus on Western Australia's unique flora, fauna and Aboriginal culture.
The turquoise waters of the Coral Sea set the scene for a tranquil experience at Endota Spa, where the focus is on total wellbeing, rejuvenation and relaxation.
Though the State Party also notes efforts to establish coral nurseries, and the imposition of a ban on shrimp trawling, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN are concerned over an apparent focus on conch and lobster, with little evidence that fin fish, which are an important attribute of the property's Outstanding Universal Value, are systematically addressed in the identification and design of no - take zones.
From Cairns focus on the superior northern Ribbon Reefs, including the Cod Hole, and pristine Coral Sea locations including Osprey Reef and Bougainville Reef.
BTDC president director I Made Mandra said Wednesday that the event would focus on promoting green tourism and offer coral reef restoration activities to help preserve marine ecosystems.
Clear waters come close to shore, and many dive sites focus on formations such as arches, caverns and dome - like formations, while coral - encrusted ledges and boulders add interest and color.
Based on the Indonesia live - aboard dive boat MV Pindito, the team of international scientists traversed 700 nautical miles through the Raja Ampat group, focussing on the islands of Misool, Wayag and Waigeo, this region is easily the most important location for corals in the world.
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