Sentences with phrase «food near the surface»

The great frigatebirds can fly for weeks without a break, mostly cruising over the ocean looking for food near the surface.

Further south lies the rocky outcrop of Koh Bon Island with regular manta ray sightings especially between February and April when upwelling currents concentrate planktonic food near the surface.

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I have found that food processor with serrated blades nearing the bottom of the container yield the best results because there is more surface area, and you don't have to intermittenly scrape the walls.

He also said that their feeding pattern is distinct because the area where they've settled has a limited supply of food available on the ocean floor, and an abundance near the surface.

Sedimentaryrocks near the earth's surface contain interconnected spaces for water toinfiltrate and bacteria to grow and move, plus the remains of dead plants andalgae once at the surface — the apparent food of many organisms.

Sinus blockage triggered by a food or seasonal allergy can cause swelling of the tiny blood vessels near the surface of the skin — and, voila, «darkened» areas around your nose and eyes.

When the U-boat surfaces near them they take it by surprise, seize control, lose control, the radio gets smashed, realise there isn't enough fuel, food or water to get them back to allied territory... oh and they've been going in the wrong direction too.

Already — not decades from now as scientists previously expected — corrosive shelf water off the continental shelf of the West Coast is eating away at the shells of tiny free - swimming marine snails, called pteropods, that swim near the ocean's surface and provide food for a variety of fishes, including salmon, mackerel, and herring.

Ocean acidification, rising ocean temperatures, declining sea ice, and other environmental changes interact to affect the location and abundance of marine fish, including those that are commercially important, those used as food by other species, and those used for subsistence.16, 17,18,122,19,20,21 These changes have allowed some near - surface fish species such as salmon to expand their ranges northward along the Alaskan coast.124, 125,126 In addition, non-native species are invading Alaskan waters more rapidly, primarily through ships releasing ballast waters and bringing southerly species to Alaska.5, 127 These species introductions could affect marine ecosystems, including the feeding relationships of fish important to commercial and subsistence fisheries.

Major food sources are under stress due to many factors, including lack of sea ice for marine mammals.150 Thawing of near - surface permafrost beneath lakes and ponds that provide drinking water cause food and water security challenges for villages.