Sentences with phrase «if other corals»

If other coral species build their skeletons in a similar way, then the oceans could avoid a large - scale crisis in coral skeleton formation that scientists have worried would unravel reef ecosystems.

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This is especially crucial if you're solo because it prevents you from having to unload any other babes, drag everyone into an establishment, coral them in a public bathroom and then do the car seat tango for the millionth time.

Porter warned that if corals continue to die, he sees «the possibility of disruption of ecosystem function» — with far - ranging effects on other organisms.

«If this mode of formation is verified in other species of coral, then it could be a more general mechanism, and that would enable us to predict that corals will actually form just as well in acidifying oceans,» says Gilbert.

Bellwood compares the tubelips and other coral - eating fish to leeches or mosquitoes — harmless to a healthy ecosystem, but if there are too many of what he calls «slimy suckers» in an unhealthy reef, they could stress the corals.

On the other hand, if the stressful conditions prevail, accumulation of the damaged symbiotic zooxanthellae may not maintain the expulsion, which will gradually accumulate in coral tissues.

«Ultimately, if we are not careful, our energy system could make the oceans corrosive to coral reefs and many other marine organisms,» Caldeira cautions.

If red isn't your thing, then I suggest checking out the other colors — it comes in a pretty warm coral, navy, hunter green, purple and black.

While some of these are reef safe, others eat such items as sponges, Aiptasia, soft coral and flat worms, and many are poisonous if consumed by other animals.

On the other hand, if fish are a retailer's concentration, the store may have a minimal selection of corals — possibly even none at all.

Some other hazards include sea urchins, jellyfish and tiger sharks; if you get cut by reef or sharp coral, make sure to exit the water immediately.

If you'd like to explore the island's other beaches, Long Bay Beach is about 4 miles away and Coral Gardens Reef is 5 miles away.

«I wanted to know if you know of paints or markers or other mediums I can use on my gear that wouldn't be harmful to the coral or marine life.

Snorkeling (day or night)- For those who do not dive, and even if you have never snorkeled, the Hol Chan Reserve, Shark Ray Alley and other coral gardens can provide an equally euphoric experience.

The Splash Dive Center instructional team is headed by Patty Ramirez who holds the highest rating of a PADI Course Director and is qualified to train scuba divers to PADI Instructor level, and our other Instructors hold the rating of PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer or higher, so if you're interested in learning underwater digital photography, or diving with enriched air, exploring wrecks, deep diving, or learning about coral reefs with the PADI Naturalist or Fish ID specialties then you've come to the right place.

On the other hand, if you want an excursion to remember, Coral Breeze Tours is here to serve you.

The special Coral Spawning Dive Deal package includes: 7 nts run of house accommodation, airport transfers, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, all tax / service, welcome drink and culinary amenity on arrival, 12 beach or boat dives incl of tank, weights, belt, mask, snorkel, fins (other equipment at a charge if needed, marine park fee to be paid locally) comp non motorized watersports.

Surrounded by an intricate coral reef system, this beach has an environment like no other, and if you're interested in snorkeling, it's great for first - timers.

But if you have already explored the other sites and you want to add a new one to your list, more coral and tropical - fish and turtle oriented, scuba diving Cook Island will do the job.

On the other side of the wall lies another wall, definitely worth exploring if the current allows it: Covered in soft coral, sponges, green tree coral and fans, it is the hiding place for many morays and puffers and it drops off into a flat lunar like landscape with whole gardens of whip corals, vibrating in the current.

Though Sailrock Resort has its own beach, water sports equipment to help you explore one of the world's largest coral reefs and a concierge who can help arrange fishing tours and other expeditions, it's easy to explore the rest of South Caicos if you like.

Although Medewi is breaking over rounded rocks, the wave is much smoother than many other pointbreaks and not as dangerous as if it would be breaking over sharp coral reef.Usually it is also not as crowded as many other breaks along the coastline, especially compared with those spots closer to the Bukit peninsula.

If you want to go up and down, then you can skydive, ride in a microlight and hanglider, ride in helicopter to your own private coral cay for lunch or land in the rainforest by a waterfall, go bungy jumping or buckle up in a swing for two on the Minjin swing and hear each other scream.

Then as our community moves progressively forward, we can all still be relieved to know that Miami is still on its way to transcending its past as just another dumbed down tourist destination — promoting that less thoughtful decaying visual aroma that we still get a whiff of now and then... that kind of old Miami putrid commercialized smell that turned so many despondent and sour and caused the international arts communities to view Miami's indifference to an international discourse as but a memory, constantly recuperating the South Florida pastiche... a past that if you need reminding of you need only take a trip to Key West to know what kind of image Miami is still fighting against — the land built on coral and swamp, but filled with cheap and shallow tawdriness, like acid in your contemporary, progressive face, eyes of mundane kitschy campiness saddening and maddening, dumbed down affection that solicits and sells itself to another kind of cultural neanderthal — the accidental drunken tourist who seeks passive mediocrity and the same in other kindred spirits -LSB-.]

There's a growing body of evidence that species in vulnerable situations are far more able to withstand or adjust to climate extremes than once thought — from California butterflies to Pacific corals, if given some space and limiting other pressures.

Ocean acidification could devastate coral reefs and other marine ecosystems even if atmospheric carbon dioxide stabilizes at 450 ppm, a level well below that of many climate change forecasts, report chemical oceanographers Long Cao and Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

For the moment that appears to be a big «if,» given the concerns of other scientists familiar with coral clues to past conditions of the ocean and climate.

If the observed global trends in temperature rises continue, there will be an increased probability of a recurrence of the phenomenon observed in 1998 on the coral reefs of the Indian Ocean, as well as in other parts of the tropical oceans in coming years.â $?

We may have just about 30 years left until the world's carbon budget is spent if we want a likely chance of limiting warming to 2 degrees C. Breaching this limit would put the world at increased risk of forest fires, coral bleaching, higher sea level rise, and other dangerous impacts.

On the other hand, some shelled organisms, including oysters, clams, sea urchins, corals, and calcareous plankton could be at risk if a more acid environment interferes with the calcification process.

The derivation if as follows: there are four datasets: (1) and (2) anthropic emissions and their time varying delta13C, (3) CO2 content of the air (since 1958) and (4) its delta13C (since about 1977 with some measurements before) The CO2 content of the air is made of an anthropic part (about 6 % now, much less in 1958) and of a natural part (94 % now, 98.4 % in 1958); the delta13C of the natural part is slowly shifting from the -6.5 pm of the little ice age (from corals and other proxies) to about -7 pm; is it this shift in the natural part that constrains the lifetime: non realistic values are obtained for too short and too long lifetimes.

For example, corals can tolerate a much greater pH reduction if they are well nourished and protected from other natural or human stresses than if exposed to harmful influences in the wild.

Corals would have an easier time dealing with mild bleaching events if they weren't so threatened by other human activities, like overfishing.

The IPCC reports predict that, if the temperature were to rise by 1 - 3C, there would be increased coral bleaching and widespread coral mortality unless corals could adapt or acclimatise, but while there is increasing evidence for climate change impacts on coral reefs the IPCC concluded that separating the impacts of climate change - related stresses from other stresses such as over-fishing and pollution was difficult.

However, if the algae doesn't grow back on the corals, they will die completely and the loss of other species that depend on healthy corals will quickly be felt.

For example, if there is an electrical fire in your bedroom and all your bedroom furniture as well as your clothing and other goods are destroyed as a result, you would have to file a claim on the personal property portion of your Cape Coral renters insurance policy.

But it looks as if details and images of the «Home Mini» have already been leaked, courtesy of DroidLife.According to the tech site, Google Home Mini is the official name of the new smart speaker, which will cost $ 49 and come in Chalk, Charcoal, and Coral colors.The Google Home Mini is said to be able to help users with their schedule, set reminders, catch up on news headlines, and other Home - related inquiries, thanks to integrated Google Assistant.The pictures show lights on top of each unit, which will likely indicate interaction with Google Assistant.

The other rooms I like but only if the styled elements are removed: the big, useless vases and dead branches, the topiary on the counter, the impersonal art (giant pears, giant coral — reminds me of paintings you see in offices or department stores).