Sentences with phrase «marine ecosystem surrounding»
Brazilian researchers report a relatively large diversity of fungi in marine ecosystems surrounding Antarctica, but warn that climate change could bring unpleasant surprises.
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The monsoon system supplies moisture to the Indian subcontinent, which is important for the human population and vegetation in the region, as well as marine ecosystem in the surrounding seas.
«People think of a shuttle launch as a short - term, finite event, but each launch expels a huge amount of debris into the atmosphere with the potential for long - term effects on the surrounding ecosystem,» said John Bowden, an environmental chemist at Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, S.C.
The Coastal Marine Ecosystems course, for example, relies heavily on using the neighboring ocean and surrounding wild.
Besides the whales, the 9 - day festival involves over 90 events all geared towards educating visitors and locals alike about the incredible ecosystem, both marine and forest, that they find themselves surrounded by.
These days, tour operators and hotels are encouraging travelers to get out and explore the gorgeous marine ecosystems that surround the islands.
The island itself is blessed with a rich marine ecosystem with hectares of mangrove forest on the south, hectares of sea grass beds throughout and kilometers of beautiful coral reefs surrounding the island.
Located in the southern region of Indonesia, Komodo National Park is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, primarily consisting of the three large islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca as well as 26 smaller ones with a rich marine ecosystem that surrounds it.
Lush gardens enfold this exceptional luxury hotel surrounded by a sparkling blue lagoon, home to a rich ecosystem of marine life.
Ocean acidification rivals global warming as a threat to marine ecosystems, especially coral reefs, which need to be surrounded by mineral - saturated water in order to grow.
«As a result, the loss of glacier mass worldwide, along with the corresponding release of carbon, will affect high latitude marine ecosystems, particularly those surrounding the major ice sheets that now receive fairly limited land - to - ocean fluxes of carbon.»
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.