Sentences with phrase «of seagrass»

Of particular concern are the number of large projects currently underway or planned that include the destruction of mangroves through dredging and filling and the loss of seagrass beds through dredging.

The southern tip of this atoll offers the best diving, and there are large meadows of seagrass in these waters.

Seagrass physiologist Peter Ralph from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, who was not involved in the research, said continued destruction of seagrass meadows could ultimately «release the genie from the bottle».

One of the dangers to ocean coastlines is due to loss of seagrass meadows.

And by providing additional refuge from predators, fleshy seaweeds that drift in and out of seagrass beds can maintain larger grazer populations and enhance their positive impact on seagrass.»

TOUGHING IT OUT Researchers investigate what lets certain patches of seagrasses survive hot spells and drying winds when receding tides leave them as a flat green carpet on the Banc d'Arguin mudflats off the West Africa coast.

Nearby Langford Reef has a long sandy spit with a small but richly populated reef encircling the island, as well as fields of seagrass frequented by turtles.

The paper points out that destruction of seagrass habitats and marshes not only removes this form of carbon sequestration but also releases already - stored organic carbon into the carbon cycle — an effect that protection in MPAs would counteract.

The natural textures of seagrass timber and hammered pewter create a light, bright and welcoming hallway.

Every time you post a pic of your seagrass rug, I start looking for one.

However, realizing the «true» potential of seagrass meadows requires international cooperation, he said.

Due to their shallow coastal habitat the aquatic plant is particularly prone to human disturbance — globally 24 per cent of seagrass species are now classified as threatened or near threatened.

Sea turtles play an important role in the local marine ecosystem by maintaining the length and health of seagrass beds.

In this system, the relative benefits of the seagrass habitat in locally mitigating ocean acidification increase with the higher atmospheric CO2 levels predicted toward 2100.

Rugs are made of seagrass, sisal, jute and other natural, sustainable materials.

Over at Langford Reef, you'll find a long sandy spit with a small but richly populated reef encircling the island, as well as fields of seagrass frequented by turtles.

We told Pam about a couple of seagrass headboards we knew were for sale at another cottage on the island ($ 75 each), and she drove over and picked»em up, pronto!

Feeding on the vast beds of seagrass along the coast and estuaries of Belize, manatees are a wonder to behold.

New York coasts had an estimated 200,000 acres of seagrass in 1930, and sponsors say there are only about 21,000 acres now.

So, presently there are relatively more frequent high CO2 times because of the seagrass, but after 2060 there are relatively fewer high CO2 times with seagrass than there would be with no seagrass.

At the heart of seagrasses» success — and the secret to efforts to restore the increasingly threatened ecosystem — may be a small clam.

These findings elucidate the long - term success of seagrasses in warm waters and offer new prospects for seagrass ecosystem conservation.

Researchers at the University's Environment Department say the neglect of seagrass ecosystems represents «both a serious oversight and a major missed opportunity.»

While, during the fall and winter, low light and temperature conditions along with the annual decomposition of seagrass, result in a slowing, or small - scale loss of reef growth.

A swathe of seagrass in the Mediterranean could be the oldest known living thing on Earth.

«As a result, they're often not monitored, poorly researched and largely and unmanaged, leading to a tragedy of the seagrass commons.»

Dr Leanne Cullen - Unsworth from Cardiff University added: «The ecological value of seagrass meadows is irrefutable, yet the loss of these systems in Indonesia is accelerating.

To flesh out the potential interaction, Van der Heide and his colleagues set up simulated environments in the lab, with controllable levels of sulfide and different combinations of seagrasses and bivalves.

Now, Holmes can launch the UAV from a boat in the middle of a seagrass bed, map the entire area, then catch the UAV, and process the data into a usable high - resolution map before the divers even return from a day's work.

This report communicates emerging scientific understanding of the ability of seagrass and kelp to ameliorate ocean acidification (OA) in a California - specific context.

I love the textural details of the seagrass drawers and leather pulls.

Wracks of seagrass deposited along Northwest Cape Sable after Hurricane Irma tore through earlier in the week.

Soundtracked to the trembling, ethereal echo of a classical women's choir, the opening scenes swiftly establish the peaceful, slightly alienated conservatism of life on the British island of Jersey — the director's own home territory, and duly evoked with expansive, non-touristic sweep by cinematographer Benjamin Kračun in sharp strokes of seagrass hue.

Fell in love with the location and «charm» of Seagrass Cottage.

A more specific attraction of the reef is that it's the breeding ground for 6 species of turtle, attracted by a varied menu of seagrass.

Surfgrass and eelgrass are the two types of seagrasses that thrive at Channel Islands National Park:

Large stands of seagrasses, anemones, and starfish make reef diving in Belize an exploration of an underwater world exploding with color.

Just offshore, enormous tracts of seagrass are home to manatees and dolphins.

Through her art, Andre brings attention to the importance of seagrass in the survival of endangered marine sea life.

What you may not know is that the loss of seagrass influences the amount of coastline that we lose.

Areas such as the Galveston Bay system completely lost the entirety of their seagrass beds.

«Losses of seagrass communities, mangroves, and salt marshes have accelerated from around 0.9 % per year in the first three quarters of a century to up to 7 % per year in the more recent decades.

A thousand square kilometres of seagrass died off decimating dugongs, turtles and fisheries.

Tons of seagrass from the German coast are landfilled each year, but this designer believes there could be many ways to reuse this natural material.

According to Dezeen, beaches on the German coast are cleaned up regularly of seagrass to prepare them for tourist season.

Burning oil caught in mats of seagrass located in open water have killed some of the seahorses, which also killing off important habitat.

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