Sentences with phrase «other coral species»

The waxing or waning of any given coral species the researchers observed as they moved along the coastline occurred independently of changes to other coral species.

In response to elevated sea temperatures, some corals may bleach, while other coral species in the same location may not.

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.

Pillar Corals form a unique «smoke stack» shape like no other coral species, and they display unusual mating behaviour compared to most spawning coral species.

During the outbreak, the disease spread over a 400 - kilometer stretch along Florida's coast and hit 16 other coral species.

The new technique could be used for other coral species and diseases, she says.

Not exact matches

In the Keys, many species of coral have been practically wiped out by bleaching and other pressures.

In a coral reef, as in a forest, there are rules that describe how densely or sparsely different species like to grow, how much they like being next to each other, and they often get ecological opportunities by living close to one another.

Among other examples of local and regional tipping points are the rapid collapse of coral reefs in the face of rising ocean acidity and the transformation of ecosystems by the extinction of a dominant species, or the introduction of a new one.

WCS has been working in the northwest of Madagascar for over 10 years to create marine protected areas to protect marine turtles and other important marine ecosystems and species including coral reefs, seagrasses, dugongs and sharks and rays.

Small corals of other species sheltering in the shadow of the crab - coral symbiosis were also shielded from corallivore predation.

Located off the northeastern coast of Australia, it houses more than 600 species of coral and thousands of other types of marine animals, too.

Because of their natural defense mechanisms they are afraid of almost no other marine life, and will consume dozens of species of the tropical fish and invertebrates that typically congregate in coral reefs and other areas.

Studies on coral, mollusks, and other ocean denizens are helping to paint a picture of what the future might entail for specific species, should carbon emissions continue to increase.

A throng of reef - dwelling organisms live on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico's continental shelf some 200 kilometers offshore, from corals in the shallower regions to sponges, sea fans and other soft corals, and numerous fish species in the deep.

Waters with higher aragonite saturation state tend to be better able to support shellfish, coral and other species that use this mineral to build and maintain their shells and other hard parts.

Without corals, reefs — and the protections they provide other species and as storm barriers — disappear.

«Our results suggest that species that occur in these subtropical and temperate reefs south of the Great Barrier Reef are more closely related to each other and have more similar characteristics than the coral species that occur on the Great Barrier Reef.

Other corals are known to jettison their fleshy polyps, particularly when under stress, but these are the first species known to «take their skeletons with them,» says Paul Sammarco, a coral - reef ecologist at the Louisiana Universities Marine Science Consortium in Chauvin.

«Corals are creating a habitat for other species, and reefs are critical to fisheries.»

Mangroves also help other species survive, forming dense forests that shelter monkeys, kangaroos, and tigers as well as shellfish and brightly colored corals.

Since the 14 markers have been conserved during their evolution dating back to 6.6 million years ago, the researchers assert that these markers should also be present in all of the other 111 species of Acropora corals.

Scientists have discovered that these tough, mobile corals can create their own stable habitats, which act as a base upon which other species can attach and build reefs.

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.

«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.

New research from Pupa Gilbert, a professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, provides evidence that at least one species of coral, Stylophora pistillata, and possibly others, build their hard, calcium carbonate skeletons faster, and in bigger pieces, than previously thought.

The rock regatta picked up corals and other reef - building species while passing near reefs near Fiji, Vanuatu and elsewhere in the western Pacific along the journey, Bryan said.

Removing too many herbivorous and predatory fish species deprives coral reefs of critical ecosystem functions and the capacity to respond effectively to other disturbances.

The study is the first to reveal the molecular processes that may help coral reef fishes and other marine species adjust to warmer conditions in the future.

According to the paper published in the journal Science Advances, the newly discovered 3,600 sq mile (9,300 sq km) coral reef system contains over 73 species of fish, 60 species of sponges, spiny lobsters and other forms of reef life.

Reefs also protect shorelines from damaging storm waters and prevent erosion; they are the rainforests of the sea that provide a home for one million species; and they are «the medicine cabinets of the 21st century» according to NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, providing new sources of medicine to treat cancer, HIV, heart disease, arthritis and other diseases.

Studying corals on both the crests and slopes of the reef, they found that as one species decreases in abundance, another tends to increase, and that species wax and wane largely independently of each other.

Colorful fish, spiny anemones and shy octopi live on coral reefs — as do millions of other species.

When placed with another coral species in close proximity, the coral polyps send out filaments from their guts to attack the other species.

Some, such as the sceptics S. Fred Singer and Dennis Avery, see no danger at all, maintaining that a warmer planet will be beneficial for mankind and other species on the planet and that «corals, trees, birds, mammals, and butterflies are adapting well to the routine reality of changing climate».

Our coral experts have the skills to measure how different species are responding — some are susceptible and others are robust».

This «swimmer pollution» threatens a large part of the coral life in the ocean and indirectly many other ocean species as well.

It describes the many species of coral, location, other reef occupa...

Other Inverts The aforementioned species only scratch the surface of the marine invertebrate world, and that is without even considering corals and corallimorphs.

The local biodiversity is extremely remarkable and provides habitat for the protected species blue coral, green turtles, manta rays, and sharks, among others.

A circular room studded with windows eight metres (26 feet) beneath the ocean's surface reveals up to 300 species of colourful coral, fish and other marine life, fed by an unusually warm current.

The diversity of marine life is exceptional and Bali provides one of the few opportunities for divers to see the mighty mola (oceanic sunfish — mola ramsayi) manta rays and other large pelagics — but diving in Bali is not only for «big fish» enthusiasts, macro divers have a selection of treats awaiting them too — the pygmy sea horse, frogfishes, ghost pipe fish and a plethora of nudibranch species to name but a few can all be found on Bali's fringing coral reefs.

Tourist can enjoy a great deal of snorkelling and see purple colour coral, Nemo, Damsel fish, Parrot Fish, Baracuda & other species.

A host of other notable performers include several species of sharks (whale, bamboo, wobbegong and white tips), humpback whales, turtles, dolphins, seahorses, octopus, lionfish and cuttlefish, as well as a dazzling coral garden.

Some authors put this coral into three separate species while others consider it one species with three different growth patterns.

Here you will find the most beautiful corals, colorful species of both large and small fishes, shrimp, parrotfish, fairy basslet, sea urchins, spider crabs, lobster and many other small critters of the sea.

The nearby Belize Barrier Reef harbors over 500 species of exotic fish and a whole host of other marine wildlife, including some of the world's most impressive corals.

The spectacularly cerulean water of the Great Barrier Reef, a vast sweep of coral that unfurls from Australia's northeastern coast, teems with sea life — baleen whales, leatherback turtles, giant clams, and 400 - odd other species.

Participants will also record information on sharks, rays, turtles and cetaceans spotted during their stay and also periodically other species identified on the endangered lists of Fiji to support protection efforts by the Coral Reef Allowance and Fiji Fisheries.

Other popular Belize destinations include: • The Belize Barrier Reef, one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, with hundreds of coral and fish species • The Hol Chan Marine Reserve, where you can snorkel with stingrays • The Actun Tunichil Muknal, one of Belize's many Mayan caves, complete with original ceramics, stoneware, and even skeletons • The Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary • The Blue Hole, a popular destination among scuba divers looking to spot Caribbean reef sharks