Sentences with phrase «over a reef on»

The wave breaks over a reef on the north of the beach.

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Over the past seven years, Mote researchers and volunteers have planted at least 30,000 coral fragments on reefs, Crosby estimates.

Romeo was the first device to be tested on a barge over open water instead of on a reef, as the US was quickly running out of islands upon which it could test nuclear weapons.

Were a bit shorthanded on Monday Night but still managed to earn a 2 - 1 W over Team Reef can get 6 points in the Standings.

This past winter, in the last hour of my last afternoon on Banner Reef, 20 black frigate birds came from the east, like dark messengers from the past, and hung in the sky over the expedition boat.

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To determine how SGD affects these processes, the research team outplanted small pieces of lobe coral on the reef flat in areas with a range of SGD and measured the changes in size over a six - month period.

An international team examining the impact of ocean acidification on coral has found that a key reef - building coral can, over a relatively short period of time, acclimate to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

The pair found distinct changes in corals on the margins of the Caribbean reefs over millions of years, while samples taken from central locations were static.

The data collected on the Palmyra reef is part of the 100 Island Challenge, the goal of which is to create a global perspective on how coral reefs are changing over time.

Bronte Tilbrook at CSIRO in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, measured the concentration of aragonite — a form of calcium carbonate used by some creatures to build shells — at over 200 locations on the reef.

To understand why the long - spined urchins have not returned to the reef more than 30 years later, Scripps scientists Katie Cramer and Dick Norris analyzed the amount of fossilized urchin spines that accumulated in reef sediment layers over the past 3,000 years to paint a picture of life on the reef before it was altered from the disease outbreak and human activities such as fishing and pollution.

The scientists estimate that about 11.1 billion plastic items are entangled on reefs across the Asia - Pacific region, and that this will likely increase 40 percent over the next seven years.

«They are long - lived so we can expect that over a year the same mollusk that sits on the reef today will still be there 3, 4, 5, 10 years from today.»

Coral reefs, growing over the millenia on top of subsiding volcanic islands, now keep entire nations in the Pacific above the waves.

«What we often assume is that if we lose one species on a reef, there are many others that can step in and take over their job,» Professor Bellwood explains.

He has published over 100 papers in coral reef ecology, including major reviews and research papers on climate change impacts.

The results aren't representative of every reef on Earth, and they can't necessarily tell us how reefs will respond to acidity over the long - run (the experiment only lasted about a month.)

For example, on Heron Island Reef in the GBR, variations in pH and aragonite saturation state over one day were greater than the predicted changes in ocean chemistry globally by 2050.

She has published over 30 conservation science papers on topics such as climate vulnerability and adaptation, marine protected areas, conservation planning, coral reef resilience, ocean acidification, sea - level rise, blue carbon, customary tenure, and partnerships between religious groups and conservation.

They evaluated the amount of plastic waste on the reefs, and visually examined over 124,000 corals for signs of disease.

The projects aims to give us further knowledge in areas as diverse as coral reefs ecosystem, the dietary composition in wildlife and domestic animals over the last 50 000 years, the effects of antibiotic exposure on microbial ecosystems, and changes in biodiversity that might have an effect on or are affected by climate change.

The researchers found that over a 15 - day period, the water temperatures were most extreme when the low tide period drifted to align with maximum sun heat during noon, and these conditions caused the warming of the shallow water on the reefs.

Increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide could also significantly alter ocean temperatures and chemistry over the next century, which could lead to increased and more severe mass bleaching and other stressors on coral reefs.

Attempts to put dollar values on the global costs of coral bleaching suggest that reef degradation from bleaching could cost from $ 20 billion (moderate bleaching) to over $ 84 billion (severe bleaching) in Net Present Value (over a 50 - year time horizon).

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

I have enjoyed so many wonderful moments over my career, from swimming on the Great Barrier Reef with extension Science students, to walking on the Great Wall of China as part of a study tour.

Divers Den have certified over 120,000 divers on the Great Barrier Reef and offer exclusive experiences, such as Sh...

Cairns has the only major international airport in Tropical North Queensland and year on year it is continually servicing more and more foreign airlines from the world over with the growing demand from tourists to experience the reef for themselves.

While this is not directly on the Belizean barrier reef yet, this location is just over 100 miles from Belize, and the pollution here could easily spread along the Caribbean, as they migrate with the ocean currents, and join the large amount of trash already lining the shores and floating in the reefs of Belize.

Situated on the Great Barrier Reef, this ancient coral cay is home to over 120 species of native plants, colourful bird and marine life and beautiful coral gardens to explore.

Enjoy an ultimate day snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef, or gliding over the Rainforest on the Skyrail Journey to Kuranda, or perhaps crocodile spotting on the Daintree River - day tours pick up from reception of the Hotel Grand Chancellor daily.

• The most sought - after restaurants and bars on the island supervised by the famous Chef Jean - Georges Vongerichten, enjoying spectacular views over the coral reef.

Island - chic with unforgettable views over the coral reefs below and beyond, the On The Rocks restaurant features a creatively elegant menu — a culinary highlight not to be missed.

With views over the pool and out to the sea it was just beautiful to finish off a great day on the reef by sitting on the large balcony with a glass of chilled White or a Ice cold beer.

«We were met with an unreal amount of soft and hard coral and a buzzing of fish in every direction, white tip reef sharks were on every side of us and then to have 7 eagle rays glide over the top of us!

Embark on a sailing adventure around the Whitsunday Islands, and also spend a full day exploring the Great Barrier Reef — snorkelling over a great underwater spectacle.

This week in Lembongan... The waves have picked up in the south, so the manta sites have been unreachable but this means we have spent the week drifting over the colourful soft corals of the slopping reefs on the north coast of Nusa Penida.

Ensure to experience the best on your Port Douglas Holiday and snorkel or scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef, enjoy a guided rainforest walk through world heritage rainforest of Daintree National Park and glide over the rainforest on the Kuranda Skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Train.

Explore the Daintree Rainforest with an Aboriginal guide, watch the sun rise over Uluru, and opt to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef.

Go Crocodile spotting on the Daintree River, or guided rainforest walks through world heritage rainforests of Cape Tribulation, or perhaps indulge and enjoy a scenic helicopter flight taking in stunning views over the Reef & Rainforest.

On your way to Heart Reef, you'll soar over the Great Barrier Reef and several of the stunning islands in the Whitsundays archipelago.

Experience scuba diving and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, guided rainforest walk through world heritage rainforest of Daintree National Park and a wide range of activities including Wildlife Cruises, Animal Sanctuaries, Sunset Cruises, Kuranda Skyrail or perhaps enjoy a birds eye view with a scenic Helicopter Flight over the Great Barrier Reef.

Many visitors to the Great Barrier Reef stop over at Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast for a chance to experience the miles of pristine coastline and lush hinterland.

Over summer, turtles also nest and hatch in smaller numbers on nearby Lady Elliot and Lady Musgrave Islands, the southernmost coral isles of the Great Barrier Reef.

Surrounded by over 190 miles of spectacular coral reef on one of the world's largest barrier reefs, Beqa Lagoon Resort offers divers a gateway to a wonderland of marine life and some of the best diving in Fiji, the soft coral capital of the World.

While Nusa Penida is most famous for its diving, it isn't too shabby when it comes to snorkelling and it is seeing more visitors coming over on snorkelling trips from Lembongan now that the best reef there has been trashed by idiocy.

Package inclusions: 3 nights green island resort: • full buffet breakfast daily • outer barrier reef cruise • return ferry transfers from cairns • outer barrier reef cruise • return ferry transfers from cairns • sunset drinks • all non-motorised activities (see below) 4 nights sheraton mirage resort: • full buffet breakfast daily • complimentary access to fitness centre • complimentary daily newspaper • free wi - fi in lobby situated on the great barrier reef, this ancient coral cay is home to over 120 species of native plants, colourful bird and marine life and beautiful coral gardens to explore.

For the adventurous, there are high - speed jet ski safaris to tropical islands, skydiving from 14,000 ft over coral reefs, or testing your skills on Fiji's most iconic wave, the world - famous Cloudbreak.

Shred the surf, ride the wind, paddle on calm Caribbean waters or glide over reefs and wrecks.