Sentences with phrase «reef ecosystems through»

Dr. C. Mark Eakin is Coordinator of NOAA's Coral Reef Watch, an effort focused on the monitoring of coral reef ecosystems through satellite, in situ, and paleoenvironmental observations.

The study is the first clear case of sharks altering a coral reef ecosystem through an indirect effect — creating an atmosphere of fear that shifts where herbivores feed and seaweeds grow.

Not exact matches

A pioneering study — led by scientists from Imperial College London in collaboration with marine biologists from UC Santa Barbara — found that the predators, through their fecal material, transfer vital nutrients from their open ocean feeding grounds into shallower reef environments, contributing to the overall health of these fragile ecosystems.

The reduction in predator abundance through fishing altered the balance and structure of the coral reef ecosystem.

Ocean acidification represents one of the most serious long - term threats to coral reef ecosystems and will continue through this century, irrespective of progress in reducing emissions due to the amount of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere.

A modeling - based study by Australian government scientists has tracked ocean acidification for the first time through all of the thousands of reefs comprising the psychedelic ecosystem, which is home to fish, sharks, dolphins and dugongs.

Environmentalists claim the route — utilising a short - cut through the supposedly protected Great Barrier Reef Marine Park — poses a danger to the delicate ecosystem, with the government turning a blind - eye to the problem.

Here, there is every type of dive, so you can be diving in the richest coral reef ecosystem in the world one day, and swimming through sunken fighter planes in the next.

In Boo Rock, experience a part of the rich ecosystem while swimming through two big «eyes» in the reef.