Sentence examples for aggregations of corals from inspiring English sources

Our observations from Davidson show that summit assemblages contain dense aggregations of corals and sponges.

Therefore, the reported aggregations of corals infected with BBD might also be an outcome of the natural spatial distribution of the susceptible corals at the studied sites.

The strong currents of Palau's Blue Corner provide nutrients to sustain huge aggregations of fish and soft corals.

Whenever this occurs, the coral distribution may be considered non-random, showing strong features of aggregation compared to the natural aggregation of the susceptible corals.

Additionally, we used Ripley's K to test the spatial aggregation of all the corals that had died as a result of the disease and of those who survived (i.e., the coral was not recovered, but visible signs of BBD disappeared).

The above distributions of corals are those before 2015.

Better understanding the lifecycles of corals might provide insights into the resilience of coral reefs.

Coral aquaculture, also known as coral farming or coral gardening, is the cultivation of corals for commercial purposes or coral reef restoration.

Over many generations, this extension forms the large calcareous structures of corals and ultimately coral reefs.

Alaska has about 141 species of corals in Alcyonacea (soft corals), Gorgonacea (sea fans, bamboo corals, and tree corals), Scleractinia (cup corals or stony corals), Stylasterina (hydrocorals), and Antipatharia (black corals).

A variety of corals, algae, and coral-algal and coral-coral interaction zones were collected via SCUBA using a hammer and chisel (see details below).