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... Over the last two decades a tool kit of methodologies has been developed to protect coral reefs. Still at demonstration stage, but throughout the world coral reef systems have been protected through protected areas, community-based reserves, locally managed reserves and coastal zone management. The ...
... Over the last two decades a tool kit of methodologies has been developed to protect coral reefs. Still at demonstration stage, but throughout the world coral reef systems have been protected through protected areas, community-based reserves, locally managed reserves and coastal zone management. The ...
Fine- Scale Interspecific Interactions on Coral Reefs: Functional
... many guises. Various types of symbioses can have positive effects, and even predation and parasitism can result in indirect positive effects. For example, several metazoan symbionts of corals that were formerly regarded as harmful or neutral to their hosts are now known to provide various benefits ( ...
... many guises. Various types of symbioses can have positive effects, and even predation and parasitism can result in indirect positive effects. For example, several metazoan symbionts of corals that were formerly regarded as harmful or neutral to their hosts are now known to provide various benefits ( ...
Harbour Porpoise _Pacific Ocean (Phocoena
... than males (Read and Tolley 1997). In general, harbour porpoises are dark grey to black in colour on the dorsal surface, and white on the belly, with no differences in colouration between males and females (Koopman and Gaskin 1994). They are distinguished fairly easily from the other two relatively ...
... than males (Read and Tolley 1997). In general, harbour porpoises are dark grey to black in colour on the dorsal surface, and white on the belly, with no differences in colouration between males and females (Koopman and Gaskin 1994). They are distinguished fairly easily from the other two relatively ...
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Research Strategy
... administer the operations for applicants that did not have access to deep water technologies and the necessary safety oversight through their home institutions. The Deep Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies announcement resulted in two multi-year research projects focused on mesophotic coral ecosystems, one ...
... administer the operations for applicants that did not have access to deep water technologies and the necessary safety oversight through their home institutions. The Deep Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies announcement resulted in two multi-year research projects focused on mesophotic coral ecosystems, one ...
- Wiley Online Library
... & Kikkawa 2008). However, a few recent studies have examined the effects of environmentally relevant sublethal concentrations of CO2 on the ecology of coral reef fishes. Munday et al. (2009) first demonstrated that upon exposure to c. 1000 p.p.m. CO2, clownfish Amphiprion percula, tested in a two-chann ...
... & Kikkawa 2008). However, a few recent studies have examined the effects of environmentally relevant sublethal concentrations of CO2 on the ecology of coral reef fishes. Munday et al. (2009) first demonstrated that upon exposure to c. 1000 p.p.m. CO2, clownfish Amphiprion percula, tested in a two-chann ...
Unit 9: Implementing an EAFM Plan
... needed by teachers/trainers to complement and value-add to existing courses. It is also developed to be able to be delivered to a range of audiences with different levels of experience and training. That is, within each unit teachers can be flexible in the material delivered (and not delivered). To ...
... needed by teachers/trainers to complement and value-add to existing courses. It is also developed to be able to be delivered to a range of audiences with different levels of experience and training. That is, within each unit teachers can be flexible in the material delivered (and not delivered). To ...
Habitat: Oyster Reefs - Oyster Restoration Workgroup
... species that utilized oyster reefs and segregating species that used the reef primarily as shelter from those that depend on the reef for food. These organisms are then consumed by finfish and crustacean species that may be recreationally or commercially valuable (Grabowski et al., 2005; Grabowski a ...
... species that utilized oyster reefs and segregating species that used the reef primarily as shelter from those that depend on the reef for food. These organisms are then consumed by finfish and crustacean species that may be recreationally or commercially valuable (Grabowski et al., 2005; Grabowski a ...
Reef Change in Belize
... Abstract. Beginning in the late 1980s, white-band disease nearly eliminated the staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis from reefs in the central shelf lagoon of Belize. The lettuce coral Agaricia tenuifolia replaced Acropora cervicornis in the early 1990s, but anomalously high water temperatures in 199 ...
... Abstract. Beginning in the late 1980s, white-band disease nearly eliminated the staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis from reefs in the central shelf lagoon of Belize. The lettuce coral Agaricia tenuifolia replaced Acropora cervicornis in the early 1990s, but anomalously high water temperatures in 199 ...
progress in the implementation of the philippine national marine
... environment that can be modified to achieve the desired organizational structure and modes of interaction among the key state including non-state actors can be influenced in a manner that their respective objectives and programs can be directed towards common goals in ocean management and developmen ...
... environment that can be modified to achieve the desired organizational structure and modes of interaction among the key state including non-state actors can be influenced in a manner that their respective objectives and programs can be directed towards common goals in ocean management and developmen ...
- USP Electronic Research Repository
... 0.3 g individual-1 day-1). The rest followed suite respective to size. Highest sea urchin densities were recorded at unprotected reefs (6.2 ± 1.5 individual m-2) hence the herbivory and bioerosion rates were high as well, (450 ± 77 g algae m-2 year-1 and 1180 ± 230 g CaCO3 m-2 year-1). The protected ...
... 0.3 g individual-1 day-1). The rest followed suite respective to size. Highest sea urchin densities were recorded at unprotected reefs (6.2 ± 1.5 individual m-2) hence the herbivory and bioerosion rates were high as well, (450 ± 77 g algae m-2 year-1 and 1180 ± 230 g CaCO3 m-2 year-1). The protected ...
MUTUALISM AND CORAL PERSISTENCE: THE ROLE OF
... supplement that may help corals attract and retain low-mobility symbionts such as Mithrax, securing for the coral long-term and predictable protection against competitors. Structurally complex but competitively inferior organisms, like some corals and coralline algae, provide the biogenic habitat co ...
... supplement that may help corals attract and retain low-mobility symbionts such as Mithrax, securing for the coral long-term and predictable protection against competitors. Structurally complex but competitively inferior organisms, like some corals and coralline algae, provide the biogenic habitat co ...
Chemical mediation of interactions among marine organisms
... Research emphasis has shifted from the isolation and testing of specific algal metabolites to demonstrate that they function as defensive agents to studies of spatial and temporal patterns in the production of algal defensive compounds. Studies of intraspecific variation, inducible defenses, and cha ...
... Research emphasis has shifted from the isolation and testing of specific algal metabolites to demonstrate that they function as defensive agents to studies of spatial and temporal patterns in the production of algal defensive compounds. Studies of intraspecific variation, inducible defenses, and cha ...
White Paper on National Environmental Management of the Ocean
... economic opportunities which our ocean space affords us while maintaining its environmental integrity. The challenge for South Africa is how best to encourage research, investment and use of our ocean resources in order to contribute to job creation and economic upliftment while at the same time pro ...
... economic opportunities which our ocean space affords us while maintaining its environmental integrity. The challenge for South Africa is how best to encourage research, investment and use of our ocean resources in order to contribute to job creation and economic upliftment while at the same time pro ...
2015 Program - Western Society of Naturalists
... *California MPAs, Panel Discussion: Becky Ota, Mark Carr, & Will White (moderated by Dina Liebowitz). This panel will discuss evaluating California MPAs as a network, from scientific and State management perspectives. It is an open conversation about current approaches and challenges for network eva ...
... *California MPAs, Panel Discussion: Becky Ota, Mark Carr, & Will White (moderated by Dina Liebowitz). This panel will discuss evaluating California MPAs as a network, from scientific and State management perspectives. It is an open conversation about current approaches and challenges for network eva ...
Weakfish – Full Species Report
... If a value for intrinsic rate of increase („r‟) is known, assign the score below based on this value. If no r-value is available, assign the score below for the correct age at 50% maturity for females if specified, or for the correct value of growth rate ('k'). If no estimates of r, age at 50% matur ...
... If a value for intrinsic rate of increase („r‟) is known, assign the score below based on this value. If no r-value is available, assign the score below for the correct age at 50% maturity for females if specified, or for the correct value of growth rate ('k'). If no estimates of r, age at 50% matur ...
Best Practice for the Management of Introduced Marine Pests
... covering a range of geographic regions, invasive species and management outcomes have been included. Although the brief is focussed on marine species, euryhaline freshwater cases have been included since several European seas, American embayments and internal ‘seaways’ (including the Bohai Sea in no ...
... covering a range of geographic regions, invasive species and management outcomes have been included. Although the brief is focussed on marine species, euryhaline freshwater cases have been included since several European seas, American embayments and internal ‘seaways’ (including the Bohai Sea in no ...
Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
... land — are almost absent. The dominant vertebrates are fish, although mammals and reptiles also inhabit the marine environment and many birds inhabit both realms. Although they are very different physically and biologically, the land, atmosphere and marine environments are interconnected. Water and ...
... land — are almost absent. The dominant vertebrates are fish, although mammals and reptiles also inhabit the marine environment and many birds inhabit both realms. Although they are very different physically and biologically, the land, atmosphere and marine environments are interconnected. Water and ...
IOC Draft Medium-term Strategy, 2008-2013
... development, the protection of the marine environment, and the decision-making processes of its Member States. ...
... development, the protection of the marine environment, and the decision-making processes of its Member States. ...
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014—In Brief
... Great Barrier Reef. They are important in the life cycle of some marine species and also play a role in slowing overland water flow and trapping sediments and nutrients. While not on the same scale as historic broadscale clearing, without active planning and management, incremental modification of t ...
... Great Barrier Reef. They are important in the life cycle of some marine species and also play a role in slowing overland water flow and trapping sediments and nutrients. While not on the same scale as historic broadscale clearing, without active planning and management, incremental modification of t ...
Ecosystem Flips, Locks, and Feedbacks: the
... (Estes and Palmisano 1974, Lawrence 1975, Dayton 1985, Steneck et al. 2002, 2008). Well known are both the strong inverse relationship between sea urchins and macroalgae and the depletion of these herbivores by the sea-urchin fishery (Andrew et al. 2002, Berkes et al. 2006). Changes in community dom ...
... (Estes and Palmisano 1974, Lawrence 1975, Dayton 1985, Steneck et al. 2002, 2008). Well known are both the strong inverse relationship between sea urchins and macroalgae and the depletion of these herbivores by the sea-urchin fishery (Andrew et al. 2002, Berkes et al. 2006). Changes in community dom ...
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... In all habitats on Earth, individual organisms interact with other organisms and are influenced by their environment. The study of these processes is the science of ecology. In the marine environment, the ecology of the nearshore and coastal waters has been well studied because of their accessibilit ...
... In all habitats on Earth, individual organisms interact with other organisms and are influenced by their environment. The study of these processes is the science of ecology. In the marine environment, the ecology of the nearshore and coastal waters has been well studied because of their accessibilit ...
UNEP/EWWP7/Inf.2
... The fight against marine pollution has been an issue confronting the IOC from the very first years. Together with other UN organizations dealing with ocean issues, the IOC formed a group of experts to look at the science needed to combat marine pollution. The members of this group are chosen on thei ...
... The fight against marine pollution has been an issue confronting the IOC from the very first years. Together with other UN organizations dealing with ocean issues, the IOC formed a group of experts to look at the science needed to combat marine pollution. The members of this group are chosen on thei ...
Sustainable Development Strategyfor the Seas of East Asia (SDS
... marine areas and the problems and issues associated with them, and shows why there is a need for the countries of the region to cooperate. Topical information is provided in text boxes throughout the document. The RESPONSE section addresses how the countries of the region can pursue common issues in ...
... marine areas and the problems and issues associated with them, and shows why there is a need for the countries of the region to cooperate. Topical information is provided in text boxes throughout the document. The RESPONSE section addresses how the countries of the region can pursue common issues in ...
CONTEXT-DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF FISHING: VARIATION IN
... were observed. In contrast, at offshore island locations, urchins extended into deeper water, and differences between reserve and fished sites were found at 4–9 m depth. These differences could only be attributed to trophic cascades associated with protection from fishing in two of the six locations e ...
... were observed. In contrast, at offshore island locations, urchins extended into deeper water, and differences between reserve and fished sites were found at 4–9 m depth. These differences could only be attributed to trophic cascades associated with protection from fishing in two of the six locations e ...
Truly Long-Term Sustainability: An Archaeological Analysis of
... environmental degradation, we do have the ability to understand these forces using data from paleobiologists, historians, archaeologists, and practitioners of other disciplines. The data collected from their studies have the potential for reconstructing natural and anthropogenic causes of resource c ...
... environmental degradation, we do have the ability to understand these forces using data from paleobiologists, historians, archaeologists, and practitioners of other disciplines. The data collected from their studies have the potential for reconstructing natural and anthropogenic causes of resource c ...
Marine conservation
Marine conservation, also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, and on restoring damaged marine ecosystems. Marine conservation also focuses on preserving vulnerable marine species.