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Assessing relational values of sacred landscapes through text mining of folktales: Insights from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Assessing relational values of nature through its cultural and spiritual significance is crucial for effective nature conservation. Folktales offer insights into traditional relationships between people and nature, and text mining is a powerful tool for extracting information from textual datasets.
Naoki Saito, Soyo Takahashi, Akira Iguchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reference points for assessing significant adverse impacts on deep sea vulnerable marine ecosystems

Ecological Indicators
Biodiversity loss due to human activities is a critical issue, particularly in the High Seas where bottom-contact fishing poses a significant threat to Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs).
Andrew J. Kenny, Pierre Pepin, James Bell, Anna Downie, Ellen Kenchington, Mariano Koen-Alonso, Camille Lirette, Christopher Barrio Froján, Neil Ollerhead, F. Javier Murillo, Mar Sacau, Susanna Fuller, Daniela Diz   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Use and Impact of Composite Materials in Robotics: A Systematic Review

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lightweight and high‐strength materials are important in robotics, as structural design impacts efficiency, payload capacity, and energy consumption. Composite materials, with their superior stiffness‐to‐weight ratios and multifunctional properties, offer clear advantages over conventional metals and polymers.
Doglas Negri, Gabriela Wessling Oening, Felipe Augusto Carvalho de Faria, Sarah Maria Schroeder, Ricardo De Medeiros   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automated object detection based on YOLOv11 for monitoring benthic population dynamics: A new approach combining photogrammetry and open‐source GIS tools applied to sea cucumbers

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
This research established a new object detection model based on YOLOv11 to recognise benthic organisms, specifically sea cucumbers, by utilising high‐resolution photogrammetric‐based orthomosaics acquired along infralittoral Mediterranean Sea beds. The model demonstrated impressive performance metrics and, when combined with the Deepness plugin for the
Gian Mario Sangiovanni, Giovanna Jona Lasinio, Daniele Poggio, Gianluca Mastrantonio, Alessio Pollice, Arnold Rakaj, Midhun Mohan, Stefano Moro, Edoardo Casoli, Daniele Ventura   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

First evidence of microplastic contamination in the tissue and skeletons of the keystone reef-building coral Siderastrea stellata in coastal reefs

Discover Oceans
Most studies on microplastics (MPs) in corals have relied on aquarium experiments, with limited field-based data available for many reef regions. This highlights a gap in in situ studies of microplastics in keystone corals, particularly along the ...
Yasmin Barros, Marcelo Oliveira Soares, Alejandro Pedro Ayala, Vasco Stascxa Neto, Tommaso Giarrizzo, Rivelino Martins Cavalcante   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A taxonomic survey of the shallow-water (<150 m) black corals (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of the Hawaiian Islands

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015
The shallow-water (
Daniel eWagner
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Land cover change that leads to increased nutrient and sediment runoff is an important driver of change in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, we combined satellite remote sensing and field monitoring to assess concomitant changes in watershed land cover and coral cover in northeastern Puerto Rico in 2000–2015.
Pirta Palola, Sasha Hills, Simon J. Pittman, Edwin A. Hernández‐Delgado, Antoine Collin, Lisa M. Wedding   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhyming in the cold: first evidence of soniferous fishes in the Southern Ocean

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
The acoustic ecology of Southern Ocean fishes remains unknown due to a lack of dedicated acoustic research on the fishes of this ocean. Passive acoustic monitoring data were collected at the South African sub‐Antarctic Prince Edward Islands using an underwater acoustic recorder, and towed underwater Ski‐Monkey cameras were deployed to identify fish ...
Fannie W. Shabangu, Grant van der Heever, Charles von der Meden, Hannah Truter, Stephen J. Lamberth, Ofer Gon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reflections: Spectral Investigation of Black Band Disease in Hawaiian Corals

Remote Sensing
Coral reefs are essential to the cultural, ecological, and economic well-being of Hawai‘i’s communities, yet they face increasing threats from environmental changes and localized stressors, including coral disease. Detecting coral disease often relies on
Mia B. Melamed, Roberta E. Martin, McKenna Allen, Gregory P. Asner   +3 more
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Bathymetric evolution of black corals through deep time. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci, 2023
Horowitz J, Quattrini AM, Brugler MR, Miller DJ, Pahang K, Bridge TCL, Cowman PF.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source