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Impact of Global Warming on Coral Reefs

open access: yesWalailak Journal of Science and Technology, 2011
In this paper, we review coral reef responses to climate variability and discuss the possible mechanisms by which climate impacts the coral reef ecosystem. Effects of oceanographic variables such as sea temperature, turbulence, salinity, and nutrients on
Sirilak CHUMKIEW   +2 more
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Marine biodiversity of an Eastern Tropical Pacific oceanic island, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2012
Isla del Coco (also known as Cocos Island) is an oceanic island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific; it is part of the largest national park of Costa Rica and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Jorge Cortés
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Multidecadal underwater surveys reveal declines in marine turtles

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice
Marine turtles are a group of imperiled marine megafauna particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic stressors. Most long‐term studies of marine turtles are based on nesting surveys which focus on numbers of eggs, hatchlings, and nesting females.
Julia Saltzman   +7 more
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Melissopalynological investigation of Tetragonula sapiens honey from Lombok Island, Indonesia

open access: yesJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
This research aims to determine pollen diversity in Tetragonula sapiens stingless honey on Lombok Island, Indonesia. Analysis was carried out by melissopalynological investigation of nine samples of T.
Kanti Dewi Rizqiani   +2 more
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El cerdo cimarrón (Sus scrofa, Suidae) en la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica: Composición de su dieta, estado reproductivo y genética

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2001
Los cerdos cimarrones (Sus scrofa) provocan diferentes tipos de daños particularmente en islas oceánicas. En la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, fueron introducidos en 1793 y se reprodujeron exitosamente.
Claudine Sierra
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Mulching as a mitigation agricultural technology against land degradation in the wake of climate change

open access: yesInternational Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2013
The sloping topography of the island of Rodrigues (an outer island dependency of the Republic of Mauritius) makes it very prone to soil erosion, and loss of fertile topsoil.
Bhanooduth Lalljee
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Ethnobotanical study on local cuisine of the Sasak tribe in Lombok Island, Indonesia

open access: yesJournal of Ethnic Foods, 2016
Background: An ethnobotanical study on local cuisine of Sasak tribe in Lombok Island was carried out, as a kind of effort of providing written record of culinary culture in some region of Indonesia.
Kurniasih Sukenti   +4 more
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Ocurrence of the sea anemone Telmatactis panamensis (Verrill, 1869) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) at Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2012
The sea anemone fauna of Isla del Coco National Park (also known as Cocos Island Nacional Park), Pacific Costa Rica is poorly known. In the present work we report the first occurrence of the species Telmatactis panamensis. Individuals of this sea anemone
Fabián H. Acuña   +2 more
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Serpulidae (Annelida) of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories

open access: yesRecords of the Australian Museum
Research voyages onboard RV ‘Investigator’ in 2021 (IN2021_V08) and 2022 (IN2022_V04) sampled benthic communities of seamounts off Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also known as Indian Ocean Australian Territories (IOT).
Elena K. Kupriyanova, Beth Flaxman
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New species of Laetmonice (Aphroditidae, Annelida) from bathyal and abyssal depths around Australia

open access: yesRecords of the Australian Museum
Research voyages on board RV ‘Investigator’ between 2015 and 2022 sampled benthic communities of Australia’s Eastern and Southern continental margins from the slope down to abyssal depths (463–5000 m) as well as the seamounts off the Indian Ocean ...
Beth Flaxman, Elena K. Kupriyanova
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