Participatory systems science for enhancing health and wellbeing in the Indian Ocean territories [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 ObjectivesCo-creation of diabetes and obesity prevention with remote communities allows local contextual factors to be included in the design, delivery, and evaluation of disease prevention efforts.
Steven Allender +3 more
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Exploring the barriers and enablers of diabetes care in a remote Australian context: A qualitative study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 ObjectiveThis qualitative study explored the current barriers and enablers of diabetes care in the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT).MethodsA constructivist grounded theory approach that incorporated semi-structured telephone interviews was employed ...
Siobhan Bourke +4 more
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Isolated reefs support stable fish communities with high abundances of regionally fished species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Anthropogenic impacts at isolated and inaccessible reefs are often minimal, offering rare opportunities to observe fish assemblages in a relatively undisturbed state.
Matthew J. Birt +9 more
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Distinct patterns of hybridization across a suture zone in a coral reef fish (Dascyllus trimaculatus) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Hybrid zones are natural laboratories for investigating the dynamics of gene flow, reproductive isolation, and speciation. A predominant marine hybrid (or suture) zone encompasses Christmas Island (CHR) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKE), where 15 ...
Eva Salas +6 more
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A new species of Bathyeliasona (Annelida, Polynoidae) from the abyssal plain of the eastern Indian Ocean [PDF]
ZooKeysA new species of deep-sea polynoid, Bathyeliasona oceanxplorer sp. nov., is described from the abyssal plain located in international waters between Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean from a single specimen ...
Cheah Hoay Chuar +2 more
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Significant plastic accumulation on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 AbstractFor over 60 years, our oceans have been a reservoir for exponentially increasing amounts of plastic waste. Plastic has been documented at all levels of the marine food web, from the deepest oceanic trenches to the most far-flung beaches. Here, we present data on the presence of significant quantities of plastic on the remote Cocos (Keeling ...
Lavers JL, Dicks L, Dicks MR, Finger A.
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A new molecular tool for detection of the highly invasive gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus, also known as the Asian House Gecko (AHG), is the most significant invasive gecko globally. Detecting this species can be challenging because it closely resembles other geckos, and is often not directly ...
Arati Agarwal +6 more
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Author Correction: Significant plastic accumulation on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 J. L. Lavers +3 more
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BLOOD-SUCKING DIPTERA OF THE COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS [PDF]
Australian Journal of Entomology, 1984 AbstractThree species of mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), Culex sitiens Wiedemann and Culex quinquefasciatus Say, were collected on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, in September 1980. Previous records of mosquitoes from these islands, their habits, breeding places, medical importance and possible control measures are discussed.
M D Murray
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