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Marine Invertebrate-Associated Bacteria In Coral Reef Ecosystems As A New Source Of Bioactive Compounds [PDF]

, 2004
Coral reefs are the most species-rich environments in the oceans. Reefs cover 0.2% of the ocean’s area and yet they provide home to one-third of marine fishes and to tens of thousands of other species.
Karna Radjasa , Ocky
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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

The Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change: Rethinking Justice, Responsibility, and Collective Obligation

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the most profound ethical and existential challenges of the 21st century. Beyond its physical, economic, and environmental consequences, it raises fundamental moral questions about justice, equity, responsibility, and the right to a livable planet.
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

Major transitions in early coral development: novel insights enabled by visualisation of a comprehensive transcriptomic dataset for Acropora millepora

BMC Biology
Background Given the ecological importance of reef-building corals (Scleractinia), it is perhaps surprising that the molecular mechanisms underlying many of the morphological and metabolic changes during their development remain unclear. In part, this is
Ramona Brunner, Mila Grinblat, Aurelie Moya, Sylvain Foret, David C. Hayward, Bruno Lapeyre, Eldon E. Ball, Ira Cooke, David J. Miller   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nation’s Top Marine Scientists Gather at RWU to Investigate Coral Reef Conservation Strategies [PDF]

, 2017
Roger Williams University sponsors second workshop aimed at applying latest research on local corals toward solutions for declining tropical coral reef health around the ...
Public Affairs, Roger Willams University
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Sponges are celebrated heterotrophs but also key primary producers on changing coral reefs

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Trophic interactions and nutrient cycling lay at the heart of ecosystem health and biodiversity. In recent years, our understanding of these drivers has been repeatedly challenged by rapid and unanticipated climatic effects, combined with an increasing awareness that ...
Michelle Achlatis, Rene M. van der Zande, Sam Arnold, Alphonsus C. Röttgering, Jeroen Schneider, Mathieu Pernice, Jasper M. de Goeij   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional divergence drives the prevalence of low‐abundance species in bat assemblages

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Ecological communities are structured by a few common species, while most occur at low abundance. Understanding the drivers of this widespread pattern raises fundamental questions about community assembly rules and is important for applied ecology for identifying ...
Andrés F. Ramírez‐Mejía, Francisco Sánchez, J. Nicolás Urbina‐Cardona, Natalia Ladino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community structure and spatial patterns in hard coral diversity of Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India [PDF]

, 2015
Lakshadweep Island cluster is the single atoll reef formation in India, which is reported to be facing climate abnormalities since the past few decades. Scleractinian corals form the structural framework of any coral reefs and are very important in the
George, Rani Mary, Jasmine, S, Kingsly, H Jose, Koya, Mohammed, Ranjith, L, Sreenath, K R   +5 more
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Effects of temperature and browning on the functional response of a freshwater top predator

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study explores for the first time how temperature and browning affect the functional response of a freshwater piscivore, the northern pike. The authors find surprisingly weak effects of browning, challenging visual foraging theory. Pike displayed a rare dome‐shaped functional response in cold clear water, potentially driven by seasonal changes in ...
Viktor Nilsson‐Örtman, Erik Nilsson, Christer Brönmark   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping of Coral Reef Ecosystem in the Natuna Islands Using Alos Imagery [PDF]

, 2011
The coral reef ecology of the Natuna Islands has been studied over 10 years. However, none of those studies produced a coral reef map. Maps of coral reef ecosystem are important for planning, management and monitoring tool.
Prayuda, B. (Bayu), Suyarso, S. (Suyarso), Ulumuddin, Y. I. (Yaya)   +2 more
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