Reef fishes of Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles : Assemblage structure across a gradient of habitat types [PDF]
, 2010 Saba Bank is a 2,200 km2 submerged carbonate platform in the northeastern Caribbean Sea off Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles. The presence of reef-like geomorphic features and significant shelf edge coral development on Saba Bank have led to the ...
Paul C Hoetjes +15 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 The degree to which biotic communities are regionally enriched or locally saturated, and roles of key structuring processes, remain enduring ecological questions.
Lyndon DeVantier +2 more
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Spatiotemporal determinants of seasonal gleaning
People and Nature, 2021 Many coastal communities depend on ecosystems for goods and services that contribute to human well‐being. As long‐standing interactions between people and nature are modified by global environmental change, dynamic and diversified livelihood strategies ...
Ruby Grantham +4 more
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The 27–year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes [PDF]
, 2012 This study investigates the spatial and temporal dynamics of coral cover, identifies the main drivers of coral mortality, and quantifies the rates of potential recovery of the Great Barrier Reef.The world’s coral reefs are being degraded, and the need to
Hugh Sweatmana +3 more
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Supplementary report to the final report of the coral reef expert group: S3. Synopsis of current coral reef monitoring on the Great Barrier Reef [PDF]
, 2020 [Extract] The intent of the future Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP) is not to duplicate existing arrangements but to coordinate and integrate existing monitoring, modelling and reporting programs.
Emslie, M., Cheal, A.
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MicroorganismsCoral reefs, essential yet increasingly threatened marine ecosystems, rely on coral–microbiome symbioses for resilience against environmental stressors. This study investigates host-specific influences on bacterial communities in four Pocillopora species
Chenghao Chen +4 more
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Episodic heterogeneous decline and recovery of coral cover in the Indian Ocean [PDF]
, 2011 Long-term changes in coral cover for the Caribbean and the Pacific/Southeast Asia regions (PSEA) have proven extremely useful in assessing the main drivers, magnitude and timescales of change.
Graham, N. A. J. +11 more
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Filling the gaps: first record of the Crown-of-thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae), at Gorgona Island, Colombia, Tropical Eastern Pacific [PDF]
Check List, 2017 We report the occurrence of a major corallivore, the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Acanthaster planci, on the coral reefs of Gorgona Island, Tropical Eastern Pacific.
Fernando Zapata +3 more
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Functional Valuation of Ecosystem Services on Bonaire: an ecological analysis of ecosystem functions provided by coral reefs [PDF]
, 2011 This research is a semi-quantitative analysis of the functional value of coral reef habitats on Bonaire to support ecosystem services.
Beek, I.J.M., van
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Caribbean coral reef fishery resources [PDF]
Reef fisheries, Coral reefs, Fishery management, Fishery biology, Fishery resources, Reef fish, Caribbean,
Munro, J.L. (ed.)
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