Our shifting perspectives on the oceans [PDF]
, 2003 In the last 15 years new research findings have radically reshaped our understanding of human effects on ocean ecosystems. Here I describe five major shifts in perspective that reveal our impacts to be more severe and persistent than previously ...
Roberts, C.M.
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Conceptualizing and measuring ecological spillover effects from protected areas
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.Protected areas influence their surroundings in a variety of ways. These “spillover effects” can change an area's conservation value and affect its social license. Advanced statistical tools for quantifying protected area spillovers are well established, but underlying assumptions about spillover geography and measurement often lack clarity.
Graeme S Cumming
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Coral health assessment of two marine national parks (takabonerate and wakatobi) in southern sulawesi [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesCoral reef ecosystems carry out a wide range of ecological functions and sustain the livelihoods of coastal communities through fisheries, coastal protection, and tourism.
Satriya Utama Rizkie +2 more
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Marine Spatial Planning: Case Studies [PDF]
, 2016 With marine planning developing in many parts of the world, especially the E.U., U.S. and Australia, it is important for industry to be part of the creation of a shared vision for a marine area and the necessary elements (e.g., outreach, funding ...
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Patterns of Sponge Abundance Across a Gradient of Habitat Quality in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2011 Sponges are important components of reef communities worldwide, fulfilling a number of important functional roles. Habitat degradation caused by the loss of hard corals has the potential to cause increases in sponge abundance and percentage cover as they
Bell, JJ +3 more
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Climate change impacts to upwelling and shallow reef nutrient sources across an oceanic archipelago
Limnology and Oceanography, EarlyView.Abstract Upwelling delivers key nutritional and energetic subsidies to coral reef communities that affect the growth, abundance, and ecology of organisms across trophic levels. However, the cross‐scale oceanographic and atmospheric drivers of localized upwelling on many reefs remain unresolved, limiting our ability to predict how climate change might ...
Danielle L. Spring +7 more
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The role of marine protected areas in enhancing coral cover and reef fish communities [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and ManagementBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that support a diverse array of marine species and provide essential services such as coastal protection, fisheries, and tourism.
Z.A. Harahap +5 more
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Designing choice experiments to incorporate tests for geographic scale and scope differences [PDF]
Designing a choice modelling (CM) experiment to place a value on increasing protection of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) raises complex issues. The size and diversity of the GBR, and the number of different pressures impacting on it, mean protection and ...
Bennett, Jeffrey W. +2 more
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St. Kitts and Nevis: Coral Reef Report Card 2016 [PDF]
, 2016 The Eastern Caribbean Seascape is an arc of islands linked through diverse coral reef ecosystems, oceanic currents, migratory pathways and a rich cultural heritage. The Eastern Caribbean Coral Reef Report Cards are a series of individual reports for the6
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Habitat connectivity in reef fish communities and marine reserve design in Old Providence-Santa Catalina, Colombia [PDF]
, 2003 On the insular platform of Old Providence/Santa Catalina, Colombia, we compared nearshore lagoonal patch reefs to those on the northern bank distant from the islands to determine the importance of habitat connectivity to fish community structure ...
Appeldoorn, R.S. +4 more
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