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The Ecological Mechanism of Coral–Algal Phase Shifts: A Case Study of Wenchang in Hainan Province [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe interaction between corals and algae is of great significance in maintaining the health of coral reef ecosystems. Globally, tropical coral reefs are being degraded by human activities, resulting in the decline of reef‐building corals and an increase ...
Yihua Lyu +6 more
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Science AdvancesCoral reefs can mitigate flood damages by providing protection to tropical coastal communities whose populations are dense, growing fast, and have predominantly lower-middle income.
Curt D. Storlazzi +6 more
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Iconic coral reef degraded despite substantial protection [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 The largest barrier reef in the world, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR), extends for over 2,300 km and encompasses nearly 3,000 individual reef formations. An ecosystem of extraordinary diversity and beauty (Fig. 1A), it is a World Heritage Site that brings substantial resources to the Australian economy, including over 50,000 full-time jobs and A ...
Nancy Knowlton
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From Citizen Science to Policy Development on the Coral Reefs of Jamaica [PDF]
International Journal of Zoology, 2012 This paper explores the application of citizen science to help generation of scientific data and capacity-building, and so underpin scientific ideas and policy development in the area of coral reef management, on the coral reefs of Jamaica. From 2000 to
M. James C. Crabbe
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Coral reef restoration for coastal protection: Crafting technical and financial solutions
Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 Angélique Brathwaite +3 more
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, 2012 Carlos E. Ramos-Scharron1,2, Juan M. Amador3 and Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado4,5 1Island Resources Foundation, 2Department of Geography & the Environment, the University of Texas-Austin, 3Greg L.
E Carlos, Melchor Juan, A. Edwin
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Marine predator movements create seascape connectivity in remote coral reef ecosystems [PDF]
Movement EcologyBackground Movement of marine predators can connect different habitats and create links that are key for maintaining metapopulation dynamics, genetic diversity, energy flow and trophic links within and between systems.
Luciana C. Ferreira +8 more
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Coral Reef Protection Implementation Plan
, 2000 Abstract : This document identify policies and actions to implement the Department of Defense's responsibilities under Executive Order 13089 on Coral Reef Protection, and are a requirement of the interim Task Force policy titled "Oversight of Agency Actions Affecting Coral Reefs." The plan contains a comprehensive overview of Army, Navy, Air Force and ...
L. Lobel, P. Lobel
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Indonesian Journal on GeoscienceThe Indonesia Coral Reef Garden (ICRG) is a coral reef restoration program with Nusa Dua as one of five sites in Bali. A plantation program has been done by 2020, but it is necessary to monitor the condition. A field survey in Nusa Dua was carried out on October 3-4, 2022 to measure and check ocean parameters that are suitable for coral life and diving
Safri Burhanuddin +7 more
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Protection efforts have resulted in ~10% of existing fish biomass on coral reefs [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaSignificance As nations strive to fulfill their commitments to protect 30% of the planet by 2030 (what is often referred to as “30 × 30”), it will be critical to understand what conservation efforts to date have actually achieved and what could be ...
Iain R. Caldwell +25 more
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