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Lichen bleaching as a response to long‐term experimental warming in the High Arctic
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Lichens are an important component of Arctic ecosystems. Studies have indicated a decline in the abundance of Arctic lichens during recent decades, which is often attributed to competitive pressure from vascular plants.
Jiří Šubrt +3 more
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The ecological basis of fishery yield of the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Insular Shelf: 1987 Assessment [PDF]
, 2006 A literature review was conducted to locate information on the flow of energy from primary producers to the fishery stocks of the Puerto Rican-Virgin Islands insular shelf.
Browder, Joan A., Jacobsen, Terri
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300 Years of Degradation in Wales Estuaries and Coasts
Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The world's oceans are in a severe state of degradation, yet our understanding of that degradation is often based on changes observed only in the past 20–50 years. This narrow view leads to marine conservation efforts that aim to preserve already degraded ecosystems, shaped by shifted ecological baselines.
Richard K. F. Unsworth +3 more
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The Physical and Mechanical Properties of Coral Sand
European Journal of Theoretical and Applied SciencesCoral sand interacts with a variety of particles and species in tropical marine habitats due to its special characteristics. particular emphasizes the benefits of using contemporary mathematical technologies to examine the characteristics and behavior of coral sand for engineering applications.
Md Mahmudul Hasan +6 more
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Experiment study on physical properties and motional characteristics of coral sand [PDF]
Coral sand which mainly exist in tropical ocean environment is chemically composed of CaCO3 and\ud physically composed of debris and skeletal remains of coral reefs and marine lives under dynamic and weathering\ud effects.
Chengjie, Z., Peidong, L.U., Yanhong, W.
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Host species emerge as a significant contributor to interspecies variations in the gut microbiota of desert‐dwelling amphibians and reptiles, illustrating phylosymbiosis among the studied species. Geographical factors partially account for interpopulation variations in the gut microbiota of Bufotes pewzowi and Teratoscincus przewalskii, with parallel ...
Wei Zhu +8 more
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Coastal area management in South Asia: a comparative perspective (Background Paper prepared for South Asia Workshop on Fisheries and Coastal Area Management, 26 September-1 October 1996, Madras, India) [PDF]
, 1996 Most of the world's fisheries and fishing communities are supported by coastal areas. Consequently, the well-being and future of the fishery sector depend on the health of the coastal ecosystem.
Sharma, Chandrika
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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 ...
Debrot, A.O. +3 more
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Children &Society, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores the ways in which ‘forest school’, an educational approach where children engage in creative and play based activities in a ‘natural’ environment, can contribute towards Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG 15) by promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and by helping address biodiversity loss. Drawing on data
Hannah Hogarth
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Summary of Coral Cay Conservation's habitat mapping data from Utila, Honduras [PDF]
, 2002 IIThe coral reefs of Honduras are of vital national and international importance,both ecologically and economically, but are threatened because of rapid economicand population growth.?
Afzal, D +4 more
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