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From citizen science to policy development on the coral reefs of Jamaica [PDF]
, 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
Crabbe, M. James C.
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Establishing microbial baselines to identify indicators of coral reef health [PDF]
, 2017 Microorganisms make a significant contribution to reef ecosystem health and resilience via their critical role in mediating nutrient transformations, their interactions with macro-organisms and their provision of chemical cues that underpin the ...
Bourne, David G. +3 more
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Ecology and Society, 2012 High-latitude coral reefs may be a refuge and area of reef expansion under climate change. As these locations are expected to become dryer and as livestock and agricultural yields decline, coastal populations may become increasingly dependent on marine ...
J. Henrich. Bruggemann +10 more
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Cuban Land Use and Conservation, from Rainforests to Coral Reefs [PDF]
, 2018 Cuba is an ecological rarity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its complex political and economic history shows limited disturbances, extinctions, pollution, and resource depletion by legal or de facto measures.
Ahamed, Sonya +7 more
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Social acceptability of a marine protected area: The case of Reunion Island [PDF]
, 2010 This paper examines variations in social acceptability of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) prior to implementation. The influence of a number of factors, including socio-economic characteristics, perception of coral resources state of health and attitudes ...
Agardy +56 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Bangladesh, a coastal developing nation with a diverse sustainable biodiversity of natural resources is currently focused upon by international communities as a result of its high potential of the coastal zone (CZ) with natural gas.
Mosa. Tania Alim Shampa +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Spatial fragmentation is a near-ubiquitous characteristic of marine canopies. Biophysical interactions with fragmented canopies are multi-faceted and have many significant implications at multiple scales.
Andrew M. Folkard
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Environmental Crisis as The Ultimate Life Issue
Scientia, 2018 The environmental-ecological problem that humanity faces today is believed to be as ‘the ultimate life issue.’ Such is the rationale for the study. This research investigates the said issue thru descriptive-historical research. Lonergan’s method is used
Arnold Donozo
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Remotely sensing harmful algal blooms in the Red Sea.
PLoS ONE, 2019 Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are of global concern, as their presence is often associated with socio-economic and environmental issues including impacts on public health, aquaculture and fisheries.
Elamurugu Alias Gokul +4 more
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Soft Robotic Snake with Tunable Undulatory Gait for Efficient Underwater Locomotion
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This study designs an underwater soft snake robot using 3D‐printed soft actuators, controlled by specific signals to generate sinusoidal undulation. Results show a positive correlation between speed and swing amplitude, with optimal performance at 2/3π phase offset, PLA tail, 1.2 voltage growth rate, and 6s undulation period achieving a maximum speed ...
Huichen Ma, Junjie Zhou, Raye Yeow
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