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Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2010
The deep sea, the largest biome on Earth, has a series of characteristics that make this environment both distinct from other marine and land ecosystems and unique for the entire planet. This review describes these patterns and processes, from geological
E. Ramirez-Llodra, A. Brandt, R. Danovaro, B. De Mol, E. Escobar, C. R. German, L. A. Levin, P. Martinez Arbizu, L. Menot, P. Buhl-Mortensen, B. E. Narayanaswamy, C. R. Smith, D. P. Tittensor, P. A. Tyler, A. Vanreusel, M. Vecchione   +15 more
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Les écosystèmes marins de la Caraïbe : identification, diffusion et modes de gestion

Études Caribéennes, 2010
The marine environment of the Caribbean Sea is composed primarily of three main ecosystems: coral reefs, mangroves and seagrasses, home to fauna and flora.
Dominique Augier
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The role of coral triangle initiative on coral reefs, fisheries, and food securities in Indonesia’s environmental conservation

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2019
This study aims to assess the role of CTI-CFF in handling marine ecosystem problems that include coral reef conservation, fisheries, and food security in Indonesia.
P. P. Linggi, A. Burhanuddin
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Whose Threat Counts? Conservation Narratives in the Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia

Conservation & Society, 2015
The ongoing global decline of coral reefs and their associated fisheries highlights issues of governance, including contrasting interpretations of the marine environment, the drivers and agents of environmental degradation, and the appropriate actions to
Franciska von Heland, Julian Clifton
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Charging for Nature: Marine Park Fees and Management from a User Perspective [PDF]

, 2010
User fees can contribute to the financial sustainability of marine protected areas (MPAs), yet they must be acceptable to users. We explore changes in the fee system and management of Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP) from the perspective of users ...
Calvo Uyarra, MC, Côté, IM, Gill, JA
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Wicked Social-Ecological Problems Forcing Unprecedented Change on the Latitudinal Margins of Coral Reefs: the Case of Southwest Madagascar

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, Martine Rodier, Mireille M.M. Guillaume, Serge Andréfouët, Robert Arfi, Joshua E. Cinner, Michel Pichon, Frédéric Ramahatratra, Faravavy Rasoamanendrika, Jens Zinke, Tim R. McClanahan   +10 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, Alessa, Anon, Anon, Anon, Aurélie Thomassin, Baticados, Beger, Brailovskaya, Bunce, Burke, Carole S. White, Chabanet, Chabanet, Chape, Chazottes, Christie, Cinner, Conand, Crosby, David, Davis, Debrot, Durville, Faucheux, Gilbert David, Hansis, Hergon, Jones, Kakoyannis, Letourneur, Letourneur, Mascia, McClanahan, McClanahan, Mora, Myatt-Bell, Naim, Pelletier, Pendleton, Peterlin, Petrosillo, Rao, Ricciardi, Robertson, Saenz-Arroyo, Sant, Selina S. Stead, Shafer, Sloan, Slovic, Spalding, Spalding, Stankey, Sullivan, Suman, Tran   +56 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, Fernandez, Margarita, Fiske, Greg, Galford, Gillian L, Gonzalez-Diaz, Patricia, Kaufman, Les, Monasterolo, Irene, Roman, Joe   +7 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
Glenn De', Hugh Sweatmana, Katharina E. Fabriciusa, Marji Puotinenb   +3 more
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Biophysical Interactions in Fragmented Marine Canopies: Fundamental Processes, Consequences, and Upscaling

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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