Assessment of fish populations and habitat on Oculina Bank, a deep-sea coral marine protected area off eastern Florida [PDF]
, 2009 A portion of the Oculina Bank located off eastern Florida is a marine protected area (MPA) preserved for its dense populations of the ivory tree coral (Oculina varicosa), which provides important habitat for fish.
Harter , Stacey L. +3 more
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Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Coral reef restoration strategies are rapidly evolving to restore corals and reef functions in response to accelerating disturbances worldwide. One active restoration technique that is rapidly gaining momentum is the larval enhancement method which involves the introduction of cultured coral larvae directly onto degraded reefs ...
Dexter W. dela Cruz +6 more
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Economic profile of Florida's marine life industry [PDF]
, 2001 The marine life industry in Florida is defined as the harvest of live marine specimens (fish and invertebrate species including plants, live rock and sand, and small “critters”) for commercial use, primarily aquariums.
Adams, Charles M. +4 more
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A review of subtropical community resistance and resilience to extreme cold spells [PDF]
, 2016 Forecasted changes in global climate predict not only shifts in average conditions but also changes in the frequency and intensity of climate extremes.
Blewett D. A. +4 more
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Critical knowledge gaps in the conservation and restoration of cold‐water corals
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Critical knowledge gaps hamper effective conservation of threatened cold‐water coral (CWC) ecosystems, facing cumulative anthropogenic and climate pressures. This review provides a strategic roadmap for urgent, informed intervention.
Qian Liu +33 more
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Integrated Conceptual Ecosystem Model Development for the Southeast Florida Coastal Marine Ecosystem [PDF]
, 2013 The overall goal of the MARES (MARine and Estuarine goal Setting) project for South Florida is “to reach a science-based consensus about the defining characteristics and fundamental regulating processes of a South Florida coastal marine ecosystem that is
Banks, Kenneth +13 more
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The role of substrate materials for the survival and growth of coral micro‐fragment sheets
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Biofouling can have a negative impact on the survival and growth of corals in aquaculture. For coral aquaculture to support reef restoration, there needs to be a cost‐effective and efficient method that reduces the reliance on labor for coral maintenance.
Muhammad Azmi Abdul Wahab +6 more
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, 2008 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_currents/1009/thumbnail ...
NSU Oceanographic Center
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Genetic diversity and connectivity in the threatened staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in Florida. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Over the past three decades, populations of the dominant shallow water Caribbean corals, Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata, have been devastated by white-band disease (WBD), resulting in the listing of both species as threatened under the U.S ...
Elizabeth M Hemond, Steven V Vollmer
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Variation in the isotopic signatures of juvenile gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) from five southern Florida region [PDF]
, 2010 Measurements of 18O/16O and 13C/12C ratios in the carbonate of juvenile gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) sagittal otoliths collected during 2001–2005 from different southern Florida regions indicated significant variations in the ratios between Florida ...
Gerard, Trika, Muhling, Barbara
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