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Assessment of fish populations and habitat on Oculina Bank, a deep-sea coral marine protected area off eastern Florida [PDF]
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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Coral Reefs in the Indonesian Seas Threatened by Heat and Cold Stress
Abstract Heat accumulation and rising sea surface temperatures (SST) are currently major stressors for coral reefs worldwide. Coral reefs are also impacted by cool SST anomalies, although the dynamics of cold stress events are less well understood. Here, we estimate coral bleaching metrics in the Indonesian Seas using a high‐spatial‐temporal‐resolution
Takaaki K. Watanabe +4 more
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Coral reefs are facing increasing threats from rising ocean temperatures, necessitating timely and localized prediction tools to inform reef management and conservation.
Marybeth C Arcodia +2 more
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Preliminary comparison of natural versus model-predicted recovery of vessel-generated seagrass injuries in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary [PDF]
Each year, more than 500 motorized vessel groundings cause widespread damage to seagrasses in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). Under Section 312 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), any party responsible for the loss, injury, or ...
Fonseca, Mark S. +2 more
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Abstract Fisheries constitute one of the major benefits that oceans provide for people. Yet anthropogenic pressures and global changes are disrupting coastal systems, eroding marine biodiversity and threatening the food security of traditional populations.
Fabricio C. Albuquerque +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Challenged Index: Why Newsweek's List of America's 100 Best High Schools Doesn't Make the Grade [PDF]
Some schools on Newsweek's list of America's Top 100 high schools have large achievement gaps, grossly shortchange disadvantaged groups, and have a substantial number of drop ...
Andrew J. Rotherham, Sara Mead
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This study combines literature and online data sources to expand the smalleye stingray's range, highlight ecological interactions and specific threats. Abstract Many chondrichthyan fishes are experiencing alarming population declines primarily due to overfishing, exacerbated by their inherently vulnerable life history traits including slow growth rates
Jennifer Ann Keeping +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Living with the Sea: Local Efforts Buffer Effects of Global Change [PDF]
Living with the Sea examines the role of MMAs (Marine Managed Areas) in restoring and sustaining healthy oceans, particularly the importance of local management efforts.
John Tschirky, Les Kaufman
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We quantified recreationists perceptions of wild pigs during an eradication program at Blackbeard Island, Georgia, U.S., by distributing a survey to participants of the 2024 archery hunt. Hunters overwhelmingly supported wild pig eradication (73.0%) and were concerned about wild pig impacts on native species (98.1%), yet only half believed eradication ...
Travis E. Stoakley +2 more
wiley +1 more source
A review of subtropical community resistance and resilience to extreme cold spells [PDF]
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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