Abstract Large rivers exhibit dynamic and complex geomorphic features, supporting some of the most biodiverse and ecologically productive ecosystems. However, their aquatic ecology is increasingly threatened by human modifications to natural channel morphology.
Jiajian Qiu +4 more
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Designing marine fishery reserves using passive acoustic telemetry [PDF]
Marine Fishery Reserves (MFRs) are being adopted, in part, as a strategy to replenish depleted fish stocks and serve as a source for recruits to adjacent fisheries.
Delgado, Gabriel A., Glazer, Robert A.
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Estimates of body sizes at maturation and at sex change, and the spawning seasonality and sex ratio of the endemic Hawaiian grouper (Hyporthodus quernus, F. Epinephelidae) [PDF]
A case study of the reproductive biology of the endemic Hawaiian grouper or hapu’upu’u (Hyporthodus quernus) is presented as a model for comprehensive future studies of economically important epinephelid groupers.
DeMartini, Edward E. +2 more
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Genetic barcoding and preliminary phylogenetic analysis of Serranidae species from Maltese coastal waters, with a perspective on their Mediterranean phylogeography [PDF]
Ten species of the Serranidae Family sampled from the Mediterranean, including two non- native species, were identified using molecular genetic tools. Two mitochondrial genes, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and Cytochrome b (Cyt b) genes were ...
Vella, Adriana, Vella, Noel
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Species diversity, abundance, and biomass of fish at offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf
Documented biodiversity associated with offshore oil and gas platforms has led to growing interest in their potential conversion to artificial reefs under Rigs-to-Reefs (RTR) programmes following decommissioning.
Johan Mølgård Sørensen +11 more
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Prevalence, intensity, and effect of a nematode (Philometra saltatrix) in the ovaries of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) [PDF]
Examination of 203 adult bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) from Long Island, New York, in 2002 and 2003 and 66 from the Outer Banks, North Carolina, in 2003 revealed the presence of dracunculoid nematodes (Philometra saltatrix) in the ovaries of female ...
Clarke, Lora M. +2 more
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The “resort effect”: Can tourist islands act as refuges for coral reef species? [PDF]
There is global consensus that marine protected areas offer a plethora of benefits to the biodiversity within and around them. Nevertheless, many organisms threatened by human impacts also find shelter in unexpected or informally protected places.
Anderson R. C. +17 more
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Seventeen of twenty-three species of groupers collected from the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters were infected with 19 identified species (13 new) of Pseudorhabdosynochus Yamaguti, 1958 (Dactylogyridea, Diplectanidae); specimens of the Spanish
Kritsky Delane C. +2 more
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Estimasi Daya Dukung Terumbu Karang Berdasarkan Biomassa Ikan Karang Di Perairan Misool Selatan, Raja Ampat, Papua Barat [PDF]
Terumbu karang merupakan ekosistem yang memiliki banyak fungsi ekologis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kondisi terumbu karang, biomassa ikan karang,dan estimasi daya dukung tutupan karang keras hidup pada area terumbu karang di perairan ...
Ambariyanto, A. (Ambariyanto) +2 more
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Diet composition of fish species from the southern continental shelf of Colombia [PDF]
The diet composition of 30 fish species belonging to 16 families from the Pacific Coast of Colombia is described. Benthic crustaceans (37.5%) and bony fishes (23.7%, chiefly demersal) were the most important food items for the fish species analyzed. Data
Arcila, C.A.T., Lopez-Peralta, R.H.
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