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The Phenomenon of Piebaldism in Sharks: A Review of Global Sightings and Patterns

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.
Chromatic disorders like piebaldism—a rare form of leucism causing partial pigment loss—have been documented in 25 wild shark cases across 17 species and 11 families, with varying anatomical distribution. This study compiles published and unpublished records to better understand the taxonomic and geographical spread of piebaldism and its potential ...
Darren A. Whitehead   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of severe hurricanes on Biorock Coral Reef Restoration Projects in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2010
Artificial reefs are often discouraged in shallow waters over concerns of storm damage to structures and surrounding habitat. Biorock coral reef restoration projects were initiated in waters around 5m deep in Grand Turk, at Oasis (October 2006) and at ...
Lucy Wells   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Chemical and Isotopic Evidence for Organic Matter Sulfurization in Redox Gradients Around Mangrove Roots

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2019
Coastal environments like mangrove forests are increasingly recognized as potential hotspots for organic carbon burial, giving them a crucial and yet poorly constrained role in the global carbon cycle.
M. R. Raven   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breakfast Habits, Anthropometry, and Nutrition‐Related Outcomes in Adolescents From Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Breakfast skipping is a commonly reported dietary habit among adolescents despite this life stage marked by critical growth and development. Limited comparable evidence exists from low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where the detrimental effect of inadequate diets remains a major public health challenge. We conducted a systematic review
Jordie A. J. Fischer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The first 25 years of satellite carbonate sedimentology: What have we learned?

open access: yesThe Depositional Record, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 975-997, June 2025.
Observations of the suspension and transport of carbonate sediments from reefs, banks and shallow shelves have been made by satellite instruments for ca 25 years. With an increasing number of instruments in space, providing advanced observational capabilities, remarkable insights have been gained concerning carbonate sedimentological processes. Details
James G. Acker, R. Jude Wilber
wiley   +1 more source

The Cayman Islands - A Balanced Budget [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Report on the effects of the introduction of direct taxation.
Teather, Richard
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Irregular Migration and Asylum Seekers in the Caribbean [PDF]

open access: yes
migration, irregular migration, Caribbean population ...
Thomas-Hope, Elizabeth
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Sphaerodactylus [PDF]

open access: yes, 1973
Number of Pages: 2Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Schwartz, Albert
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Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Saba Island, Lesser Antilles: Unusually high species richness indicates the Caribbean Biodiversity Hotspot is woefully undersampled [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Saba Island (Caribbean Netherlands) is one of the northernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is only 13 square kilometers but contains a wide variety of potential spider habitats including dry, moist, and elfin forests.
Sikes, Derek S., Slowik, Jozef
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