Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
Between April 25-May 18, 2011, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (LOF) and our partners assessed the coral reefs and associated habitats of Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The mission encompassed 20 days at …
Quantifying the decline in Corallium rubrum populations: Reply to Santangelo & Bramanti (2010). Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 418: 299-303 In the comment on Bruckner (2009; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 397:319–332), Santangelo & Bramanti (2010; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 418:295–297) suggest that the available …
Proceedings of the International Workshop on Red Coral Science, Management, and Trade: Lessons from the Mediterranean. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration convened the International Workshop on …
How U.S. Ocean Policy and Market Power Can Reform the Coral Reef Wildlife Trade As the world’s largest importer of marine ornamental species for the aquaria, curio, home de´ cor, and jewelry industries, the United States has an opportunity to leverage …
Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Marie-Louise, Amirantes, Seychelles The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5o and 6o south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese …
The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5° and 6° south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco de Gama on his second voyage …
Terrestrial and Marine Ecology of Desnoeufs, Amirantes, Seychelles. The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5o and 6o south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered by the Portuguese …
Morphology and Marine Ecology of Boudeuse, Amirantes, Seychelles The Amirantes group, Seychelles, comprises 24 islands and islets lying between 5o and 6o south of the equator on the Amirantes Bank, western Indian Ocean. The group extends over a distance of …
Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005 Background: The rising temperature of the world’s oceans has become a major threat to coral reefs globally as the severity and frequency of mass coral bleaching and mortality events …
Western Atlantic Coral Reef Health and Resilience Cards The Western Atlantic Health and Resilience Cards provide photographic examples of the dominant habitat features and biological indicators of coral reef condition, health and resilience to future perturbations. Representative examples of benthic substrates types, indicators …
