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Factors Contributing to the Regional Decline of Montastraea annularis (complex) Over the last 15 years the massive framework coral, Montastraea annularis (complex) has experienced a rapid decline in abundance, size and condition, and on many reefs in the western Atlantic these species …
Red Sea Coral Reef Trajectories over 2 Decades Suggest Increasing Community Homogenization and Decline in Coral Size Three independent line intercept transect surveys on northern Red Sea reef slopes conducted in 1988/9 and 1997/8 in Egypt and from 2006–9 in …
Factors contributing to the regional decline of Montastraea annularis (complex) Over the last 15 years the massive framework coral, Montastraea annularis (complex) has experienced a rapid decline in abundance, size and condition, and on many reefs in the western Atlantic …
Between 1 August 2011 and 24 August 2011, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a coral reef research mission to Great Inagua, Little Inagua, and Hogsty Reef as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The research included two …
Estimating Coral Reef Benthic Coverage of Communities from Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data: Multiple Discriminant Function Analysis and Linear Spectral Unmixing A staged approach for the application of linear spectral unmixing techniques to airborne hyperspectral remote sensing data of reef communities …
A Paradigm Shift for Red Sea Fisheries Management to Enhance Recovery, Resilience, and Sustainability of Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Red Sea Shallow water coral reefs are found in tropical areas, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn to a maximum …
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 …
