Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
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Seychelles Tsunami Impacts in the Western Indian Ocean Temporal and spatial characteristics of the December 2004 tsunami in the Republic of Seychelles,Western Indian Ocean are described, with particular reference to the detailed water level record from the Pointe La Rue tide-gauge, Mahé, …
Indonesia Tsunami Impacts: Aceh Provence and North Sumatra The huge earthquake and resulting tsunami which occurred on December 26, 2004 off the west coast of Sumatra resulted in regionally variable patterns of impact in and around the Indian Ocean basin. The coast …
2007 Annual Report of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation As time presses on, a pause is worthwhile to reflect on the Foundation’s accomplishments of last year. I am pleased to report that the year 2007 was punctuated by …
Osmoregulation in Anthozoan–Dinoflagellate Symbiosis Endosymbiosis creates a unique osmotic circumstance. Hosts are not only responsible for balancing their internal osmolarity with respect to the external environment, but they must also maintain a compatible osmotic environment for their endosymbionts, which may themselves …
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Five Year Anthology The Living Oceans Foundation is dedicated to conservation and restoration of living oceans and pledges to champion their preservation through research, education and a commitment to Science Without Borders®. The idea of Khaled bin Sultan Living …
Farasan Islands Benthic Habitat Assessment and Mapping – Farasan Islands Marine Protected Area, May 2006 Preliminary Field Report A collaborative expedition between Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) and the Regional …
Indonesia Coral Reefs: Status of Coral Reefs in Indonesia After the December 2004 Tsunami The 2004 tsunami was the worst natural disaster in the history of Indonesia. More than 120,000 people died or are still missing; more than 500,000 people lost …
Coral Cover: The Cover of Living and Dead Corals from Airborne Remote Sensing Trends in coral cover are widely used to indicate the health of coral reefs but are costly to obtain from field survey over large areas. In situ studies of reflected …
Seaweed Resistance to Microbial Attack: A Targeted Chemical Defense Against Marine Fungi Pathogenic microbes can devastate populations of marine plants and animals. Yet, many sessile organisms such as seaweeds and sponges suffer remarkably low levels of microbial infection, despite lacking cell-based immune systems. …
Widespread and Persistent Populations of a Major New Marine Actinomycete Taxon in Ocean Sediments A major taxon of obligate marine bacteria within the order Actinomycetales has been discovered from ocean sediments. Populations of these bacteria (designated MAR 1) are persistent and …
