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The Effects Of Dioxin Exposure On The Hepatic Development Of Larval Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser Brevirostrum), Kelsey Moon

Honors College

Exposure to environmental pollutants is considered to be detrimental to the larval development of various fish species. The liver is thought to be a target organ for many chemicals because of its high lipid content which bioaccumulates lipophilic contaminants. Common impacts of dioxins found in fish livers include lipidosis and glycogen depletion. However, very few studies have been conducted to show these developmental issues in the early stages of long-lived species such as sturgeon. Given their bottom dwelling nature, sturgeon are more vulnerable to environmental pollutants such as dioxin which have long half-lives in aquatic sediments. This study sought to …

Examining The Effectiveness Of Coral Restoration Nurseries, Grace Hanson

Senior Honors Projects

Numerous ecosystems throughout the world are declining and facing conservation challenges. A variety of techniques have been developed in response with active restoration being one of them. Active restoration usually involves planting vegetation in order to restore the area to its previous state. It has been used in multiple ecosystems including seagrasses, forests, and salt marshes. Coral reefs have experienced severe declines worldwide and active restoration has been utilized to help combat their decline. It is generally done by collecting healthy fragments of coral and either transplanting them directly to a declining reef or placing them on a nursery allowing …

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Before Wentworth Point, Part 2: (1939), Um Marine Biological Lab At Lamoine, Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This is picture album of the University of Maine Marine Biological Laboratory at Lamoine, Maine during the summer session in 1939.

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Come To Wentworth Point (1960s), Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This history recounts the formation of the Darling Marine Center from 1963 - 1966.

Um Marine And Freshwater Sciences Before Wentworth Point, Part 1: (1865-1965), Randy Lackovic

Darling Marine Center Historical Documents

This is a history of the marine and freshwater sciences activity at the University of Maine from 1865 - 1965.

Historical Datasets Of Dugong (Dugong Dugon) Observations In The Kimberley Region Of Western Australia - Data Report - Report No. 2008-03, David K. Holley, R. I.T. Prince

Research outputs pre 2011

Research Need and Objective :

Many sections of the northern WA coastline have become heavily industrialised in the last three decades particularly throughout the Pilbara region where offshore and onshore oil and gas exploration and processing facilities are abundant. There have been recent moves to develop similar industry along the Kimberley coast to access the Browse Basin, a 140,000 Km2 offshore gas field approximately 300km off the Kimberley Coast. This has resulted in extensive debate and the need to define the natural values of this region, which is considered to be one of the world’s most ecologically diverse (WWF 2008). …