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Spring 2007, Nsu Oceanographic Center Apr 2007

Spring 2007, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Winter 2007, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 2007

Winter 2007, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Inside The Rainforests Of The Sea: Coral Reefs And Their Endangerment, Roxanne Greitz Miller Jan 2007

Inside The Rainforests Of The Sea: Coral Reefs And Their Endangerment, Roxanne Greitz Miller

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This article focuses on coral reefs and their endangerment.


Fall 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center Oct 2006

Fall 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Summer 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center Aug 2006

Summer 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Spring 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center Apr 2006

Spring 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Assessment Of Image Analysis As A Measure Of Scleractinian Coral Growth, Steven K. Gustafson Mar 2006

Assessment Of Image Analysis As A Measure Of Scleractinian Coral Growth, Steven K. Gustafson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Image analysis was used to measure basal areas of selected colonies of Montastraea annularis and Porites astreoides, following the colonies over a three-year period from 2002 to 2004. Existing digital images of permanently-marked quadrats in the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve, Belize, were selected based on image quality and availability of images of selected quadrats for all three years. Annual growth rates were calculated from the basal-area measurements. Mean growth rates (radial skeletal extension) for M. annularis and P. astreoides were 0.02 cm yr-1 and -0.20 cm yr-1, respectively. Basal area measurements demonstrated a large degree of variability. Increases were approximately …


Winter 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 2006

Winter 2006, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Fall 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center Oct 2005

Fall 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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A Comparison Of Diets And Water Agitation Methods For Larval Culture Of The Edible Sea Urchin, Tripneustes Ventricosus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Ray Wolcott, Charles G. Messing Sep 2005

A Comparison Of Diets And Water Agitation Methods For Larval Culture Of The Edible Sea Urchin, Tripneustes Ventricosus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Ray Wolcott, Charles G. Messing

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) has been harvested for human consumption in the Caribbean for centuries, where harvest rates occasionally exceed sustainability. Historically a backreef and grass-bed urchin, the species has recently been observed on the forereef where it appears to control macroalgal growth in the absence of Diadema antillarum (Philippi, 1845) (Woodley and Gayle, 1999). Large-scale culturing has the potential to produce T. ventricosus in sufficient numbers for remediation of degraded coral reefs, restocking of nearshore habitats, and development of an aquaculture industry for one or more Caribbean islands. We report the first successful culturing of T. ventricosus from fertilization …


Summer 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center Aug 2005

Summer 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Spring 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center Apr 2005

Spring 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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A Sustainable Future For Recreational Fishing In The Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Proposal For Discussion., Department Of Fisheries. Mar 2005

A Sustainable Future For Recreational Fishing In The Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Proposal For Discussion., Department Of Fisheries.

Fisheries Management Papers

Fishing activity on the Cocos is essentially unmanaged at present and there has been some condern by the local community that a number of species, such as coral trout, have declined in numbers over the last decade. This draft strategy was developed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries who now has responsibility for managing recreational fishing on behalf of the Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services.


Winter 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 2005

Winter 2005, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Fall 2004, Nsu Oceanographic Center Oct 2004

Fall 2004, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Spring 2004, Nsu Oceanographic Center Apr 2004

Spring 2004, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Winter 2004, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 2004

Winter 2004, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Summer 2004, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2004

Summer 2004, Nova Southeastern University

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A Characterization Of The Shallow-Water Coral Reefs And Associated Habitats Of Puerto Rico, Matthew S. Kendall, Curtis R. Kruer, Ken R. Buja, John D. Christensen, Ernesto Diaz, Robert A. Warner, Mark E. Monaco Jan 2004

A Characterization Of The Shallow-Water Coral Reefs And Associated Habitats Of Puerto Rico, Matthew S. Kendall, Curtis R. Kruer, Ken R. Buja, John D. Christensen, Ernesto Diaz, Robert A. Warner, Mark E. Monaco

Gulf and Caribbean Research

We mapped bottom types and shelf zones of 1600 km2 or about one fourth of Puerto Rico’s insular shelf from the shoreline to the shelf edge. Overall map accuracy for these bottom types is estimated as 93.6% correct. Maps were produced through visual interpretation of benthic features using orthorectified aerial photographs within a Geographic Information System with customizable software. The maps are one component of an integrated mapping and monitoring program underway by NOAA and its partners in the US Coral Reef Task Force to assess all US reef ecosystems. Maps are currently being used to enhance coastal research …


Fall 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center Oct 2003

Fall 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Summer 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center Aug 2003

Summer 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Spring 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center Apr 2003

Spring 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Winter 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 2003

Winter 2003, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Fall 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center Oct 2002

Fall 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Summer 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center Aug 2002

Summer 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Spring 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center Apr 2002

Spring 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Winter 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 2002

Winter 2002, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Fall 2001, Nsu Oceanographic Center Oct 2001

Fall 2001, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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Applying Habitat Equivalency Analysis For Coral Reef Damage Assessment And Restoration, J. Walter Milon, Richard E. Dodge (Editor) Sep 2001

Applying Habitat Equivalency Analysis For Coral Reef Damage Assessment And Restoration, J. Walter Milon, Richard E. Dodge (Editor)

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Quantifying economic damages and restoration measures for injuries to coral reefs has been a difficult task. In the U.S., habitat equivalency analysis (HEA) has emerged as a novel tool that combines biological and economic information to identify replacement habitats of an appropriate scale to substitute for the interim losses resulting from coral reef injuries. This article provides a review of the basic principles underlying HEA and a discussion of important considerations in applying HEA. These considerations include: how to describe coral reef functions and related human uses, recovery rates of coral reef organisms at injured sites with natural and active …


Spring/Summer 2001, Nsu Oceanographic Center May 2001

Spring/Summer 2001, Nsu Oceanographic Center

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