List of coral reef related articles, reports and other publications in alphabetical order.
List of 2777 records
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2701.
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Ricard, M.,
1985
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Atoll de Rangiroa Archipel des Tuamotu,
p. 161-212. In: B. Delesalle, R. Galzin, and B. Salvat (assoc. eds.) Proceedings of the 5th International Coral Reef Congress. Antenne Museum-EPHE, Tahiti, French Polynesia 1.
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Ricard, M.
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1985
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Atoll de Rangiroa Archipel des Tuamotu,
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p. 161-212. In: B. Delesalle, R. Galzin, and B. Salvat (assoc. eds.) Proceedings of the 5th International Coral Reef Congress. Antenne Museum-EPHE, Tahiti, French Polynesia 1.
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Atoll, Survey, ICRS5
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2703.
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Wiens, H.J.,
1962
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Atoll Environment and Ecology.
Yale University Press, New Haven, 532 p.
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Wiens, H.J.
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1962
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Atoll Environment and Ecology.
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Yale University Press, New Haven, 532 p.
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Ecology, Atoll, Environmental survey
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2704.
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Wiens, H.S.,
1962
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Atoll environment and ecology.
Yale University Press, New Haven, USA, 532 p.
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Wiens, H.S.
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1962
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Atoll environment and ecology.
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Yale University Press, New Haven, USA, 532 p.
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Ecology, Zonation, Habitat, Fauna
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2705.
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Kench, P.S.,
1993
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Atoll hydrodynamics and sedimentation as a response to sea level rise,
p. 1228. In: R.H. Richmond (ed.) Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 2. University of Guam Press, UOG Station, Guam. (abstract).
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Kench, P.S.
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1993
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Atoll hydrodynamics and sedimentation as a response to sea level rise,
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p. 1228. In: R.H. Richmond (ed.) Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 2. University of Guam Press, UOG Station, Guam. (abstract).
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Sediment transport, Geology, Hydrodynamics, Carbonate
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2706.
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Buddemeier, R.W. and G. Holladay,
1977
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Atoll hydrology: island groundwater characteristics and their relationship to diagenesis.
p. 167- 173 in: D.L. Taylor (ed.) Proceedings of Third International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 2: Geology. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Florida.
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Buddemeier, R.W. and G. Holladay
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1977
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Atoll hydrology: island groundwater characteristics and their relationship to diagenesis.
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p. 167- 173 in: D.L. Taylor (ed.) Proceedings of Third International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 2: Geology. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Florida.
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Hydrology, Atoll, Groundwater, Permeability, Cementation, Diagenesis, Tidal Effects, ICRS3
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Twenty perforated wells ranging in depth from one to 87 m have been drilled on Enjebi Island, Enewetak Atoll. Well tidal responses, freshwater contents and vertical salinity distributions have been studied over a period of two years. A recording multiprobe conductivity meter has been developed and used to monitor tidal salinity fluctuations. The results show that the surface layer of Recent sediments has relatively low permeability, but that effective permeability increases with increasing depth as successive diagenetic horizons are penetrated. It is found that perforated wells provide qualitatively useful information but perturb the system being studied; the effects produced may have natural analogs which accelerate mixing of fresh and saline water and chemical cementation near the water table.
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2707.
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Dufour, P., S. Andréfouët, L. Charpy and N. Garcia,
2001
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Atoll morphometry controls lagoon nutrient regime.
Limnol. Oceanogr., 46(2): 456–461
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Dufour, P., S. Andréfouët, L. Charpy and N. Garcia
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2001
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Atoll morphometry controls lagoon nutrient regime.
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Limnol. Oceanogr., 46(2): 456–461
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Nutrient control of phytoplankton was studied in 12 atoll lagoons of contrasting morphology in the Tuamotu Archipelago in the South Pacific. In large lagoons and in small lagoons well open to the ocean, N limitation was indicated by dissolved inorganic N (DIN, NO3- + NO2- NH4+) < 0.5 mM, by DIN/P–PO4 ratios < 3 atom atom-1, and by increased phytoplankton and bacterioplankton productivity after N enrichment. This trend shifts to P limitation for shallow, enclosed lagoons. N or P limitations are empirically predictable and explainable according to atoll-scale morphometric factors.
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Macintyre, I. G. ,
2001
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Atoll Research Bulletin Golden Issue-Part 00
Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (494-Part 00): 5 pp
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Macintyre, I. G.
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2001
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Atoll Research Bulletin Golden Issue-Part 00
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Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (494-Part 00): 5 pp
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Atoll Bulletin, fishery, coral reef, research
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Morrison, J. P. E. ,
1951
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atoll research in zoology-land and marine
Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (1): 16-17 pp
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Morrison, J. P. E.
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1951
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atoll research in zoology-land and marine
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Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (1): 16-17 pp
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Atoll Bulletin, fishery, coral reef, research
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the land species of atolls constitute a depauperate fauna of very few species dependent on the attainment of this isolated habitat after its formation as land, and upon the tolerance of such species for any habitats to be found upon atolls. the land species are mainly concerned with the forest ecology of leaf mold accumulation; such species as the minute land snails, for example. a second group is useful in the reduction or elimnation of insects bothersome to man or to his efforts in agriculture. the small lizards belong this group. the third goup, some of which are scavengers fo the atoll economy, may be, and are used in some cases for fodd by the atoll inhabitants. for example, the small rats may help support the cats, dogs, and swine of the natives. the large coconut or robber crab, and birds and bird eggs are usually a direct source of food for the inhabitants.
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2718.
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Holthus, P.F.,
1993
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Atoll vulnerability to sea level rise: a proposed assessment methodology (Abstract),
p. 72. In: R.H. Richmond (ed.) Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 1. University of Guam Press, UOG Station, Guam.
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Holthus, P.F.
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1993
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Atoll vulnerability to sea level rise: a proposed assessment methodology (Abstract),
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p. 72. In: R.H. Richmond (ed.) Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 1. University of Guam Press, UOG Station, Guam.
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ICRS7, Sea level rise, Atoll vulnerability, Assessment
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2719.
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Dupon, J.F.,
1986
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Atolls and the cyclone hazard: a case study of the Tuamotu islands
Environmental Case Study 3. SPREP, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia
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Dupon, J.F.
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1986
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Atolls and the cyclone hazard: a case study of the Tuamotu islands
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Environmental Case Study 3. SPREP, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia
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Atoll, Cyclone
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Weisler, M. I. ,
1999
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ATOLLS AS SETTLEMENT LANDSCAPES: UJAE, MARSHALL ISLANDS
Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (460): 53 pp
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Weisler, M. I.
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1999
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ATOLLS AS SETTLEMENT LANDSCAPES: UJAE, MARSHALL ISLANDS
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Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (460): 53 pp
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Atoll Bulletin, fishery, coral reef, research
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Williamson and Sabath (1982) have demonstrated a significant relationship between
modern population size and environment by examining atoll area and rainfall in the Marshall
Islands. The present work seeks to extend that argument into prehistory by examining the
relationship of ancient habitation sites and size of aroid pit agricultural systems to atoll land
area and rainfall regime along the 1,500-3,500 mm precipitation gradient in the Marshall
Islands. Four atolls were selected for study: Ebon at the wettest extent in the extreme south; Ujae and Maloelap near the center of the archipelago; and Utrc?k at the dry north. The first phase of this long-term archaeological program is reported. During the survey of Ujae Atoll (9" 05' N, 165" 40' E), three habitation sites, an aroid pit agricultural zone, one early historic burial, and seven fish traps, weirs, and enclosures were recorded. Along with excavations at two habitation sites (8 m2 total area), 35 traditional artifacts were recovered (shell adzes, ornaments, and manufacturing tools). Seven radiocarbon age determinations document land use beginning as early as the third century A.D. A beachrock sample dated to 2450 _+ 70 BP relates to atoll development. Some 4,748 bones of fish, birds, turtles, Pacific rats, lizards, humans, and possible cetaceans, along with nearly 13 kg of shellfish, provide the basis for understanding prehistoric subsistence, human adaptations to the atoll setting, and land use patterns.
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WEISLER, M. I.,
1999
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ATOLLS AS SETTLEMENT LANDSCAPES: UJAE, MARSHALL ISLANDS
Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (460): 53 pp
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WEISLER, M. I.
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1999
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ATOLLS AS SETTLEMENT LANDSCAPES: UJAE, MARSHALL ISLANDS
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Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (460): 53 pp
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Atoll Bulletin, fishery, coral reef, research
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Williamson and Sabath (1982) have demonstrated a significant relationship between modern population size and environment by examining atoll area and rainfall in the Marshall Islands. The present work seeks to extend that argument into prehistory by examining the relationship of ancient habitation sites and size of aroid pit agricultural systems to atoll land area and rainfall regime along the 1,500-3,500 mm precipitation gradient in the Marshall Islands. Four atolls were selected for study: Ebon at the wettest extent in the extreme south; Ujae and Maloelap near the center of the archipelago; and Utrc?k at the dry north. The first phase of this long-term archaeological program is reported. During the survey of Ujae Atoll (9" 05' N, 165" 40' E), three habitation sites, an aroid pit agricultural zone, one early historic burial, and seven fish traps, weirs, and enclosures were recorded. Along with excavations at two habitation sites (8 m2 total area), 35 traditional artifacts were recovered (shell adzes, ornaments, and manufacturing tools). Seven radiocarbon age determinations document land use beginning as early as the third century A.D. A beachrock sample dated to 2450 _+ 70 BP relates to atoll development. Some 4,748 bones of fish, birds, turtles, Pacific rats, lizards, humans, and possible cetaceans, along with nearly 13 kg of shellfish, provide the basis for understanding prehistoric subsistence, human adaptations to the atoll setting, and land use patterns.
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Jr, J. T. M.,
1957
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Atolls visited during the first year of the Pacific Islands Rat Ecology Project
Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (56): 12 pp
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Jr, J. T. M.
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1957
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Atolls visited during the first year of the Pacific Islands Rat Ecology Project
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Atoll Research Bulletin, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (56): 12 pp
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Atoll Bulletin, fishery, coral reef, research
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Macsotay, O. and P. Gonzalez-Brito,
1979
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Atolones fosiles, epirogenesis y sedimentacion en la Bahia de Bergatin, Venezuela Nororiental.
Bol. Soc. Venez. Cienc. Nat. 34:43-71.
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Macsotay, O. and P. Gonzalez-Brito
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1979
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Atolones fosiles, epirogenesis y sedimentacion en la Bahia de Bergatin, Venezuela Nororiental.
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Bol. Soc. Venez. Cienc. Nat. 34:43-71.
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Fossil atoll, Epirogenesis, Sedimentation
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Huhnerfuss, H., Alpers, W., Garrett, W.D., Lange, P.A. & Stolte, S.,
1983
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Attenuation of capillary and gravity waves at sea by a monomolecular organic surface films.
J. Geophys. Res. 88:9809-9816
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Huhnerfuss, H., Alpers, W., Garrett, W.D., Lange, P.A. & Stolte, S.
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1983
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Attenuation of capillary and gravity waves at sea by a monomolecular organic surface films.
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J. Geophys. Res. 88:9809-9816
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oceanography, slicks
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2728.
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Connie Fay Komilus, Pauline Chin, Kenneth Kassem and Angela Lim ,
2012
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Attitude Survey on Live Reef Fish Consumption in Sabah: Consumer and Restaurant Manager Surveys
USAID-funded Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative Support Program. 125 pp
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Connie Fay Komilus, Pauline Chin, Kenneth Kassem and Angela Lim
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2012
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Attitude Survey on Live Reef Fish Consumption in Sabah: Consumer and Restaurant Manager Surveys
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USAID-funded Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative Support Program. 125 pp
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coral reefs,Coral Triangle Initiative, fisheries, food security,LRF, Live Reef Fish
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Sabah, Malaysia’s second largest state located at the northern-most portion of Borneo, has 75% of Malaysia’s coral reefs which is reportedly important for the capture and export of live reef fish to restaurants throughout Southeast Asia. (Biusing 2004, Daw et al. 2003). Considered as a halal, luxury and healthy food in Sabah, live reef fish (LRF) are sold in most seafood restaurants and this has positioned Sabah as the “Little Hong Kong of Borneo”. As the true magnitude of exploitation of live reef fish is still unknown, this study attempts to document the consumption patterns, conservation awareness and willingness to change food preferences amongst live reef fish trade consumers and restaurant managers in Sabah. The survey found an overwhelming proportion of respondents (84%) who liked eating LRF. LRF is a highly-sought for food among professionals and those involved in the service industry due to its taste, freshness and texture. Consumers at age group of 21 to 50 years old are major consumers and may be regarded as the elite consumers of LRF. Consumers adopted the norm of eating LRF in Sabah as a social affair rather than as tradition or for special occasions every time they patronized seafood restaurants. Other attributes to the norm were the sense of ownership and pride on the LRF availability in Sabah. Popular LRF chosen by consumers were groupers of the red and brown species. The three most important factors considered by consumers in choosing LRF were the freshness of the fish, species and the fish’s price. The most desired size for fish are those less than 1kg or 1-1.5kg with prices less than RM150. A high percentage (61%) of the respondents was not aware that humphead wrasse and giant grouper were vulnerable species. Although this indicates a lack of awareness on the conservation status of LRF consumed, nearly 70% of the respondents were willing to accept farmed reef fish or freshwater fish as alternatives to wild-caught LRF.Restaurant managers’ attitude at both Kota Kinabalu and East Coast of Sabah demonstrated a high degree of concern on overfishing, cyanide fishing and selling of juvenile fish. Responses from managers of both areas differed in some aspects like the level of concern on detrimental trend of LRF populations, guarantee on non-cyanide caught LRF, size of fish and green image trademark to the LRF trade. Size of fish matters to all managers because they would not purchase very small sized or immature fish. Managers of LRF restaurants responded positively to the idea of projecting a green image trademark in restaurants (62.5% in Kota Kinabalu and 43% in East Coast respectively). Assurance from most of the restaurant managers were obtained in supporting sustainable LRF by promoting environmentally friendly live reef fish consumption through pamphlets or posters to customers.In conclusion, both consumers and managers have a general consensus that some reef fish are threatened and they expressed their efforts towards combating illegal fishing methods like cyanide fishing. Customers were also willing to shift to other alternatives while managers agreed to a LRF green image trademark projection in their restaurants as a symbol of supporting sustainable LRF
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Simpson, S.D., M. G. Meekan, R. D. McCauley and A. Jeffs,
2004
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Attraction of settlement-stage coral reef fishes to reef noise.
Marine Ecology Progress Series 276:263-268
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Simpson, S.D., M. G. Meekan, R. D. McCauley and A. Jeffs
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2004
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Attraction of settlement-stage coral reef fishes to reef noise.
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Marine Ecology Progress Series 276:263-268
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Coral reef fishes · Orientation · Sound · Cues · Settlement · Larvae · Light traps
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We compared catches of settlement-stage reef fishes in light traps attached to underwater speakers playing reef sounds with those of silent traps during a summer recruitment season at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Of the total 40191 reef fishes we collected, significantly more (67%; Wilcoxon and Binomial tests: p<0.001) appeared in the traps with broadcast reef noise. Traps deployed with speakers consistently caught a greater diversity of species (Wilcoxon test: p<0.001, total 81 vs 68) than did silent traps. This study provides a clear demonstration that the settlement-stages of a broad range of families of coral reef fishes are attracted to reef sounds.
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van Oppen, M.J.H., B. L. Willis and D. J. Miller,
1999
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Atypically low rate of cytochrome b evolution in the scleractinian coral genus Acropora.
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B (1999) 266, 179^183
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van Oppen, M.J.H., B. L. Willis and D. J. Miller
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1999
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Atypically low rate of cytochrome b evolution in the scleractinian coral genus Acropora.
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Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B (1999) 266, 179^183
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mtDNA; cytochrome b; substitution rate; corals; Acropora
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Unexpectedly low levels of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome b sequence divergence are found between species of the scleractinian coral genus Acropora. Comparison of 964 positions of the cytochrome b gene of two out of the three Caribbean Acropora species with seven of their Pacific congeners shows only 0.3^0.8% sequence di¡erence. Species in these biogeographic regions have been evolving independently
for at least three million years (since the rise of the Isthmus of Panama) and this geological date is used to estimate nucleotide divergence rates. The results indicate that the Acropora cytochrome b gene is evolving at least 10^20 times slower than the `standard' vertebrate mtDNA clock and is one of the most slowly evolving animal mitochondrial genes described to date. The possibility is discussed that, unlike higher
animals, cnidarians may have a functional mtDNA mismatch repair system.
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Denner, E.B.M. G. W. Smith, H-J Busse, P. Schumann, T. Narzt, S. W. Polson, W. Lubitz, and L. L. Richardson,
2003
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Aurantimonas coralicida gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of white plague type II on Caribbean scleractinian corals.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 53: 1115 - 1122.
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Denner, E.B.M. G. W. Smith, H-J Busse, P. Schumann, T. Narzt, S. W. Polson, W. Lubitz, and L. L. Richardson
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2003
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Aurantimonas coralicida gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of white plague type II on Caribbean scleractinian corals.
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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 53: 1115 - 1122.
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coral disease
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A bacterium previously isolated from a diseased colony of the scleractinian coral Dichocoenia stokesi (common name elliptical star coral) was subjected to a detailed polyphasic taxonomic characterization. The isolate, designated WP1T, was halophilic and strictly aerobic and formed golden-orange-pigmented colonies after prolonged incubation. Cells of WP1T were Gram-negative, rod-shaped and showed a characteristic branching rod morphology. Chemotaxonomically, WP1T was characterized by having Q-10 as the major respiratory lipoquinone and sym-homospermidine as the main component of the cellular polyamine content. The predominant constituent in the cellular fatty acid profile was C18 : 17c, along with C19 : 0 cyclo 8c and C16 : 0. Other fatty acids present in smaller amounts were C17 : 0, C18 : 0, C16 : 17c, C20 : 17c and C18 : 1 2-OH. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine. Minor amounts of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine and phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine were present. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 66·3 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that WP1T represents a separate subline of descent within the order ‘Rhizobiales’ of the ‘Alphaproteobacteria’. The new line of descent falls within the group of families that includes the Rhizobiaceae, Bartonellaceae, Brucellaceae and ‘Phyllobacteriaceae’, with no particular relative within this group. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to all established taxa within this group was not higher than 92·0 % (to Mesorhizobium mediterraneum). To accommodate this emerging coral pathogen, the creation of a new genus and species is proposed, Aurantimonas coralicida gen. nov., sp. nov. (type strain WP1T=CIP 107386T =DSM 14790T).
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Prescott,J.H., B.F. Phillips and R. S. Bell,
1986
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Australia/Papua New Guinea Rock Lobster Research in Torres Strait.
Division of Fisheries Research, CSIRO, Australla.
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Prescott,J.H., B.F. Phillips and R. S. Bell
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1986
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Australia/Papua New Guinea Rock Lobster Research in Torres Strait.
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Division of Fisheries Research, CSIRO, Australla.
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coral reef fisheries lobster Panulirus
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Research by Australia and Papua New Guinea has now shown conctusivety that populations of ornate rock lobsters, Panulirus ornatus, i n AustraZicm mters i n the Great North East Channel of Torres Strait migrate into and across the Gulf of Papua as far as Yule Island.
Panulirus ornatus, the ornate rock lobster, is widely distributed through the Indo Pacific area where it is commercially fished i n S r i Lanka, on the e a s t coast of Africa, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
The l a r g e s t f i s h e r i e s f o r t h i s species are i n Torres S t r a i t , Australia and the adjacent Gulf of Papua (Papua New ~ u i n e a ) yielding a t o t a l annual landed value of about $A5 million.
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Ceccarelli, D. M,
2011
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Australia’s Coral Sea: A Biophysical Profile
The first comprehensive review of information on Australia's Coral Sea
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Ceccarelli, D. M
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2011
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Australia’s Coral Sea: A Biophysical Profile
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The first comprehensive review of information on Australia's Coral Sea
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coral reef, pelagic, predator, deep sea, seamount, oceanography, geomorphology
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The Coral Sea Conservation Zone (referred to in this report as the Coral Sea) is bounded on the west by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, on the east by the edge of Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone, on the north by the Torres Strait Protection Zone and on the south by the same southern latitude line as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The area comprises 972,000 km2. The Coral Sea hosts a high diversity of habitats, ecosystems and species. Only a small portion of this area has been studied, but knowledge gained to date indicates that there are important habitats, migration corridors and ecological processes that sustain unique biological communities. This review draws together the available scientific research to provide a comprehensive description of the physical and biological characteristics of the Coral Sea. The seabed of the Coral Sea is characterised by a vast plain over 4,000 m deep to the northeast, several plateaux and slopes etched by undersea canyons and separated by deep ocean trenches, and, to the south, the northern end of a chain of undersea volcanoes. Eighteen coral reef systems, many with multiple small reefs, emerge from structural high points on the plateaux or from the tops of the volcanoes. Forty-nine small islands and cays form the only terrestrial habitats. At the ocean’s surface, the westward-flowing South Equatorial Current enters the Coral Sea as a series of jets between the network of islands that form the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. As this current approaches the Great Barrier Reef, it splits in two to form the Hiri Current to the north and the East Australian Current to the south. This latter current brings warm, low-nutrient water and tropical species southward as a series of eddies. Very little is known about how small-scale circulation patterns affect the Coral Sea’s ecology, but slow eddies, which may retain fauna and promote the development of species that do not occur anywhere else, have been discovered over some of the plateaux. The islets and cays of the Coral Sea support a variety of life, ranging from simple food chains based on carrion and detritus to well developed thick forests of Pisonia trees. The cays provide habitat for nesting and roosting seabirds (many of which are of conservation significance) and nesting endangered green turtles. In general, highly exposed reef zones in the Coral Sea are dominated by species that are robust enough to withstand strong wave action, while more sheltered reef habitats have a greater amount of live coral cover (30–50%) and host a larger abundance of fish and invertebrates. Coral, fish and invertebrate populations show key differences from those on the Great Barrier Reef and some affinities with those on the reefs of the western Pacific and the Arafura and Timor Seas. Recent research has uncovered coralline sponges, considered ‘living fossils,’ in the shallow caves of Osprey Reef. Some reefs support high densities of sharks (~4.4 individuals per hectare) and other predators, and protection in existing no-take Commonwealth Reserves in the Coral Sea has led to healthy populations of otherwise exploited species. Preliminary explorations of deeper Coral Sea reef ecosystems (from 30–40 m to over 150 m) have revealed a great diversity of geological formations along with coral communities that have adapted to low light. Soft corals are an important feature of these deeper coral communities, and gorgonians (sea fans) tend to be very abundant. These mesophotic (low light) communities may act as refugia during disturbance events such as cyclones and bleaching, and may provide larvae during the recovery of these highly isolated reefs. In the deep ocean (below the mesophotic zone) of the Coral Sea, diverse cold-water coral communities have been discovered, as well as a high abundance of predatory fish and sharks in the deeper reaches of coral reefs. The Coral Sea’s pelagic (open sea) realm is frequented by numerous threatened and migratory cetaceans, turtles and sharks, as well as tunas and billfish. The southern Coral Sea has large densities of fish and squid that occupy the middle of the food chain and play an important role in regulating food web stability. The Coral Sea provides habitat for a number of iconic species: • Common cetaceans documented in the Coral Sea include humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and dwarf minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and a number of toothed whale species that have sometimes been recorded in pods of hundreds of individuals. • The cays function as critical habitat for green turtles (Chelonia mydas), providing important nesting areas for turtles arriving from foraging grounds as far away as the Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea. Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) forage around the shallow Coral Sea reefs, and the Coral Sea currents underlie important migratory routes for many turtle species. • The cays of Lihou Reef and Coringa-Herald provide habitat for 36 species of seabirds. These cays host a significant proportion of Australia’s breeding population of several species, including the red-footed booby (Sula sula), lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel), great frigatebird (Fregata minor) and red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda). The Coral Sea also provides feeding grounds for seabirds that nest on Great Barrier Reef islands. • The southern edge of the Coral Sea is considered a global biodiversity hotspot for ocean predators such as sharks, tunas and billfish. Oceanic and reef sharks have been documented in large numbers in some parts of the Coral Sea, especially in areas protected from exploitation. Deep-water sharks are known to dwell on the deep continental slopes and plateaux. Fifty-two species of deep-water sharks, rays and chimaeras have been recorded in the Coral Sea, 18 of which are known only from there. The Coral Sea hosts 341 species that are recognised by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for their conservation significance. The list includes 26 species of cetaceans, 219 species of corals, 21 species of fish, 46 species of sharks and rays, 5 species of marine turtles and 24 species of birds. Over half (51%) of these species show declining population trends. The waters over the Queensland and Townsville Troughs appear important for attracting aggregations of large pelagic species, either to feed or spawn. A spawning aggregation of lanternfish periodically attracts feeding schools of tunas, billfish and whale sharks. The northwestern Coral Sea hosts the only confirmed spawning aggregation of black marlin (Makaira indica) in the world. The Coral Sea also provides migratory corridors for numerous highly mobile species. The primary migration pathways are likely to be associated with major ocean currents; species may enter the Coral Sea via the South Equatorial Current, and some may continue north towards the Arafura Sea, while others – such as black marlin, loggerhead turtles, freshwater eels and humpback whales – may turn south and follow the East Australian Current. One of the most remarkable migrations is undertaken by freshwater eels. All species of freshwater eels from New Zealand and eastern Australia spawn in the northern Coral Sea, at depths between 200 m and 300 m. Larval eels mature as they are transported south by the East Australian Current, and then migrate toward estuaries along the Australian or New Zealand coastline, a journey that can total 3,000 km. The existing knowledge about the Coral Sea serves to establish the following points: 1. The Coral Sea Conservation Zone is large enough to conserve wide-ranging pelagic and deep-water species, a high proportion of which are found only in the Coral Sea and are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts. 2. In terms of scientific rigor, policy development and implementation, Australia is probably the only tropical pelagic environment not markedly impacted by fishing, where an area of very large scale can be established and effectively managed. 3. Although the Coral Sea contains a number of critical shallow reef and terrestrial habitats, these represent less than 1% of the total area. Their small size, isolation from each other and high exposure to cyclones and storms make them more vulnerable to catastrophic impacts of natural disturbances than the contiguous reef systems of the Great Barrier Reef. These precarious conditions increase the area’s ecological fragility and the risk of local extinctions. 4. The only attempt to examine the cost effectiveness of management of tropical protected marine areas suggested that economies of scale function more effectively for single large areas than numerous small ones. The Coral Sea offers a valuable scientific reference site, as it is close to the global centre of coral reef biodiversity – the Coral Triangle – but is not subject to the human pressures that affect much of Southeast Asia’s marine ecosystems. In addition, recent research indicates unique biological communities that are still intact. While continuing these studies, we must extend investigations of the Coral Sea, especially to the spatial scale relevant to ecological communities and individual organisms. Significant knowledge gaps must be identified and addressed before we can form a clearer understanding of the Coral Sea’s overall biodiversity, patterns of connectivity, and the drivers of ecosystem health. With many of the world’s marine systems in decline, knowledge of patterns of connectivity and the genetic structure of the Coral Sea’s populations will enhance our understanding of how this ecosystem (and others) may respond to environmental variation over evolutionary and ecological time scales.
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Coughlan, M.,
1983
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Australian drought and the southern oscillation.
in: Proceedings, Colloquium on the Significance of the Southern Oscillation-El Nino Phenomenon, AMSTAC, Canberra, 27-28 July, 1983, pp.187-210
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Coughlan, M.
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1983
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Australian drought and the southern oscillation.
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in: Proceedings, Colloquium on the Significance of the Southern Oscillation-El Nino Phenomenon, AMSTAC, Canberra, 27-28 July, 1983, pp.187-210
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enso drought, Australia
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Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve.,
1993
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Australian fisheries resources.
Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 p.
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Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve.
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1993
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Australian fisheries resources.
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Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 p.
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Catch, Taxonomy
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Ceccarelli, Daniela M.,
2012
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Australia's Coral Sea - how much do we know?
Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia, 9-13 July 2012
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Ceccarelli, Daniela M.
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2012
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Australia's Coral Sea - how much do we know?
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Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia, 9-13 July 2012
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ICRS12, THEME 18
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Choat, J.H., D. Barnes, MA. Borowitzka, J.C. Coll, P.J.Davies, P. Flood, B.G. Hatcher, D. Hopley, P.A. Hutchings, D. Kinsey, G.R. Orme, M. Pichon, P.F. Sale, P. Sammarco, C.C. Wallace, C. Wilkinson, E. Wolanski and O. Bellwood (eds.),
1988
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Author Index and symposium participants.
p. 273-258. Proceedings of the 6th International Coral Reef Symposium: Vol. 1: Plenary Addressess and Status review. Townsville, Australia.
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Choat, J.H., D. Barnes, MA. Borowitzka, J.C. Coll, P.J.Davies, P. Flood, B.G. Hatcher, D. Hopley, P.A. Hutchings, D. Kinsey, G.R. Orme, M. Pichon, P.F. Sale, P. Sammarco, C.C. Wallace, C. Wilkinson, E. Wolanski and O. Bellwood (eds.)
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1988
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Author Index and symposium participants.
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p. 273-258. Proceedings of the 6th International Coral Reef Symposium: Vol. 1: Plenary Addressess and Status review. Townsville, Australia.
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icrs6
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2750.
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Choat, J.H., D. Barnes, MA. Borowitzka, J.C. Coll, P.J.Davies, P. Flood, B.G. Hatcher, D. Hopley, P.A. Hutchings, D. Kinsey, G.R. Orme, M. Pichon, P.F. Sale, P. Sammarco, C.C. Wallace, C. Wilkinson, E. Wolanski and O. Bellwood (eds.),
1988
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Author index.
Proceedings of the 6th International Coral Reef Symposium: Vol. 2: Contributed Papers. Townsville, Australia.
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Choat, J.H., D. Barnes, MA. Borowitzka, J.C. Coll, P.J.Davies, P. Flood, B.G. Hatcher, D. Hopley, P.A. Hutchings, D. Kinsey, G.R. Orme, M. Pichon, P.F. Sale, P. Sammarco, C.C. Wallace, C. Wilkinson, E. Wolanski and O. Bellwood (eds.)
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1988
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Author index.
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Proceedings of the 6th International Coral Reef Symposium: Vol. 2: Contributed Papers. Townsville, Australia.
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icrs6
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