importance of coral reefs ecosystem
Summary report of coral reefs in Spartly Islands in April 2005 potx
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... replicate of the transect
150 m total long
ã
The data was collected including by hard coral,
soft coral (to the specific of genus and living
growth of form. For example ACB: Acropora
branching coral) , ... Porites sp. of massive
growth-form)
Some images of coral species
Fungia scutaria
Acropora cf. nana
Acropora cf cuneata.
Calastrea cf tumida
Materials and methods
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The percentage of hard ... dead coral, dead coral with
algae, sea weed, sponge, gravel, sand, rock,
silt/clay and other organism living in the coral
reef. (English et al 1997).
Stylophora modax
Summary report of...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 1 docx
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... awareness of the occurrence of the crown -of- thorns starfish, and of its
adverse impact on hard corals of the GBR, grew dramatically in the late 1960s and
early 1970s. The then Premier of Queensland ... and
involved in wise management of the GBR — and of all coral reef systems.
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Simon Spagnol
Australian Institute of Marine Science
PMB 3
Townsville ... establishment of the Australian Institute of Marine Science more
than 25 years ago. This book contains important chapters dealing with different
aspects of the functioning of the ecosystem in...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 2 pptx
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... sediment-induced degradation of seagrass and inshore coral
reefs is also the focus of Fortes (Chapter 7, this book). He describes the effects of
siltation on seagrass, coral reefs, and mangroves with ... frequently and severely affected.
Some mid-shelf reefs and most offshore coral reefs may be far enough offshore
to be spared the direct impact of increased sediment and nutrient pulses from land
use; ... from
offshore reefs to coastal reefs and mangroves, in “places, processes and protein.” The
popular view of reefs as somewhat self-contained biological islands, which are linked
through episodes of...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 3 docx
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... characteristics of the land upstream of that site.
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catchments in Queensland (Moller, 1996) has shown that the ecological condition of
remaining ... 2001 by CRC Press LLC
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catchment. The catchment has a population of approximately 18,000 (1993 Census),
of which 75% are located in the lower catchment.
LANDCOVER
A ... Assessment of Queensland Wetlands and Deep Water Habitats.
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, Townsville.
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Blackman,...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 4 pot
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... blocks of all marine
ecosystems, including coral reefs. The quantity, form, and availability of nutrients
directly affect ecosystem productivity and the quality of the water upon which the
health of ... 1.6–33
a
PN ϭ 0.13% of sediment weight and PN ϭ 40% of ⌺N.
b
PP ϭ 0.04% of sediment weight and PP ϭ 80% of P.
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TABLE 1 (continued)
Area ... catchments of Cape York (e.g., Normanby River)
and the dry catchments of the southern half of the GBR (e.g., Burdekin and Burnett
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Herbert...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 7 ppsx
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... The
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EFFECTS OF SILTATION ON MANGROVES
Siltation is of primary importance in the development of mangroves. Highest pro-
ductivity ... Effects of Siltation on Tropical Coastal Ecosystems 99
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Babcock, R. & Davies, P. 1991 Effects of sedimentation on settlement of Acropora millepora.
Coral Reefs
9, ... survival.
RESPONSES OF CORALS TO
SILTATION/SEDIMENTATION
Sediment deposition and suspended sediments affect coral community structure dif-
ferently. The inability of coral planulae to settle in areas where soft...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 8 doc
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... Ecology 81, 2250–2263.
Causes of Coral Reef Degradation 121
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ANIMATION 1 Trajectories of algal and coral
abundance through time ... Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs
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K
sf
ϭ proportional dependence of F on S
K
caa
ϭ at equilibrium, relative dominance of competitiveness for space of adult
coral over algae
K
scaa
ϭ ... algae. Algal overgrowth of
dead corals is a general consequence of natural disturbances such as storm damage,
severe mass bleaching of corals, or outbreak feeding of crown -of- thorns starfish
(McCook...
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A study to indicate the importance of consumer based-brand equity on consumer perception of brand (a case study of fast food restaurants).pdf
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... our sample profile and that of both fast food
restaurant profiles gives us a reasonable ground to conclude that our sample profile is a
representative of the actual customer profile of both fast ... profile, when compared with
the customer profile sample of both fast food restaurants, one check was carried out. Our
respondent’s demographic profile was compared with the customer profile of ... example of a study which offered a good way of understanding brand equity in
the service industry is the study of Prasad and dev. (2000). Their study was based on a
customer centric index of hotel...
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Effectiveness of the Medical Emergency Team: the importance of dos"
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... treatment may also affect
outcomes of RRT review and represent an important
component of dose. Studies of RRSs that do not deliver an
adequate dose in terms of frequency of intervention and team
composition ... during
early phase of deterioration to reduce patient morbidity and mortality.
However, reports of the efficacy of these teams are varied. The aims
of this article were to explore the concept of RRT dose, ... indirectly affect ‘dose’, and stress the importance of
physician inclusion in relation to the types of therapy the RRT
can deliver. Finally, we emphasize the importance of RRT
dose in preventing SAEs in...
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Báo cáo y học: "An unusual case of gout in the wrist: the importance of monitoring medication dosage and interaction. A case report"
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... case of an isolated attack of gout in the wrist. Acute
onset of polyarticular gouty arthritis is more frequently
seen in older patients most of whom are receiving diuret-
ics for the management of ... prevalence of gout in the
USA ranges between 0.5–2.8% in men and 0.1–0.6% in
women [2]. The prevalence rises to 4.4% of men and 1.8%
of women over the age of 65 [4]. A two-fold increase in
incidence of ... well as bringing to
their attention the effect of aspirin on serum urate levels.
Awareness of radiographic changes associated with gout is
still of importance although these changes are not seen...
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