... replicate of the transect
150 m total long
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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 ofcoral 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...
... 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 ... because of the amount of money
already expended — and perhaps because some preliminary site works have already
commenced. This type of process is ecologically unsustainable.
Two acts of Parliament of...
... 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 coralreefs 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 ofreefs as somewhat self-contained biological islands, which are linked
through episodes of...
... characteristics of the land upstream of that site.
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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,...
... 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 ... approximately 4% of the volume of seawater inshore of the 20-m isobath.
Because of lateral resistance to flow, Coriolis steering of buoyancy currents, and the
event-based nature of river discharge, ... 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...
... The
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EFFECTS OF SILTATION ON MANGROVES
Siltation is of primary importance in the development of mangroves. Highest pro-
ductivity ... survival.
RESPONSES OF CORALS TO
SILTATION/SEDIMENTATION
Sediment deposition and suspended sediments affect coral community structure dif-
ferently. The inability ofcoral planulae to settle in areas where soft ... al., 1989). Of these, light availability is considered one of the
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Fonseca, M.S. & Kenworthy, W.J. 1987 Effects of current...
... Ecology 81, 2250–2263.
Causes ofCoral Reef Degradation 121
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ANIMATION 1 Trajectories of algal and coral
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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...
... 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...
... 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 importanceof RRT
dose in preventing SAEs in...
... 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 ofimportance although these changes are not seen...
... The Importanceof Eye Contact in the
Classroom
Teachers often complain about discipline, about lack of attention, about the use of L2 in the
classroom and many other problems, many of which ... one part of communication, yet teachers often forget about or
underestimate the importanceof non-verbal communication in their own and their students'
performance. One aspect of non-verbal ... context of providing clues to the nature of the learner rather than
in terms of a teaching tool. We have recently had the pleasure of observing English
language classes at the Izmir University of...