importance of coral reefs

Summary report of coral reefs in Spartly Islands in April 2005 potx

Summary report of coral reefs in Spartly Islands in April 2005 potx

Ngày tải lên : 28/06/2014, 00:20
... 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 ã 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

OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 1 docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 05:21
... 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. 6 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 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...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 2 pptx

OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 2 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 05:21
... 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

OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 3 docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 05:21
... characteristics of the land upstream of that site. â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 30 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs catchments in Queensland (Moller, 1996) has shown that the ecological condition of remaining ... 2001 by CRC Press LLC 22 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs 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. â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 32 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs Blackman,...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 4 pot

OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 4 pot

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 05:21
... 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. â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 40 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs 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 â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 42 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs Herbert...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 7 ppsx

OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 7 ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 05:21
... The 96 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 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 of coral planulae to settle in areas where soft ... al., 1989). Of these, light availability is considered one of the 94 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs â 2001 by CRC Press LLC Fonseca, M.S. & Kenworthy, W.J. 1987 Effects of current...
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OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 8 doc

OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OF CORAL REEFS: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef - Chapter 8 doc

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 05:21
... Ecology 81, 2250–2263. Causes of Coral Reef Degradation 121 â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 124 Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs ANIMATION 1 Trajectories of algal and coral abundance through time ... Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs â 2001 by CRC Press LLC 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

A study to indicate the importance of consumer based-brand equity on consumer perception of brand (a case study of fast food restaurants).pdf

Ngày tải lên : 24/09/2012, 17:19
... 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"

Effectiveness of the Medical Emergency Team: the importance of dos"

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2012, 10:06
... 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"

Báo cáo y học: "An unusual case of gout in the wrist: the importance of monitoring medication dosage and interaction. A case report"

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2012, 10:06
... 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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The Importance of Eye Contact in the Classroom

The Importance of Eye Contact in the Classroom

Ngày tải lên : 06/09/2013, 10:10
... The Importance of 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 importance of 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...
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