"Aquariumtradedata.org is a commitment to understanding the diversity and magnitude of the marine aquarium trade by illuminating and evaluating the global shipping pathways of the trade. This ongoing effort is the culmination of several years of work, tab...
International Workshop on the Trade in Coral Reef Species: Development of International Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Coral Mariculture
"The primary intent of the International Workshop on the Trade in Coral Reef Species: Development of International Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Coral Mariculture was to better understand the mariculture of stony corals and the means to reduce t...
Impact of the invasive sea vine Halophila stipulacea on native seagrasses, invertebrates and fish assemblages
"In this study, we monitored, for one year, four seagrass meadows along the southern coasts of Culebra, Puerto Rico, with contrasting environmental conditions and Halophila stipulacea invasive pressure. The general goals of this project were to: 1) Unders...
Assessment and Restoration of the Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus on the Florida Reef Tract Final Report
"The pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus is a taxonomically and structurally unique Caribbean coral listed as vulnerable under the IUCN Red List (Aronson et al. 2008) and Threatened under the US Endangered Species Act (USFWS 2014). The species is uncommon b...
Scaling up production capacity for Hawaiian coral reef restoration: few large or many small?
"As coral reefs decline worldwide, interest in active coral reef restoration has increased. The micro-fragmentation method is becoming widely used for massive and encrusting species such as those that dominate Hawaiian reefs. Micro-fragmentation takes adv...
Assessing the impacts of the invasive seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, and two major hurricanes on the distribution of native seagrass communities of Culebra Island, Puerto Rico
"This study was funded by the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to better understand the distribution of the invasive seagrass, Halophila stipulacea, in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. A total of 200 sites...
Establishing the catchment to sea connection: spatial and temporal patterns of terrestrial pollution sources and impacts to herbivorous fish
"Here, we investigated the effects of increased nutrients and sediment accumulation rates on demographic processes to provide a mechanistic understanding of the effects of declining water quality on parrotfish and surgeonfish assemblages in American Samoa...
Integrating Visual Ecological Surveys, Passive Acoustics and Habitat Photogrammetry to Characterize Reef Fish Assemblages, Spawning Activity & Resilience Among Management Zones in the FKNMS Post-Hurricane Irma
"This project used a multidisciplinary approach to quantify reef fish species composition, reef structural complexity and habitat associations among the various management zones (Sanctuary Preservation Areas, SPA; Special Use, Research Only Areas, SUA; Ec...
Mapping coral reef vulnerability to climate change in Leeward Maui to aid in designing aresilient managed area network
"Hawai'i's Governor Ige announced an ambitious plan in 2016 to effectively manage 30% of Hawai'i's nearshore waters by 2030. To meet this goal, Hawai'i's Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) has initiated a process to develop a statewide network of marine ...
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