Essays about: "The Coral Island"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words The Coral Island.

  1. 1. A study of the survival rate of Acropora corals outplanted in Damselfish territories : A minor field study in Malolo Lailai, Fiji

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ronja Alexandroff; Paulina Drugge; [2023]
    Keywords : Corals; Fiji; Damselfish; Ocean; Koraller; Fiji; Frökenfisk; Hav;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis was executed as a Minor Field Study (MFS) in Malolo Lailai Island, Fiji.The Minor Field Study was funded by the state agency Swedish International DevelopmentCooperation Agency (SIDA). READ MORE

  3. 2. Quantifying the state of the coral reef ecosystem in relation to biophysical benthic and pelagic indicators and biological drivers of change in the Saba National Marine Park, Dutch Caribbean

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Wiebke Homes; [2021]
    Keywords : GCRMN; Reef Health Index; ; marine protected area; fish-benthos interaction; macroalgae; herbuvory; trophic cascade; fishing; coral disease; Caribbean;

    Abstract : Coral reefs are experiencing large scale degradation. Motivated by the need for regular data monitoring and for quantification of the state and change of benthic and pelagic organisms, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network protocol was executed on 18 dive sites in fished and unfished areas around the island of Saba in the Saba National Marine Park (SNMP) in the Dutch Caribbean from March to May 2019. READ MORE

  4. 3. Havelock in India as an Emerging SCUBA Diving Destination : Challenges and Opportunities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Emmy Yuspeh; [2019]
    Keywords : India; Marine Protected Areas; SCUBA diving; Sustainable Destination Development;

    Abstract : This qualitative field study is conducted on the Andaman Islands in India and focuses on the sustainable destination development and SCUBA diving tourism. The island in focus, Havelock, is an emerging tourist destination and an international airport is scheduled to open in the Andamans in 2021. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effect of Photobacterium damselae Availability on the Behavior of Choanocytes in the Marine Sponge Amphimedon queenslandica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Mathias Jönsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Sponges are aquatic filter feeding animals that use internal chambers comprised of choanoflagellate-like cells called choanocytes to pump and filter water. In this study I investigated the behavior of choanocytes in juvenile Amphimedon queenslandica, a coral reef demosponge, when they were fed Photobacterium damselae subsp. READ MORE

  6. 5. Estimations of anthropogenic nutrient flows at the coral reef island Ko Sak, Thailand : A simplified source flow analysis

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Emelie Lindström; Adam Engström; [2016]
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    Abstract : High levels of nutrients in tropical coastal areas is a big problem and poses large threats to coral reefs. Therefore this study will focus on nutrient flows from a source perspective. The aim of this study is to identify and quantify the phosphorus and nitrogen emissions from human activities at the island Ko Sak, Thailand. READ MORE