Essays about: "coral reef"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the words coral reef.

  1. 6. Approaches to coral reef restoration in a changing climate – identifying objectives behind a sea of options

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Charlie Gong; [2020]
    Keywords : coral reef; climate change; restoration; concept; typology;

    Abstract : Traditionally, researchers have strived to intervene as little as possible when restoring coral reefs, to avoid risks and let the ecosystem recover naturally. But at present time, those restoration options are often insufficient due to the increasing impacts of climate change. READ MORE

  3. 7. 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

  4. 8. Coral Fungia fungites- associated microbial communities and their shifts upon anthropogenic disturbances

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Limnologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : VASILIKI PAPAZACHARIOU; [2019]
    Keywords : coral microbiome; Fungia fungites; Microbiology; corals; antibiotics; 16S;

    Abstract : One of the main focus of coral reef ecology has been to shed light on the importance of all microbial members of coral holobiont and how their interactions contribute to the coral’s resilience. However, knowledge is lacking about the composition of microbial communities inhabiting the surface mucus layer of corals including Fungia fungites, a species that lives under stressful conditions close to fish farms in Vietnam. READ MORE

  5. 9. Herbivores effect on coral reefs : relationships between sea urchins, coral health and algae cover

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Linnéa Fridén; [2019]
    Keywords : sea urchins; coral health; coral bleaching; algae cover; correlation; influence;

    Abstract : Coral reefs are vital to marine ecology. The population dynamic on coral reefs are complex and sensitive to natural and anthropogenic changes. Various factors can affect the population dynamic and inflict change. Coral bleaching is threatening coral reefs worldwide and is a hot topic in today’s climate challenges. READ MORE

  6. 10. 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