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Marine reserves in The Bahamas and Ecuador : a scientific and socioeconomic perspective

Creator:

Lamb, Robert W.

Abstract:

Marine reserves are known to directly replenish overfished species. However, the community-wide effects of reserves are less clear. I examined the community of coralreef fishes in a large, fully protected marine reserve in The Bahamas: the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Visual-transect surveys provided estimates and comparisons of the...

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Honors College Thesis

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Mark Hixon Marine reserves are known to directly replenish overfished species. However, the
Predicting the effects of climate change : effects of thermal stress on seaweeds in the Galapagos rocky intertidal

Creator:

Harris, Alyssa L.

Abstract:

Because global warming is predicted to increase the severity of El Niño events in the future, understanding how warmer temperatures affect seaweed growth and the animals associated with seaweeds is important for predicting how marine ecosystems will change. The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador are considered a living laboratory for studying...

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Undergraduate Thesis

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: ________________________________________________ Dr. Mark A. Hixon Because global warming is predicted to increase the severity of