Hui, Yuk Ling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-146). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract (English) --- p.ii / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.vi / Contents --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.xi / List of Figures --- p.xiii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General biology of scleractinian corals --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Global coral degradation --- p.2...

Yeung, Chung Wing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-156). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract (English) --- p.iii / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.vi / Contents --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.xii / List of Figures --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Ecological and economic importance of coral reef habitats --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- D egradation of cora...

Nicolas, Jean Vincent Arnaud

Includes bibliographical references. / Coral ???O and Sr/Ca records from massive corals in the western Indian Ocean (WIO) are used to establish the heterogeneous distribution of warming rates across the tropical and subtropical regions and to investigate if it corresponds with that from instrumental sea surface temperatures (SSTs). The coral records correlate with instrumental data better on monthly time scales compared to annual time scales. Coral thermal stress was assessed by the Degree Heati...

Thompson, Diane Marie

The background state and changes associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the tropical Pacific Ocean influence climate patterns all over the world. Understanding how the tropical Pacific will be impacted by climate change is therefore critical to accurate regional climate projections. However, sparse historical data coverage and strong natural variability in the basin make it difficult to assess the response of the tropical Pacific to anthropogenic climate change. Further, cli...

Binsarhan, Mohammad

Recent works has highlighted the contribution of microbes to animal function. In this regard, the microbial community associated with corals has become a growing field of research in order to understand how microbes contribute to the host organisms’ response to environmental changes. It has been shown that microbes associated with corals have important functions in the coral holobiont such as immunity and nutrient assimilation. Howe...

Branchini, Simone <1985>

Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystems of the ocean and they provide notable ecosystem services. Nowadays, they are facing a number of local anthropogenic threats and environmental change is threatening their survivorship on a global scale. Large-scale monitoring is necessary to understand environmental changes and to perform useful conservation measurements. Governmental agencies are often underfunded and are not able of sustain the necessary spatial and temporal large-scale monitoring....

Magel, Jennifer

The world’s coral reefs are being impacted by myriad disturbances, from localized overfishing and nutrient pollution to global climate change-induced temperature increases and ocean acidification. Conservation of coral reefs in the face of increasing variability and uncertainty requires an understanding of the interacting effects of multiple stressors on the diverse components of these vital ecosystems. In this thesis, I use data from reefs around Kiritimati atoll (Republic of Kiribati) in the c...

Plass-Johnson, Jeremiah G, Bednarz, Vanessa N, Hill, Jaclyn Marie, Jompa, Jamaluddin, Ferse, Sebastian C A, Teichberg, Mirta

Habitat modification of coral reefs is becoming increasingly common due to increases in coastal urban populations. Coral reef fish are highly dependent on benthic habitat; however, information on species-specific responses to habitat change, in particular with regard to trophic strategies, remains scarce. This study identifies variation in the trophic niches of two herbivorous coral reef fishes with contrasting trophic strategies, using Stable Isotopes Bayesian Ellipses in R, along a spatial gra...

Arif, Chatchanit

Coral reef ecosystems are in rapid decline due to global and local anthropogenic factors. Being among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, a loss will decrease species diversity, and remove food source for people along the coast. The coral together with its symbionts (i.e. Symbiodinium, bacteria, and other microorganisms) is called the ‘coral holobiont’. The coral host offers its associated symbionts suitable habitats and nutrients, while Symbiodinium and coral-associated bacteria provide the h...

Fan,Hung-ming, 范宏明

碩士 / 國立中山大學 / 海洋生物研究所 / 86 /

Jordan, Linda Marie

<p> The South Texas Banks are a mesophotic coral ecosystem (30-150m deep). Understanding the community structure, biodiversity and, geographic connectivity of the South Texas Banks is essential with increasing threats from climate change, ocean acidification, invasive species, and pollution. In this study, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was used to examine the fish communities at five of the South Texas Banks: Big Adam, Hospital, Mysterious, North Hospital, and Southern. Reef fish were identi...

Mei-Chun Wu, 吳梅君

碩士 / 國立交通大學 / 資訊科學系 / 90 / In Computer Graphics, the simulation of biological structure and morphogenesis is still a very challenging problem. In this thesis, we propose a method for synthesizing the coral shape and texture. First of all, we get insight into the fundamental structure of the coral type in which we are interested and then adopt the random L-systems to generate the skeleton of coral. In this thesis, we focus on the simulation of Acropora cerealis and Acropora formosa. We then use t...

Robitzch Sierra, Vanessa S. N.

The exceptional environment of the Red Sea has lead to high rates of endemism and biodiversity. Located at the periphery of the world’s coral reefs distribution, its relatively young reefs offer an ideal opportunity to study biogeography and underlying evolutionary and ecological triggers. Here, I provide baseline information on putative seasonal recruitment patterns of reef fishes along a cross shelf gradient at an inshore, mid-shelf, and shelf-edge reef in the central Saudi Arabian Red Sea. I ...

Dodge, Danielle

<p> Coral reefs on Florida&rsquo;s Reef Tract (FRT) are susceptible to many anthropogenic influences including controlled freshwater discharges and agricultural runoff as well as high natural environmental variability from seasonal rainfall, runoff and upwelling. To better understand coral population structure and responses to sublethal stressors, populations of the scleractinian coral <i> Montastraea cavernosa</i> in the northern FRT were examined using a combination of genomic and transcriptom...

Cardwell, James Robert

The behavioural endocrinology of a protogynous coral reef fish, the stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride, Scaridae) was investigated at Glover's Reef, Belize. Detailed behavioural observations in the field were combined with radioimmunoassay of steroids circulating in plasma (11-ketotestosterone, testosterone and 17[sub β]-estradiol) and histological examination of gonads to obtain precise correlations of behaviour, colouration and gonadal condition with endocrine status. The size, sex and co...

Robinson, James

Testing ecological theory at macroecological scales may be useful for disentangling abiotic influences from anthropogenic disturbances, and thus provide insights into fundamental processes that structure ecological communities. In tropical coral reef systems, our understanding of community structure is limited to small-scale studies conducted in moderately degraded regions, while larger regional or ocean scale analyses have typically focused on identifying human drivers of reef degradation. In t...

Sándor, G. K. (George Kálmán Béla)

Abstract Reduction of morbidity in osseous reconstruction of cranio-maxillofacial bony defects could come from development of less invasive bone graft harvesting techniques or by elimination of bone graft donor sites using a bone graft substitute. This work studies outcomes and morbidity associated with these two approaches. A power-driven trephine was used to harvest bone from the anterior iliac crest using a minimally invasive surgical technique. Initially the safety of the technique was eval...

Rashid, Aminur

This essay aims at a group of little boys, aged between six and twelve, who once happen to meet in an isolated island having been cut off from their home. These boys are the characters of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Aiming at these children, this essay attempts to analyze their characters and actions. This essay describes the cultural background of the boys and later concentrates on the boys. They are not innocent. They are involved in violence and murder. This essay finds out that Gold...

WANG, MEI-CHUN, 王美淳

碩士 / 國立屏東大學 / 視覺藝術學系碩士班 / 103 / This discourse centers around “Coral: Finding the Meaning of Life through Mind Imagery”, the theme for the creations of the researcher of this study during 2010 and 2014. In the research process, the researcher was devoted to exploring her inner life as well as analyzing the mental phenomena and the underlying symbols of life she had discovered. Corals serve as a unique image that connects with her life course, by which to interpret the relationship between huma...

Ramsay, Peter John.

This geostrophic current-controlled Zululand/Natal shelf displays a unique assemblage of interesting physical, sedimentological and biological phenomena. The shelf in this area is extremely narrow compared to the global average of 75km, and is characterised by submarine canyons, coral reefs, and steep gradients on the continental slope. A shelf break occurs 2.1km to 4.1km offshore and the shelf can be divided into a northern region and a southern region based on the presence or absence of a defi...

Barnes, Brian Burnel

<p> Coral reefs are greatly impacted by the physical characteristics of the water surrounding them. Incidence and severity of mass coral bleaching and mortality events are increasing worldwide due primarily to increased water temperature, but also in response to other stressors. This decline in reef health demands clearer understanding of the compounding effects of multiple stressors, as well as widespread assessment of coral reef health in near-real time.</p><p> Satellites offer a means by wh...

Turgeon, Katrine

Short-term immigration via home range relocation has important implications for metapopulation dynamics, sustainable harvest and pest control strategies, and conservation in populations experiencing high localized mortality. Despite its importance, no suitable theory is available to predict immigration in response to harvest near an adjacent protected area. There is also little information about the factors that influence the magnitude of immigration. I developed a compensatory immigration model...

Ott, Bruce S.

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Pichler, Thomas

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Chao-Ching Chang

Thesis (M.A.)--National Taiwan University Graduate Institute of Oceanography / Includes bibliographical references

Edinger, Evan Nathaniel.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- McMaster University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-258). Also available via World Wide Web.

Waltho, Nigel.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- McMaster University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-170). Also available via World Wide Web.

Wood-Charlson, Elisha M.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2008. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the World Wide Web.

Garcia-Urena, Rocio del Pilar.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

Jupiter, Stacy D.

Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of California, Santa Cruz, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online. Restricted to UC campuses.

Zakaria, Indra Junaida.

University, Diss., 2004--Kiel.

Fisher, Elizabeth M.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of South Florida, 2007. / Title from PDF of title page. Document formatted into pages; contains 267 pages. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Stair, Kristine L.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of South Florida, 2007. / Title from PDF of title page. Document formatted into pages; contains 155 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Jiménez Centeno, Carlos.

University, Diss., 2002--Bremen.

Beuck, Lydia.

Erlangen, Nürnberg, University, Diss., 2008.

Atchison, Amy D.,

Thesis (M.S.)--Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2005. / Title from document title page.

Nelsen, Michael W., Chadwick, Nanette Elizabeth,

Thesis--Auburn University, 2008. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Depczynski, Martial.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- James Cook University, 2006. / Typescript (photocopy) Bibliography: leaves 89-120.

Shirk, Aubrey Mae.

Thesis (M.S.)--Kent State University, 2006. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 21, 2007). Advisor: Rodney M. Feldmann. Keywords: decapoda, crustacea, Jurassic, Romania. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-181).

Schmidt, Gertraud Maria.

Univ., Diss., 2010--Bremen.

Williams, Amanda C.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2009. / Vita. Title from PDF title page (January 15, 2010) Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70)

Cobb, Kim M.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Larkin, Emily M.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2005. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-68). Also available online.

Tai, Chi-jen

Eighteen eunicellin-based diterpenoids were isolated from the organisms of the soft coral Cladiella krempfi. According to the results of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic experiments, the structures of these marine natural products were established. Among them, krempfielins A¡VJ (1¡V10) are new compounds, and sclerophytin B (11), sclerophytin F (12), litophynols A (13), (1R*, 2R*, 3R*, 6S*, 7S*, 9R*, 10R*, 14R*)-3-butanoyloxycladiell-11(17)-en-6,7-diol (14), litophynin I monoacetate (15), (1R*, 2R*, 3...

Maynard, Jeffrey A.

Climate change is now widely regarded as the single greatest threat to coral reefs. Climate change poses a range of different threats and reef ecosystems are widely reported as being amongst the first ecosystems to be severely affected by increases in global average temperatures. Coral reef managers responding effectively to the climate change threat will require research and monitoring, communication, impact mitigation and informed planning. Aspects of this thesis cover all of those working ...

Harding, Jeffrey A.

Early theoretical models for the evolution of male-female pairing were based largely on studies of birds. These models assumed that biparental care of eggs and young was an essential component of pairing. However, male-female pairing is also a relatively common social system in coral-reef fishes, and biparental care of young is extremely rare in this group. Although pairing has been documented in at least 13 families of reef fish, surprisingly little is known about the environmental and social f...

Horne, Courtney Leigh

Mass coral spawning represents a nutrient input to coral reef systems that for Pacific reefs has been shown to stimulate pelagic and benthic processes. If phytoplankton in the water column over the reef are able to utilize this annual nutrient input, this could potentially alter phytoplankton biomass and community composition, in what is normally a very oligotrophic system. Sampling was performed at East Flower Garden Bank (EFGB), Gulf of Mexico during May, July, and August 2009. The annual cora...

Wagner, Amy Jo

The Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea comprise a sensitive and important region, both oceanographically and climatically. A better understanding of the history of climate and marine environmental conditions in this region provides valuable insight into the processes that affect climate globally. This dissertation furthers our understanding of these factors via investigations of the isotopes of corals and seawater, as well as coral growth. Results improve our understanding of how the isotope and c...

McTee, Sarah A

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-60). / vi, 60 leaves, bound ill., map 29 cm

Page, Kimberly N

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-127). / ix, 127 leaves, bound ill., maps 29 cm