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Edited Index (relevant to the Dutch Caribbean Islands)
FOREWORD
Michael A. Lang, and Martin D.J. Sayer...
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As part of the Caribbean Island Biogeography meets the Anthropocene project, researchers initiated their surveys for exotic reptile and amphibian...
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We conducted fieldwork on Bonaire and Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, to assess the distribu- tion and abundance of resident diurnal...
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Two bat species, Leptonyrteris curasoae and Glossophaga longirostris, are the principal pollinators of at least two of the three species of columnar...
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Of the 3 species comprising the genus Leptonycteris Miller, L. curasoae has been the least studied with respect to its long-distance flights and...
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In February 2015, the Government of Curaçao and the Waitt Institute signed a memorandum of understanding to launch Blue Halo Curaçao (BHC), a...
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Appendix S1.Photographic host records of Petaloconchus sp.
Figure S1. Agaricia agaricitesat Bonaire (2019).
Figure S2. Agaricia humilisat Curaçao (...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
Fun Online Nature Game for the Dutch Caribbean
DCNA’s Big Live Nature Quiz local Host Edrieënna...
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In February 2015, the Government of Curaçao and the Waitt Institute signed a memorandum of understanding to launch Blue Halo Curaçao (BHC), a...
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Dutch, Papiamentu, and Papiamento below
Free Online Nature Game
On May 13th 2023, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) hosted...
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Dutch and Papiamentu below
WILLEMSTAD – The Caribbean Research & Management of Biodiversity (Carmabi) Foundation has noted that there is another...
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We conducted an ichthyological survey during the dry season of 2006 on the semi-arid islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao to provide...
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Dutch and Papiamentu below
WILLEMSTAD – Scientists from CARMABI and Wageningen University and Research made a groundbreaking discovery this week—a...
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Abstract
In deze scriptie heb ik de vraag: Hoe kan de oproer van 30 mei 1969 op Curaçao verklaard worden aan de hand van de nieuwe positie van de...
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Abstract
Bats play key ecological roles on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao (ABC islands), Caribbean Netherlands; however, most bat species...
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Four submersible dives off the coast of Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands) and Klein Curaçao (Curaçao) to depths of 99.5–242 m, covering lower...
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The Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) recently highlighted some big changes and impressive achievements for Curaçao during...
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Sponges are major epibionts of mangrove roots in the Caribbean. Mangrove sponge communities in the Caribbean mainly consist of species that...
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Abstract Distribution and abundance of coral diseases have been well documented, but only a few studies con- sidered diseases affecting crustose...
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Summary:
In November 2013 aerial surveys were conducted for the first time in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire to evaluate...
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Fringing reefs along the southwestern shores of the Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Bonaire (12°N), located outside the most frequent hurricane...
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Two species of columnar cacti, Subpilocereus repandus and Stenocereus griseus, are pollinated on Curacao by two species of glossophagine bats,...
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In view of their ecological importance and the abundance of threats on a developing Caribbean island, we surveyed the bats of Curaçao, Netherlands...
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Dutch, Papiamento, and Papiamentu below
On Tuesday May 16th, 2023, the Minister for Climate and Energy, Drs. Rob Jetten, and his delegation visited...
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Land-based nutrient pollution is a major stressor on coral reef communities around the Caribbean region and globally. To assess the status of...
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Three species of columnar cacti (Stenocereus gri seus, Subpilocereus repandus, and Pilosocereus lan uginosus) are conspicuous elements of arid...
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Abstract During expeditions to Curaçao in August and October of 2013, a large number of fish infected with dermal parasites was observed. Infected...
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Abstract
Curaçao is a Small Island Development State in the Wider Caribbean Region. In the scope of sustainable development and the UN SDGs, these...
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On the 21th and 22st of January 2015, a 2-day workshop was held on Curacao. The workshop was intended to build knowledge and share experiences...
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Curaçao’s five IBAs—the island’s international priority sites for bird conservation—cover 16,280 ha (including marine areas) and c.24% of the land...
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The systematic relationships of the Cerion uva complex and its constituent taxa are reviewed based on partial sequences of the cytochrome c oxidase I...
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The coral reefs of Curaçao represent one of the best reef systems left in the Caribbean at present. However, this does not mean that these...
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While translating the Dutch version of "de Amfibieen en Reptielen van Aruba, Curaçao en Bonaire" into English, I was forced to go through the entire...
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Coral reef ecosystems
Tropical coral reefs are among the most productive and biologically diverse ecosystems found on earth (Odum and Odum 1955;...
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In 2005, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute sponsored a collecting trip to Curaçao and Klien Curaçao , as part of a grant to Ross Robertson...
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A brief inventory of the current fishing capacity (frame survey) of the insular fishing fleet of Curacao was conducted. Curacao is part of the...
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Despite the acknowledged high diversity of sponges in the Caribbean Sea, calcareous sponges from this region have been poorly studied. In order to...
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On July 26, 1991, a Curacao fisherman landed a sea turtle from the wave-exposed north coast of the island. The animal was caught by hook and line...
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This report describes the possible Outstanding Universal Value of the potential World Heritage nomination that combines the Bonaire National Marine...
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Objectives: This paper examines the relationship between World Heritage and Tourism on Curacao focusing on the interests involved on a local and...
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Masters' Thesis Univeristy of Utrecht
The coral reef in Curaçao is facing a critical threat, with consequences ranging from increased flood...
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Curaçao and Bonaire form part of the Netherlands Antilles, while Aruba has a “status aparte” within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. All three islands...
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In 2004, as part of a GEF funded project entitled “Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building” (CRTR), to assess the current status and...
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The former Netherlands Antilles consisted of Aruba, which became a distinct state in 1986, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which became countries in 2010...
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The former Netherlands Antilles consisted of Aruba, which became a distinct state in 1986, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which became countries in 2010...
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The islands of Bonaire and Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean, were both mapped along their leeward coasts for dominant coral community and other benthic cover...
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This list is the result of the identification of samples collected between 1930 and 1970 (94%) by H.J. MacGillavry, P. Wagenaar Hummelinck, R.H....
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Although it’s now becoming widely accepted that coral reefs are degrading quickly on a global scale, there have been very few long-term studies where...
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Abstract
It is becoming increasingly clear that Caribbean islands are very vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as sea level rise,...
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dit informatieboekje,behandelt de terrestrische herpetofauna van Aruba, Curaçao en Bonaire. Het is voor een belangrijk deel gebaseerd op de...
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Three teiid species (Squamata: Teiidae) are endemic to the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the former Netherlands Antilles: the Aruba...
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Blue Halo Curaçao, a partnership between the Waitt Institute and the Government of Curaçao, in close cooperation with researchers from CARMABI and...
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The Curaçao Whiptail (Cnemidophorus murinus) (Squamata: Teiidae) was once considered to have two subspecies, C. m. murinus (endemic to Curaçao and...
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The islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire together with the Venezuelan islands of Los Monjes, Islas Aves, Los Roques, La Orchila and La Blanquilla...
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Abstract
For this thesis a hydrochemical groundwater survey was carried out on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 2020 as part of the NWO SEALINK...
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A new species of western Atlantic Coryphopterus is described from mesophotic depths off Curaçao, south- ern Caribbean. Coryphopterus curasub sp. n.,...
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The bat population of the island of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, was surveyed in 1992 and 1993. The 1993 survey concentrated mostly on caves, which...
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ABSTRACT
We used nightly surveys to monitor the status of building-dwelling gecko species on the southern Caribbean island, Curac ̧ ao. Two gecko...
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Abstract
Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse yet threatened ecosystems on the planet. Our understanding of what contributes to a coral reef’s...
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Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean, is home to three species of gall crabs belonging to Cryptochiridae, a family obligatorily associated with a wide range of...
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Abstract. Bonaire and Curaçao are oceanic islands surrounded by coral reefs on their leeward sides extending steeply down to mesophotic depths (...
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We estimated the population sizes of the three species of columnar cacti that grow on the island of Curaçao using ground and aerial transects, and we...
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Abstract
Here, we document major seabird breeding recovery on a satellite island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean following the removal of goats...
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Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao are islands aligned along the crest of a 200-km-long segment of the east–west-trending Leeward Antilles ridge within the...
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Student Report - University Groningen
Tropical coastal bays often border coral reefs and host connected ecosystems such as seagrass beds and mangrove...
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Curaçao's coral reefs are subjected to a deteriorating momentum risking the health and therefore sustainability of this vital ecosystem. Despite the...
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I. Introduction
A. Geography, climate, extended dry periods, tankis and earthen dams, and vegetation Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire, together with the...
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Dutch below
Over the past few weeks, Bonaire and Curacao have witnessed a large number of sharp-nose pufferfish washing ashore. Interestingly,...
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A site and field guide.
Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao is the essential guide for anyone traveling to those islands. It showcases the more than...
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The Groundwater resources on the Caribbean Islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are limited and of poor quality. The groundwater of the islands is...
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Currently 31 species of terrestrial snails are known from Curaçao, 28 of these are indigenous. The taxonomy of Curaçao land snails has been studied...
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The coral excavating sponge Cliona delitrix is one of the most aggressive and conspicuous excavating sponges on Caribbean reefs. While C. delitrix is...
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Coral reefs are one of the most sensitive ecosystems and are under enormous human pressure. Since a relative short period of time the impact of...
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Coral cover at lower mesophotic depths (particular- ly >75 m) by zooxanthellate scleractinians is usually very scarce, largely due to the...
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Abstract
Red-billed Tropicbirds have historically been considered rare visitors to the waters around the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire in...
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Abstract
Collecting reef-fish specimens using a manned submersible diving to 300 m off Curaçao, southern Caribbean, is resulting in the discovery of...
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Wim ter Hart, op 1 april 1955 als marinier naar Curaçao uitgezonden. Na twee jaar dienstplicht aldaar gebleven en gewerkt als luchtfotograaf en...
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A three-year field study (January 2011–December 2013) of the Odonata of Curaçao, supported by photos and exuvial collections, recorded a total of 21...
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Abstract
Since 1996 at the latest, comatulid crinoids on the leeward reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire have declined drastically in population size and...
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This is the first part of the Marine Scientific Assessment The State of Curacao's Coral Reefs document. For part 2 click here, for part 3 here ...
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Elke kenner van de eilanden weet het: Grotten zijn op Curasao niets bijzonders! Al bezoekt ook niet iedereen de grot van Hato, onze meestbekende en...
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A second species of the blenniiform genus Haptoclinus is described from deep reefs off Curaçao, southern Caribbean. Haptoclinus dropi sp. n. differs...
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Abstract Rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) are of signifcant concern in modern society, as they lead to global warming and consequential...
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Abstract
This study addresses the governance around climate change policies in two small islands in the Southern Caribbean. Like many other small...
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Abstract.
Much research is being conducted on environmental issues but more knowledge does not necessarily lead to more decisions that take into...
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The Island of Bonaire possess a system of more than 150 natural caves, but only five of them are known to be used as diurnal and maternity roosts by...
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Dutch below
A collaborative study, led by the University of Texas at Austin, deployed 102 specialized fish monitoring structures across six locations...
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This report describes the activities undertaken by Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao (STCC) in 2017. While STCC officially became an NGO in May of 2017...
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Coral reefs in the Caribbean are degrading rapidly with a loss of ~50% in just 4 decades. The cause of this degradation is a combination of natural...
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The coasts of Curacao as well as the other leeward islands of the Netherlands Antilles, consists predominately of limestone cliffs, cut into...
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Dutch and Papiamentu below
Kralendijk, Bonaire – 10th of November – In 2018 , Naturalis Biodiversity Center conducted the first mosquito survey for...
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An update to a 40-year-old Sabal palm survey for the islands of Bonaire and Curaçao highlighted the striking differences between the two islands....
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Papiamentu, Papiamento and Dutch below
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is a highly infectious coral disease that has spread rapidly...
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and remarks on their Caribbean distributions
Abstract
Globally, geckos (Gekkonidae) are one of the most successful reptile families for exotic...
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A presumably invasive coral species that was discovered on the reefs around Curaçao is not invasive after all. The coral is in fact a native species...
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The present paper deals with the Anasca and Ascophora Imperfecta of the inland bays of Curaçao and Bonaire. Collections were made by P. Wagenaar...
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The Jan Thiel lagoon can be considered the most important wetland of Curaçao based on its combined value as a feeding habitat for terns. As is likely...
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Abstract
The research aimed to recollect specimens from Curaçao of the genus Halosbaena belonging to the rare crustacean order Thermosbaenacea, a...
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Over the past decades, numerous studies have reported declines in stony corals and, in many cases, phase shifts to fleshy macroalgae. However, long-...
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Autopsy records (1936-66) show esophageal cancer to be the most common tumor for both men and women among the locally-born negroid population of...
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Abstract:
Based on a field survey and review of published records, I report the occurrence of 13 species of fishes in fresh waters of Curaçao. Seven...
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This is the second part of the Marine Scientific Assessment The State of Curacao's Coral Reefs document. For part 1 click here, for part 4 here....
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Raw data of a comparative nutrient monitoring program that included seasonal sampling for nutrients (ammonium, nitrate, DIN, SRP, TDN, TDP),...
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List of pelagic fishes found around Bonaire and Curacao, including scientific, English, Spanish and Papiamento names. Published by the Agriculure,...
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The first FAD in the Netherlands Antilles was deployed on 9 March 1993 in Curaçao. In June, 2002 the programme was extended to Bonaire and in...
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Geology and Geohydrology of the island of Curacao
Geology
Chapter 1: the geological history of Curacao
Chapter 2: Petrography and genesis of the...
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Abstract
During field investigations of deep-reefs off the coast of Curaçao in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea, a female specimen was collected of...
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The sea urchin Diadema antillarum commonly occurs on Caribbean reefs in densities sufficiently high to influence characteristics such as community...
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Curaçao has a remarkably long and rich history of marine species discoveries. This is reflected by a high number of species descriptions in which...
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This report contains information on:
Value of Curaçao’s Fisheries
Value of Marine Tourism and Recreation
Habitat Valuations
Ocean Zoning
Potential...
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The island of Curaçao is almost entirely surrounded by narrow fringing reef that covers an estimated area of 7.85 km2 (Vermeij, 2012). These reefs,...
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Five of the largest remaining patches of livestock-inaccessible rock vegetation of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, were described and compared to rock...
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Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (ABC Islands) are located at the southern margin of the Caribbean Plate, just north of South America. Little is known of...
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Abstract
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependency on fossil fuels for energy, water, and food production. This has negative...
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Abstract
Worldwide, coral reef health is declining rapidly due to both global stressors (climate change) and local stressors (pollution). Reef...
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Abstract
Snails of the genus Coralliophila (Muricidae: Coralliophilinae) are common corallivores in the Caribbean, feeding on a wide range of host...
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This study aimed to identify ocean-and land-based sources of nutrients to the coral reef communities surrounding the Southern Caribbean islands Aruba...
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The phenological response by three sympatric species of columnar cacti of the semi-arid island of Curaçao (Stenocereus griseus, Subpilocereus...
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The global trend of unprecedented losses in coral reefs is particularly striking in the Caribbean, where dense algal assemblages are commonly...
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Abstract
Three deepwater fish aggregating devices (FADs) were built, two of which have been deployed along the South coast of Curacao. the objective...
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Globally, geckos (Gekkonidae) are one of the most successful reptile families for exotic species. With the exception of the widespread invader, ...
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Het luchtfotoboek "Curaçao in Vogelvlucht'' met meer dan 200 zwart/wit foto's van het hele eiland zijn gemaakt in de jaren '60.. Het boek is in 1971...
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Abstract
Marine community datasets are key to the effective management and conservation of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, which are...
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We document 29 butterfly species for the island of Aruba and 32 for Bonaire. We also document five new records for Curaçao, increasing the total to...
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The paleotsunami debris deposits of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire are investigated with regard to their geomorphologic characteristics, spatial...
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Attenuiconus marileeae new species is described from deep reefs off southeastern Curac ̧ao. It resembles A. attenuatus, A. honkeri, and A....
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Highlights
• Lionfish Hg concentrations fell below World Health Organization safety limits.
• Lionfish Hg concentration increased with body size and...
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Luxuriant fringing reefs along the southwestern shores of the Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Bonaire (12°N), located outside the most frequent...
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Based on a field survey and review of published records, I report the occurrence of 13 species of fishes in fresh waters of Curacao. Seven species...
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The climate in Curaçao is semi-arid to arid. Every century several extended periods of drought occur with practically no rain. A whole system of...
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The use of FAD can improve the production of artisanal fishers, lowering fuel costs and reducing the time spent loitering at sea looking for fish....
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Foreword
Butterflies are a colorful and fascinating group of insects that have attracted a great deal of interest from naturalists in the past. In...
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Integrative taxonomy, in which multiple disciplines are combined to address questions related to biological species diversity, is a valuable tool for...
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This month’s issue profiles several scientific discoveries with new implications for conservation in the Dutch Caribbean. On St. Eustatius, the first...
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Highlights:
• Four flatfish species were caught at the coral reef.
• Three Bothidae species were common.
• Growth varied between species with maximum...
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Msc. thesis
Large-scale changes in ocean conditions caused by installing and operating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) have not been studied...
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Plans for a cutting edge, underwater research station ‘PROTEUS™’ have recently been released. The modular design, inspired by coral polyps, will...
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The importance of reefs for man is multilateral and ranges from age-old functions, such as acting as a rampart preventing shore erosion, to modern...
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Dutch below
Tilapia, a freshwater fish originally from Africa, introduced to the islands of Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten, has managed to rapidly...
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Dutch, Papiamentu, Papiamento, and French below
Have you ever wondered what kind of species you are seeing around you? A beautiful lizard, flower, or...
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Dutch Below
Red-billed Tropicbirds were once thought to be rare visitors to the Southern Caribbean, however, there has been an increase in sightings...
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History on Aruba, Curacao's and Bonaire's Creole pigs.
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Herein I discuss the larger teiid lizards of the genera Ameiva and Cnemidophorus on the Dutch L eeward Islands (Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire) and...
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Reef-dwelling Christmas tree worms (Spirobranchus spp.) are common coral associates. Their calcareous tubes are usually embedded in the coral...
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This book is intended as a popular picture guide to butterflies and moths of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. It is not designed as a field guide for...
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Recent exploratory research on poorly studied deep reefs in the Caribbean Sea has yielded substantial new information about the diversity of deep-...
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Five species of bats are reported from islands of Bonaire and Curaçao.
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The objective of this study was to quantify the extent and nature of submerged debris at beaches in Curacao.
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Raw data of terrestrial bird monitoring on Curacao collected for the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and Carmabi.
Methodology: ProAlas ...
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Sponges are known to host a variety of invertebrates, including polychaete worms (Koukouras et al. 1996). Host sponges offer space and can serve...
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ABSTRACT Keywords: Bayesian networks Land use modelling Spatial planning Land conflicts Land suitability Data scarcity Land use change is a major...
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Abstract:
Recruitment of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum philippi, 1845 was studied on artificial recruitment panels along the leeward coast of the...
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Abstract
Mantellina translucens n. sp. inhabits the deep reefs (215–310 m) off southeastern Curaçao, occurring singly or in pairs, attached to...
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RAMSAR areas mapped for the Curacao ministry of health, environment and nature with the help of K.Wenzel of the RAMSAR convention secretariat....
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Abstract
A new shallow water species of the lucinid bivalve Pleurolucina is described from Curaçao in the southern Caribbean Sea and compared with...
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Tropical coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse and economically important ecosystems on earth. Nevertheless, we found dramatic changes...
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Geography: coastal forms of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
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The honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (Ostraciidae) is easily distinguishable from other Caribbean coral reef fish. Both...
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This vegetation survey is the outcome of an investigation of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles carried out under the auspices of the Foundation...
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A recently published study looked to compare Curaçao’s historical records of fish catches between the years 1905 and 2016. This study highlights...
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The Spaanse Water is a relatively turbid, 3.19 km2 inland bay of virtually oceanic salinities and contains the largest seagrass, algal and mangrove...
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Abstract: A salp swarm was observed in Director’s Bay, Curaçao in July 2021, where salps were caught and consumed by three scleractinian colonial...
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A B S T R A C T
Coral-associated invertebrates contribute much to the biodiversity of Caribbean coral reefs. Although the nature
of their symbiotic...
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Genome size is a fundamental biological trait that is known to exhibit high diversity among eukaryotic species, but its intraspecific diversity has...
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Project description
Time: Oct 2023 - Ongoing
Project leaders: WUR (Celine van Bijsterveldt, Marjolijn Christianen), Deloitte (Rieneke van Noord),...
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Abstract
Two new species of deepwater cardinalfish, Epigonus gemma [7 specimens, 37.7–76.7 mm in standard length (SL)] and Epigonus hexacanthus (22...
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Lobophora variegata occurs in the eulittoral zone and in deep water on coral reefs in Curaçao. An analysis of the long-term (1979–2006) changes in...
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Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have suffered the effects of human activities, including overfishing, nutrient pollution, and global climate...
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Important Bird Areas of Curacao according to birdlife international.
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Predicting the response of endemic species to urbanization has emerged as a fundamental chal- lenge in 21st century conservation biology. The factors...
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Zoologische Ergebnisse einder Reise nach Bonaire, Curacao und Aruba im Jahre 1930
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Recent brachiopods collected by the Snellius and Luymes expeditions to the Surinam-Guyana shelf, Bonaire-Curacao region and Saba Bank area in 1966...
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Coral reefs at 10-20 m depth off eastern and western Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles had high abundance and high cover (25-50%) of stony corals,...
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Bathymetry (underwater depth) map for the seas surrounding Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao (GIS).
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We examined asymmetry in the color of the dewlap of Anolis lineatus from Curaçao. We confirmed previous reports that one side of the dewlap appears...
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A review is given of the terrestrial malacofauna of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao in the Dutch Caribbean. The most recent reviews of these islands were...
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The American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) and European Scientific Diving Panel (ESDP) Joint International Scientific Diving Symposium in...
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For part 1 of this document click here.
WAITT Institute identified eight distinct zones of Curaçao’s nearshore environment. This document contains...
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Excavating sponges are among the most important macro-eroders of carbonate substrates in marine systems. Their capacity to remove substantial amounts...
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This summary tackles the development of fisheries in the Caribbean using FADs. It highlights the principal causes which explain why, in spite of more...
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In Curacao, deep-water FADs with GRP surface buoys were developed and tested. The first FAD was deployed in 1993. Up to now, a total of 5 FADs were...
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Vegetation map of Curacao (1956):
hi-resolution scan of paper map
geo-referenced scan of paper map
digitized map (GIS data) based on geo-referenced...
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The Caribbean is well known for its tropical islands fringed by beautiful coral reefs. However, reefs nowadays shift from coral dominance to...
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Hydrographical survey of Curacao in x,y,z points: latitude [decimal degrees], longitude [decimal degrees], depth [meters].
The survey was done...
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Seagrasses represent the unique re-colonization of the marine ecosystem by angiosperms. As their terrestrial relatives, seagrasses are important...
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Excavating sponges are among the most important macro-eroders of carbonate substrates in marine systems. Their capacity to remove substantial amounts...
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Pores in the Seroe Domi Formation on Curacao contain large quantities of clay minerals, organic material, and protodolomite or very high-magnesium...
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This thesis focuses on understanding the connectivity patterns of coral larvae in the area around Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao and their implications...
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Coral reefs are thought to be in worldwide decline but available data are practically limited to reefs shallower than 25 m. Zooxanthellate coral...
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Seagrass beds are globally declining due to human activities in coastal areas. We here aimed to identify threats from eutrophication to the valuable...
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Received via Curacao ministry of health, environment and nature (Chamberland, V. and Dilrosun, F.). Geo-referenced by van Dorland, G.
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To follow the health of the coral reefs of Bonaire and Curacao a number of locations on each island are photographed each year since 1973. At each...
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The distribution, abundance, and habitat preferences of the spinyhead blenny, Acanthemblemaria spinosa (Perciformes, Blennioidei, Chaenopsidae), were...
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18 to 22 May 2015, the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC) held its 37th Scientific Conference on Curaçao. The conference was...
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Following the Caribbean Waterbird Census Monitoring Training workshop given by Lisa Sorenson (BirdsCaribbean) and Je Gerbracht (Cornell) at Carmabi...
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The anemone shrimp Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924 (family Palaemonidae), is a common associate of shallow- water anthozoans in the tropical...
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On April 22nd, 2017, vessels (a large barge and a smaller working boat) that aid with the construction of the second megapier on Curacao were...
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Snails of the genus Coralliophila (Muricidae: Coralliophilinae) are common in the Caribbean as corallivores that feed on a large range of host...
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The northwest coast of Curaçao is characterized by a series of Pleistocene-age reef terraces at four discrete elevations with dissolutional caves...
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This is the last part of the Marine Scientific Assessment The State of Curacao's Coral Reefs document. For part 1 click here, for part 2 here &...
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Tsunami are one of the major natural hazards in the Caribbean. The historical record lists 88 tsunami, from local events to teletsunami, in the time...
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Benthic cyanobacterial mats (BCMs) have increased in abundance on coral reefs worldwide. However, their species diversity and role in nitrogen...
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Abstract
The predatory ladybird species, Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius), is native to Asia and Australia but has established populations outside...
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This dataset contains underwater hyperspectral imagery that can be used by researchers in the domains of computer vision, machine learning, remote...
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Samples of adipose tissue, meat and livers from pigs, cows, sheep and goats from Curaçao were analysed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and...
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Island ecosystems are vulnerable to the influence of goats which are invasive to most islands and are considered the most damaging for island...
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Raw data of terrestrial bird monitoring and vegetation description on Curacao collected for the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and Carmabi. ...
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Once again, simultaneously with the malacological studies carried about the country of Venezuela (Agudo-Padrón2023 a-b) and...
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Abstract
Observations of Black Spot Syndrome (BSS), a pigmented dermatopathy in marine fishes, have been increasingly reported in important grazers...
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Lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) have spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean Sea since 1985, where they negatively impact native...
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Here we report on damage caused by tropical storm Bret, passing south of the island of Curacao at a distance of 110-145 km in August 1993. Damage on...
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In 2014 a part of the Curacao reef was captured by underwater photography. From this photo collection a 3D model and an ortho-photo of that part of...
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Interspecific relationships of invasive species hosting a native associated species are noteworthy, particularly if the invasive does not have a...
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This report contains information on:
General Description of Curacao
Physical description
Marine Ecosystems: Descriptions, Status and Threats
Seafood...
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To follow the health of the coral reefs of Bonaire and Curacao a number of locations on each island are photographed each year since 1973. At each...
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Over the past decades numerous studies have reported declines in stony corals and, in many cases, phase shifts to fleshy macroalgae. However, long-...
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Willemstad – A group of engaged teens and young adults had the opportunity to discuss youth engagement in nature conservation and nature education...
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Over landschap en erfgoed van de voormalige Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba is relatief weinig gepubliceerd.[1] Toch bestaan de banden tussen Nederland...
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Dutch, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
The (Dutch) Caribbean islands are facing unprecedented challenges posed by climate change, including rising...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
Kralendijk, Bonaire –The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) released the first edition of...
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The journal of the Netherlands Malacological Society, Vita Malacologica, dedicated its December 2017 edition to the malacofauna of the Dutch...
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Many publications on the Caribbean Flora and Fauna are accessible online.
During the last decades, biologists of Naturalis Biodiversity Center and...
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After setting sail from Texel, The Netherlands in December 2017, the research vessel Pelagia travelled to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao where a multi-...
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A free-floating aquatic plant, water hyacinth, is becoming a significant issue for the islands of Aruba and Curacao. This plant can...
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The islands of the Leeward Dutch Antilles lie next tp each other off the north coast of Venezuela...
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Scientists have studied shallow Caribbean reefs for more than a century. In contrast tropical mesophotic and deep reefs, which are below the depths...
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It is intended that this key will be updated regularly. version 1.0, 23 X 2020
Check for the latest update https://www.nlmieren.nl
The ants mentioned...
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ABSTRACT Communicating research findings to a lay public comes with a range of challenges, as can be seen in the considerable literature on Science...
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Multiple topographical map layers:
Roads (source: CARMABI.)
Contours (source: CARMABI)
Cliffs (source: CARMABI)
Inland island (...
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Land/sea border digitized from Google maps November 2012.
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See: https://darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/handle/1912/24456
DOI 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.775451.1
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Dual porosity flow is an important mechanism for groundwater transport in fractured rock aquifers. However, quantification and characterization of...
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Christmas tree worms, Spirobranchus spp. (Serpulidae), are known for their wide range of stony host corals, being either scleractinians or...
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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean wishes to acknowledge the assistance...
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Dutch, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
After a successful first edition, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) has released the second edition...
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Queen conch are facing immense pressure leading to a dramatic decrease in their populations. Luckily, a new project, started at the...
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A student of University of Amsterdam and a staff researcher of Naturalis Biodiversity Center and University of Groningen recently published the first...
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Dutch, Papiamentu, and Papiamento below
Researchers from Wageningen University & Research and the University of Amsterdam report on a fascinating...
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Shark are in serious decline in the Caribbean due to fishing pressure and slow reproductive life-history. The Dutch Caribbean Nature Policy Plan in...
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To investigate a potential relationship between financial and marine resource use decisions, we conducted a time preference experiment with...
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The Island of Bonaire has a system of natural caves that probably exceeds 150 in number. Those caves house at least five species of bats:...
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In 2005 to 2006 we assessed the status of the Caribbean coot Fulica caribaea in the Netherlands Antilles, largely semi-arid islands in the...
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As pollinators of the typical dry forest cacti, bats are a keystone species. Dry tropical forests are the most threatened type of forest in the Dutch...
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Symbiotic relationships are a common phenomenon among marine invertebrates, forming both obligatory and facultative dependencies with their host....
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Revised definitions are given for the genus Mysidium Dana, 1852, and its eight previously known species, based on material from Curaçao, Bonaire and...
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Summary
Coral reefs are a vital part of Curaçao’s economy, providing revenue from ecotourism and fisheries, as well as providing shoreline protection...
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Bonaire and Curaçao are oceanic islands surrounded by coral reefs on their leeward sides extending steeply down to mesophotic depths (30–150 m). Easy...
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12225-021-09985-w
Summary
A distinctive new species, Sesuvium curassavicum Sukhor. (Aizoaceae:...
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Global change will compromise the population sizes, species ranges, and survival of economically-important plants and animals, including crops,...
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Motivation
In March 2018 I went to Curaçao for six months. I have been able to take a lot of underwater shots here and have experienced the problems...
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Student Report
Executive Summary Freshwater is essential to public health, food security, livelihoods, and healthy and resilient ecosystems. However...
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Three regional Marine Mammal Stranding Response Workshops were organized according to the priorities defined in the 2008-2009 “Workplan and Budget...
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Researchers aboard the Pelagia research vessel have been collecting invaluable data on marine biomes in the Caribbean since January as part of the “...
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Dit rapport vloeit voort uit de beslissing van het Nationale Natuurforum 2000, bijeen op Curaçao in september 2000, om een werkgroep aan te wijzen om...
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Deze studie werd gedaan in opdracht van Wereld Natuur Fonds Nederland door EcoVision N.V. Curaçao. Juni 1999.
Het doel van de studie is in de eerste...
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Last December, a beetle catalogue for the Dutch Caribbean was published. This voluminous paper provides the first critical review of the beetle...
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Dutch, Papamiento and Papiamentu below
A recently published report found that the Dutch Caribbean hosts 46 species of Palaemonidae shrimp, 24 of...
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Dutch, Papiamento, and Papiamentu below
ORANJESTAD | As the world witnesses and experiences the impacts of climate change, turning to nature could be...
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The island of Bonaire has achieved worldwide recognition for its rich and diverse marine life, but the island is rapidly gaining momentum as a...
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On the 25th of March this year, Dr. Walter L. (Wòti) Bakhuis passed away at the ripe old age of 80 in Maarssen, The Netherlands. With his passing,...
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This month’s issue focuses on marine monitoring. The results of the 2013 lobster fisheries monitoring project on the Saba Bank are in and on Curaçao...
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Two sympatric species of columnar cacti on Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, share bat pollinators, overlap in flowering phenology, and are floral...
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Six new monotypic genera and eight new species of hermit crabs of the family Paguridae Latreille, 1802 are fully described based on specimens...
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Abstract. In contrast with a general decline of Caribbean reef corals, a previously rare sun coral is increasing in abundance within shallow coral...
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1. Introduction
The Dutch deportation of Curaçao Caquetío Indians to Venezuela in 1634 is often interpreted as having ended the Indigenous presence...
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This month’s issue focuses on marine monitoring. The results of the 2013 lobster fisheries monitoring project on the Saba Bank are in and on Curaçao...
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Compared to shallow coral reefs there has been very little scientific research on reefs below 45 meters largely due to limitations imposed by SCUBA...
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In 1911, J. Smeulders & Co. at The Hague published the “Topographic map of Curaçao” in 18 pages, measuring 46 x 46 cm; nowadays known as the “...
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This month’s issue focuses on coral reef restoration efforts; research by SECORE and CARMABI on Curaçao and a private initiative by the Coral...
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The Waitt Institute prepared this Report in support of Recommendations for a Curaçao Sustainable Ocean Policy. It presents findings from community...
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Cerion uva gouldi is described as a new subspecies to include only fossil and subfossil Cerion uva from Aruba. The name Cerion uva arubanum Baker,...
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Abstract. In contrast with a general decline of Caribbean reef corals, a previously rare sun coral is
increasing in abundance within shallow coral...
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Bathygobius is currently represented by three species in the western Atlantic (B. soporator, B. curacao and B. mystacium) based on diagnostic...
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The Nature Conservation Network Organization the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) hosted its biannual Board Meeting on Sint Maarten between...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
Since February 2022 there have been reports of Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema) die off from a number...
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The Netherlands Antilles comprise the islands Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire of the Leeward Group, and St. Eustatius, Saba and the southern part of St....
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Researchers from University of Amsterdam and CARMBABI Foundation implemented 3-dimensional reef surveying techniques to improve representation of...
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Following the Royal Palace Symposium in the Netherlands
in December 2016, and the harsh call to action by Professor
Jeremy Jackson (Scripps...
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Currently volunteers in collaboration with Waardenburg Ecology and DCNA are monitoring terrestrial breeding birds for all 6 islands: Aruba,...
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Effective assessments of the status of Caribbean fish communities require historical baselines to adequately understand how much fish communities...
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Summary
Ti Whale An Nou is a collaborative program launched in 2021, dedicated to the research, education, and conservation of whales and dolphins in...
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On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that the project Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-...
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The Mangrove Restoration Workshop was held between October 25 - 28, 2021. The goal was to bring together researchers, conservationists, park...
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Recent inventories have documented no less than 211 exotic alien species in the wild for the Dutch Caribbean. These amount to no less than...
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Abstract.
This dataset is a comprehensive, global compilation of published uranium–thorium (U-series) dated fossil coral records from ∼ 150 000–110...
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Dutch, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Since 2018 Wageningen University & Research and Carmabi cooperate in bringing together historical and...
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In their 2019 paper, Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) used sea turtle data collected between 2003 and 2018 to estimate abundance...
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Only Four of Twenty Biodiversity Targets On Track to Achieve Goals in the Dutch Caribbean
A recently published report issued by the Kingdom of the...
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Nederlands, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Ocean charity makes initial grant of $90,000 to marine parks on six Dutch Caribbean islands. Award will...
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Lionfish were first spotted off the coast of Bonaire back in 2009. Since then, STINAPA has been working alongside a cast of dedicated volunteers to...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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Abstract
Human activities can degrade the quality of coral reefs, cause a decline in fish species richness and functional diversity and an erosion of...
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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1187249/abstract
In situ testing of candidate odorant cues directly in coral-reef...
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From a global perspective, March has been busy when it comes to regulatory affairs with the CITES meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, in which worldwide...
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The cosmopolitan Barn Owl Tyto alba (Scopoli) lives on many Caribbean islands, where a number of morphologically distinct forms have evolved. Some of...
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At least 33 native species of marine mammals have been documented from the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR). For many of these species, the...
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Coral-associated invertebrates dominate the biodiversity of coral reefs. Some of the associations involving symbiotic invertebrates remain unknown or...
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Although reef corals are dependent of the di- noflagellate Symbiodinium, the large majority of corals spawn gametes that do not contain their vital...
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release of three algal and two coral species was determined at three light intensities (0, 30–80, and 200–400 μmol...
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The effectiveness of migration in marine species exhibiting a pelagic larval stage is determined by various factors, such as ocean currents, pelagic...
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It is well known that reptiles can act as paratenic hosts for parasites that use mammals as their definitive hosts. However, studies of potential...
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A 2004-2005 study led by a researcher from the California Academy of Science worked to catalog arachnid species (such as spiders and scorpions) on...
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"De Natuur in het Christoffelpark herstelt zich en daardoor krijgt Curaçao weer een tropisch bos. Dit is een succesverhaal over effectief Curaçaos...
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Large marine apex predators have become exceedlingly rare in shallow neritic waters around most Caribbean islands, including the ABC-island (Aruba,...
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Abstract: Bioerosion caused by boring mussels (Mytilidae: Lithophaginae) can negatively impact coral reef health. During biodiversity surveys of...
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Abstract
Benthic cyanobacterial mats (BCMs) are impacting coral reefs worldwide. However, the factors and mechanisms driving their proliferation are...
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ABSTRACT Two new members of the Caribbean Province endemic conid genus Tenorioconus Petuch and Drolshagen, 2011 are described from the Netherlands...
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Sabal antillensis is endemic to the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curagao and Bonaire. Both island populations were thoroughly assessed in 1979, and...
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Abstract:
The presence of associated endofauna can have an impact on the health of corals. Duringfieldwork on the southern Caribbean island of...
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Abstract
Tropical dry forests experience pronounced seasonal changes in precipitation mani-
fested in varied plant phenologies. At landscape scales...
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Coral reef surveys in 2021 at the leeward side of Curacao (Duthc Caribbean) yielded the discoery of a new worm snail for the Atlantic. With the help...
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Achtergrond
Caribisch Nederland (Bonaire, Saba en St. Eustatius) en de Koninkrijkspartners Aruba, Curaçao en Sint Maarten worden nu en in de komende...
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Abstract: The geographic partition of genetic variation, also known as population structure, is an essential attribute of a species’ biology and a...
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This month’s issue focuses on the Audubon’s Shearwater. Despite its resounding and unique call, this threatened bird often goes unnoticed on our...
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Fishers and divers are the major resource users of Caribbean coral reefs. On Curaçao and Bonaire, reef condition is good relative to the Caribbean...
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Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius form the Dutch Caribbean within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the...
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Assisted gene flow (AGF) is a conservation intervention to accelerate
species adaptation to climate change by importing genetic
diversity into at-...
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In tropical ecosystems, autotroph organisms are continuously competing for space, with some plant species benefiting from disturbances such as fire,...
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ABSTRACT
A major challenge in invasion ecology is determining which introduced species pose a threat to resident species through competitive...
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Background: The hydrocoral Millepora is an important framework builder that dominates shallow turbulent environments in the Indo-Pacific...
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Records of whale sharks in the Caribbean are relatively sparse. Here we document 24 records of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith 1882)...
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Ovulid gastropods and their octocoral hosts were collected along the leeward coast of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. New molecular data of...
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The deep reef of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, was explored with the aid of the “Curasub” submarine of Substation Curaçao. The shallow reefs of the...
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We examined the potential for exploitation competition by differential attractiveness in two sympatric species of columnar cacti on Curaçao,...
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Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are major benthic calci ers that play crucial roles in marine ecosystems, particularly coral reefs. Over the past two...
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Data collection with stereo Baited Remote Underwater Videos (sBRUV) deployed throughout the islands of the Dutch Caribbean over the past few years is...
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The coastal deposits of Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, are among the most studied archives for extreme-wave events (EWEs) in the Caribbean. Here we...
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The massive die-off of the herbivorous sea urchin Diadema antillarum in 1983 and 1984 resulted in phase shifts on Caribbean coral reefs, where...
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The Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous, voracious predator with a high dispersal capactity. In the space of 30 years, it has...
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It has been proposed that the elkhorn coral Acropora palmata is genetically separated into two distinct provinces in the Caribbean, an eastern and a...
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Embargo until April 04 2020
PhD thesis
For coral reefs to persist, the rate of CaCO3 production must be greater than the rate of erosion to enable...
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Between 2015 and 2020, researchers from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center updated the local ant species lists for the Dutch Caribbean. A large number...
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One mechanism giving fleshy algae a competitive advantage over corals during reef degradation is algal-induced and microbially-mediated hypoxia (...
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We describe the monoxenous trypanosomatids parasitizing true bugs and flies on the island of Curaçao. Out of 248 examined true bugs belonging to 17...
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This list is the result of the identification of samples collected between 1930 and 1970 by H.J. MacGillavry, P. Wagenaar Hummelinck, R.H. Cobben (...
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Abstract
Reef-building corals are ecosystem engineers that compete with other benthic organisms for space and resources. Corals harvest energy...
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This list of species of conservation interest has been developed as part of a project 'Using management effectiveness to strengthen species...
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Video (in Portuguese)
https://repositorio.ufsc.br/handle/123456789/251105
Abstract
Os recifes são ambientes muito importantes para os oceanos e os...
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A new study led by Wageningen University and Research investigates the swimming and settlement behavior of coral and oyster larvae. ...
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Recovery of the Caribbean long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum from the pathogen-induced mass mortality event of 1983 has been slow and variable...
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Abstract
Background: The importance of symbiosis has long been recognized on coral reefs, where the photosynthetic dinof lagellates of corals (...
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Dutch, Papiamento, and Papiamentu below
A new partnership between World Wide Fund for Nature – Netherlands (WWF-NL) the Dutch Caribbean Nature...
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A sediment record of three alluvial sites along the east- and northeast-oriented shore of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) provides evidence...
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Previous attempts at mapping the vegetation of the Christoffel national park on the island of Curaçao were done in times of intense grazing pressure...
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Dutch, Papiamento, and Papiamentu below
The Protocol for Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol), an integral component of the...
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In the past, diseases and infections have had dramatic impacts on Caribbean coral reef ecosystems (e.g. white band disease in corals (Pantos and...
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Abstract:
The Netherlands are signatories of the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This implies that the nation will protect...
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Dutch below
The neem tree is an invasive species that was introduced to the Caribbean in the early 1900s. Originally from India, this tree was...
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Abstract
The mangrove-seagrass-coral reef continuum is of immense ecological and socio-economic importance, supporting biodiversity, carbon storage,...
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Receives Letter of Support from Royal Patron Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
The Nature Conservation Network Organization the Dutch Caribbean...
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Nederlands and Papiamentu below.
Lac Bay is a unique tourism hot spot which boasts a wide array of habitats from fringing coral reefs to expansive...
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From cutting edge 3D models to innovative management techniques, 2022 poses to be an exciting year for St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (...
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Dutch below
A recent study conducted by the University of Groningen, investigated how three species of solar-powered sea slugs exhibit unique...
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Using cryopreserved reproductive cells of elkhorn corals, researchers have crossbreed individuals from Florida and Puerto Rico with those of Curaçao...
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Ecological studies have rarely been performed at the community level across a large biogeographic region. Sponges are now the primary...
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Park ranger Jelle van der Velde has identified the presence of Halophila stipulaceaat the Queen B. II mooring east of Fort Bay. The discovery, made...
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Two years ago the DCNA organized the first of its kind shark tagging expedition to the Saba Bank and St Maarten as part of the Dutch Postcode Lottery...
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Between November 23rd and the 27th, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) held its annual Nature Convention on Curaçao. Due to covid-19...
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The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is a subspecies of the West Indian manatee and is found from Mexico and the Bahamas south to...
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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/depth-matters-anti-microbial-div...
Abstract
This thesis aims to investigate the impact of depth on...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
On Saturday, June 18th 2022, State Secretary Her Excellency Drs. Alexandra van Huffelen visited the ...
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Although coral reefs occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor, nearly a third of all marine species can be found on or around these reefs (McAllister,...
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Abstract:
The Netherlands Antilles consists of five Caribbean islands. The leeward islands are Curaçao and Bonaire, close to the mainland of...
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Dutch Below
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) along with local nature management organizations across the six Dutch Caribbean islands have...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-NL) are pleased...
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In light of the mounting impact of humans on our planet, there is an urgent need to assess the status of all current living species so as to ensure...
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Arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) are transmitted via blood-feeding arthropods such as mosquitoes, flies, and ticks (1). Aedes mosquitoes are the...
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Introduction to the third edition of the UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers
This volume presents academic papers and personal...
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Dutch below
ORANJESTAD, ARUBA – Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) in collaboration with Wageningen University...
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Dutch below
ORANJESTAD, ARUBA – 3 January 2024 – Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) today announced the reintroduction of the locally extinct...
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Bonaire’s six IBAs—the island’s international site priorities for bird conservation—cover 23,830 ha (including their marine extensions). They embrace...
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Concerned at Lack of Mention of the Impacts of Climate Change During Address of King Willem Alexander at the Joint Session of the States-General of...
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Two new position papers presented to the Dutch Parliament, by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance and Wageningen University and Research...
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At the Sustainability Conference held on St. Eustatius in December 2017, the panel “Health is Wealth” explored the interrelationship between the...
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Dutch, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) are proud to announce a...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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Collective cell contractions that generate global tissue deformations are a signature feature of animal movement and morphogenesis. However, the...
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Species of the anthozoan order Zoantharia (=Zoanthidea) are common components of subtropical and tropical shallow water coral reefs. Despite a long...
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A series of recent surveys worked to highlight the important relationships between host corals, crabs and christmas tree worms. Studies were...
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The Stout Four-eyed Frog (Pleurodema brachyops) is native to the northern South American and Central American nations of Guyana, northern Brazil (...
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During the 2019 edition of the DCNA Convention on Bonaire, biologists from local protected area management organizations including Aruba National...
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In the June 2005 issue of Lundkvist wrote about the habitats of Poecilia vandepolli in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (“Orange Tail Mollies in Dutch...
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Georeferenced artwork (maps) for use as background in thematic maps, e.g. in reports or in web-apps:
Saba
St.Eustatius
St.Maarten
Aruba
Bonaire...
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Hexactinellid sponges are important members of deep-sea benthic ecosystems because they provide available hard substrate habitats for filter-feeding...
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Overview of St. Lucia's Mangroves
Used to draw comparisons with the mangroves of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and St. Maarten
Presented in 2021 Mangrove...
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Abstract
Hemidactylus mabouia is one of the most successful, widespread invasive reptile species and has become ubiquitous across tropical urban...
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Abstract
Rhabdocoels comprise a large group of flatworms that currently consists of two major subgroups: (1) Kalyptorhynchia with an anterior...
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Between October 25th and 28th, Bonaire’s Mangrove Maniacs hosted their first Mangrove Restoration Workshop . The goal was to provide a platform for...
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Notes from a series of sessions to jointly define a biodiversity monitoring strategy. The sessions were organized by the Dutch Caribben Nature...
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Abstract:
Understanding the patterns and processes that govern the functional structuring of communities along spatial scales is still a challenge in...
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Abstract
The experiences of overseas territories and how their varying degrees of self-governance influence climate (in)action are overlooked topics...
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Coastal tourism destinations face a range of climate-related changes. Prevailing challenges include understanding emerging changes and...
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Microturbellarians are abundant and ubiquitous members of marine meiofaunal communities around the world. Because of their small body size, these...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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Abstract
Multicellularity evolved multiple times independently during eukaryotic diversification. Two distinct mechanisms underpin multicellularity:...
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Linear extension of branches in the same Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) population in Curaçao was measured, employing exactly the same methods, in...
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The species of the family Terebridae occurring at the Dutch Leeward Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao), and other parts of the tropical western...
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Abstract:
Species identification of western Atlantic Coryphopterus can be problematic because some of the species are morphologically similar, there...
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Reef slope coral communities were surveyed for long-term (20 years) changes in scleractinian coral cover, numbers of coral colonies and species...
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The land capability map of St.Eustatius is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the...
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Abstract
Benthic cyanobacterial mats (BCMs) are increasing in abundance on coral reefs worldwide. However, their impacts on biogeochemical cycling in...
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Widespread use of minimally selective fish traps has contributed to the overfishing of Caribbean coral reefs. Traps typically target high-value fish...
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In 2015 an Expert group assessed the ten Dutch World Heritage candidate sites and advised the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science with regards...
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Coral-associated invertebrates form a major part of the diversity on reefs, but their distribution and occurrence patterns are virtually unstudied....
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News items on:
Research Station CARMABI, Curacao
This news article was published in BioNews 24.
BioNews is produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature...
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The Dutch Caribbean island Bonaire has been protecting its marine resources for more than 35 years and is ranked as one of the Caribbean’s top dive...
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A new species of palmetto, Sabal antillensis , native to Curaçao and Bonaire, is described and illustrated. The new species is
characterized by a...
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The red palm weevil (RPW) Rhyncophorus ferrugineus, is a serious pest of palms. RPW is native to Asia, but over the last few decades it has spread to...
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BioNews 4-2017 includes the following news-items:
Status of Curaçao’s Reefs
Researchers discover that the three known flamingo tongue snail species...
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Geckos are among the most diverse radiations of lizards; however, the lack of baseline natural history data on the reproductive biology for many...
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Astrophiura caroleae, new species, is described from off Curacao in the southern Caribbean, and from the western Gulf of Mexico, in depths of 244 to...
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Seagrass beds are highly productive coastal ecosystems providing a large array of ecosystem services including !sheries and carbon sequestration. As...
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Articles on STENAPA, CNSI, fauna on St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance, Nature education Curacao, Bonaire's reefs, STINAPA
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After news was received that the Netherlands Antilles' largest and as yet
almost unspoiled lagoon would be involved in development plans, a...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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Even though there are very many scattered seabird sighting records for the pelagic waters of the wider Caribbean Sea, only few studies bring these...
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This action plan for the long-nosed bat describes:
population status globally declining
distribution: Occurs in northeast Colombia, north...
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Kralendijk – The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance’s (DCNA) bi-annual board meeting took place during the recent convention held in Curaçao. Their...
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The unique natural world of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom plays the leading role in a special cinema film entitled WOW!. This was announced...
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Abstract
Marine cyanobacteria are a rich source of bio-active metabolites that have been utilized as leads for drug discovery and pharmacological...
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Corals have built reefs on the benthos for millennia, becoming an essential element in marine ecosystems. Climate change and human impact, however,...
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Abstract
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are generally poorly studied, and our knowledge of lower MCEs (below 60 m depth) is largely limited to...
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Summary
There are many clear indicators of the deleterious impacts of grazing livestock on the flora and vegetation of Slagbaai, Bonaire. The...
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Abstract: Cryptobenthic fishes make up more than half of coral reef fish fauna and contribute greatly to coral reef trophodynamics and diversity....
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Abstract
Ninetinae are a group of small to tiny short-legged spiders largely restricted to arid habitats. Among daddy-long-legs spiders (Pholcidae)...
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Background: Restoration is increasingly implemented to reestablish habitat structure and function following physical anthropogenic...
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Of 123 adult and semi-adult Little Herons Butorides striatus examined from the South Caribbean Islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire,...
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This month’s issue focuses on the conservation efforts for the Red-billed Tropicbird, which is taking place on the islands of Saba and St. Eustatius...
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The land capability map of St.Eustatius is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the...
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Coral reefs provide some of the most valuable ecosystem services for the islands. They are a driver of tourism, they protect against storms, and...
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We describe a new species of goby, Varicus lacerta sp. n., which was collected from a mesophotic reef at Curacao, southern Caribbean. The new species...
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Diseases of oceanic species are difficult to research due to the ocean‟s vast size and the overall logistics involved in studying disease in...
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The Dutch Caribbean is poised to benefit from a new funding initiative provided by the Dutch Postcode Lottery aimed at an essential conservation...
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Early in 2015 the research project “Ecology and conservation of green and hawksbill turtles in the Dutch Caribbean” started funded by NWO.
The six...
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Msc. Thesis
Abstract
Orbicella annularis is an abundant framework-building Scleractinian coral that serves as an ecological cornerstone throughout...
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The distribution and abundance of juvenile corals were examined at depths from 3 to 37 m on the reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)....
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In preparation for a forthcoming monographic work on marine molluscan biogeography at the worldwide level, five new biogeographical index species are...
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Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean: online information system.
A free iPhone/iPad/iPod touch application, provides tools to identify and record...
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A collection of shrimp from deep reefs in the Dutch Caribbean is described. Most material originates from the Bonaire deep reef expedition (2013) by...
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Student Report
Most corals worldwide are broadcast spawners that rely on synchronous gamete release for successful fertilization. Spawning synchrony...
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During the fifth leg of the NICO expedition researchers from NIOZ Sea Research, Wageningen Marine Research and Naturalis Biodiversity Center studied...
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In BioNews 11 (2017) an article was dedicated to the eight bird species that in 2016 and 2017 were added to the Bonaire-bird list. One of these, Pied...
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Tourism destinations are vulnerable to increasing environmental change. The available scientific knowledge, however, is of little practical use as it...
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This review of copepod crustaceans associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, sponges and echinoderms of the Greater Caribbean is based on published...
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Een internationaal onderzoeksteam heeft de mariene biodiversiteit van Bonaire onderzocht. Mariene biodiversiteit zegt iets over de verscheidenheid in...
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An international research team has investigated the marine biodiversity of Bonaire from 21 October to 9 November. Although Bonaire’s reefs have been...
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There has been a recent increase in public awareness of environmental issues as the effects of climate change have become ever more noticeable in our...
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De oudste gesteenten van Bonaire stammen uit het Midden-Krijt (Albien en Cenomanien). Ze hebben de magmatische signatuur van een vulkanische...
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This vegetation survey is the outcome of an investigation of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles carried out under the auspices of the Foundation...
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Abstract
Sponges are a diverse phylum of sessile filter-feeding invertebrates that are abundant on Caribbean reefs and provide essential ecological...
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Abstract
A paramount challenge in coral reef ecology is to estimate the abundance and composition of the communities residing in such complex...
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The Quaternary volcanogenic landscape and the volcanogenic sediments of the Netherlands Antilles (NA) (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) reflect the...
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Background
There is almost no systematic information about the state of marine ecosystems in Aruba. A recent report commissioned by the United...
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Kralendijk – The upcoming convention of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) will focus on governance, climate change, and youth engagement in...
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Abstract
Coral-dwelling crabs form a diverse community on coral reefs, and various families independently colonised scleractinian corals. Species...
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As previously mentioned, a new wave of long-spiced sea urchins (Diadema antillarum) die-offs are happening throughout the Caribbean, including...
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List of Pelagic Fish around Curacao and Bonaire
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MSc internship report
The health and abundance of coral reefs are declining worldwide. Coastal development, terrestrial runoff, the temperature rise...
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Submersible diving in the 1980/90s in the Bahamas and Cuba and 2013–2018 at Curaçao, Dominica, and Roatan resulted in the collection of a new species...
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Introduction The Caribbean is a region in the Americas with islands and coasts bordering the Caribbean sea. Three countries of the Kingdom of the...
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Abstract: Cryptobenthic fishes make up more than half of coral reef fish fauna and contribute greatly to coral reef trophodynamics and diversity....
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Abstract: The recent rise in ocean temperatures, accompanied by other environmental changes, has notably
increased the occurrence and spread of...
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BioNews 70
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch...
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Data on beach debris and tar contamination is provided for 21 natural beach sites in Bonaire, Southeastern Caribbean. Transects amounting to a...
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Very little information exists about the cetaceans of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire (ABC Islands), in the southern Caribbean. During the first...
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Living Reef map of Bonaire (GIS). Paper source from 1985. Scanned, geo-referenced and digitized in 2011-2012.
De oorspronkelijke atlas omvat een...
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Although the flora of Bonaire has been well studied three previously undocumented species have been found for Bonaire. Two of these three...
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The land capability map of Saba is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the welfareplan...
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The historical geological map of St.Eustatius is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of...
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Background
The Caribbean pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus was recently listed as a threatened species under the United States Endangered Species Act...
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Baseline data on anthropogenic seafloor debris contamination in the year 2000 is provided for 24 submersible video transects at depths of 80-900 m,...
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Oil spills cause damage to marine wildlife that lasts well past their immediate aftermath. Marine offspring that must settle and metamorphose to...
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Peer-reviewed PHD dissertation, University of California San Diego.
This dissertation is a multi-disciplinary attempt to understand how coral...
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Recently, the Dutch state of play regarding blue carbon in the Netherlands was reviewed (Tamis & Foekema 2015)1. Since the review was focussed on...
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Disease in the ocean is difficult to study because of the logistics involved in conducting marine research. This in turn has resulted in a lack of...
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Colorful feather stars (comatulid crinoids, Phylum Echinodermata) were plentiful on the reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire in the late 1960s when David...
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During several cruises of H.N1.M .S. Snellius and H.N1.M .S. Luymes in the Guyana shelf region and the Caribbean in the period of 1966 to 1972 a...
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The Southern Subarea of the Caribbean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem encompasses most of the continental and island coasts of Venezuela, as well as...
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The coral reefs of the Dutch Caribbean have recently received much attention in the scientific journal Marine Biodiversity. The first issue of 2017...
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The direct and indirect impacts of the increase in human population, in particular the growing demand for food, as well as various aspects of climate...
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Western Atlantic species of the New World genus Pustulatirus Vermeij and Snyder, 2006 are revised. Types of previously named taxa are figured....
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Two new Lipogramma basslets are described, L. barrettorum and L. schrieri, captured during submersible diving to 300 m depth off Curaçao, southern...
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The Dutch Caribbean island Bonaire has protected its marine resources for more than 35 years and has been ranked as one of the Caribbean’s top dive...
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In 1942-1943 a water test well was drilled by the Government of Curacao within the limits of Aruba's capital Oranjestad, following the "discovery" of...
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BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and conservation in the Dutch Caribbean....
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Photographs of plants of Curacao from private collection grouped according to their taxonomy and local name.
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TurboVeg vegetation recordings stored in a SQLLite database (Hennekens and Schaminée, 2001) containing recordings from plot observations. The...
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This review of copepod crustaceans associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, sponges and echinoderms of the Greater Caribbean is based on published...
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A team of researchers from Naturalis Biodiversity Center, ANEMOON Foundation, and colleagues from various intitutes, performed several bodiversity...
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Juvenile French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) were caught, measured in length and weight and introduced in cages for 6 to 8 weeks to grow in their...
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Have you ever seen an orange tail molly in Dutch waters? If not, you should go to the ABC Islands. That’s an abbreviation for Aruba, Bonaire, and...
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In 1930 Mr. P. Wagenaar Hummelinck made an excursion to Curacao, Aruba, and Bonaire with the main object of studying the land and freshwater fauna....
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Hexactinellid sponges are important members of deep-sea benthic ecosystems because they provide available hard substrate habitats for filter-feeding...
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BioNews 53 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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Aloe Vera is a completely critical and powerful plant with such a lot of fitness utility and stuperfying that scarcely any a part of human frame stay...
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Abstract
Resumen C. nigricolor fue considerada una especie plena, luego fue reasignada como una subespecie de C. lemnniscatus. Posteriormente fue...
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Robert L. Norton encountered a Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) approximately 60 km NNW of Aruba, providing Aruba’s first record...
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1. Biodiversity inventories and monitoring techniques for marine fishes often over-look small (<5 cm), bottom-associated (‘...
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Cleaner shrimps are ecologically important members of coral reef communities, but for many species, cleaner status (i.e. dedicated,...
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ABSTRACT
A coral community was examined on a semi-submersible platform that was moored at the leeward side of Curaçao, in the southern Caribbean,...
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Thesis Report
Coastal lagoons are rich in biodiversity and offer various ecosystem services. The close relation to the terrestrial ecosystems...
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Abstract
Photosynthesizers face a trade-off regarding light: they need enough to maintain high photosynthetic rates, yet excess leads
to oxidative...
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We here provide a synoptic overview and preliminary update of the marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean EEZ based on 279 cetacean sighting and...
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Caribbean corals have suffered from bleaching, diseases and Diadema die-off. Reefs on narrow shelves adjacent to high human population and many...
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Over the past 12 months a comprehensive assessment has been made of the fish stock of the Saba Bank. The assessment was initiated by the...
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In a recent dissertation (Vermeij, 2002) it is stated that with no action by the Curaçao government, the coral reefs will have disappeared...
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This month’s issue focuses attention on three successful conservation efforts of local NGOs, which are using monitoring to guide their field-based...
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Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae) is reported for the first time from Aruba, Curaçao, Grenadines (Grenada), St. Eustatius, St. John (...
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The land capability map of Saba is produced by the Netherlands Antilles Development advisory bureau (Amsterdam) for the foundation of the welfareplan...
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Carmabi’s mission is to work towards a sustainable society, in which the sustainable management of nature
leads to benefits that future generations...
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The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Saba, St.Eustatius, Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands have a...
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Despite the fact that most of the severe demographic bottlenecks in coral populations occur during their earliest life stages, information on the...
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In 2013 Dr. Martin de Graaf from IMARES noted an unusually high number of coral reef fish at the Salt Pier on Bonaire, infected with dermal parasites...
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We have some wonderful news to share! The magnificent humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have returned for their four-to five-month long stay...
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During Dutch Caribbean Shark Week that was scheduled from June 18th thru 26th, the entire Dutch Kingdom celebrated sharks, both as important ocean...
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Twenty-two Caribbean Birding Trail Guides were certified on Bonaire in September 2016 at the end of an intense week long training workshop....
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Msc. Thesis
Corals compete with other sessile organisms for the limited benthic surface. We hypothesized that resources available to fight at a coral...
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As coral reefs continue to decline worldwide, it becomes ever more necessary to understand the connectivity between coral populations to develop...
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This booklet is meant as a guide to identify the fishes and turtles of the reefs of the Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St....
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We discuss the significance of two manatee records for the Dutch Windward Islands (Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten) as well as six manatid and one...
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In September 1980 dead and dying fish floating on the surface were reported from Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire.
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A recent report describes, for the first time in its history, the critically endangered Bonaire Palm. Although first documented in 1979, it took...
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Dutch and Papiamentu below
During the relay expedition of Naturalis and STINAPA on Bonaire, the invasive New Guinean land flatworm was found in...
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This article describes molly's morphology in different sex, natural habitats, captive molly requirements, and feed.
Short summary:
In 1963, there...
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Rehabilitating populations of Caribbean coral species that have declined in recent decades has become a management priority throughout the region,...
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Abstract
Of the boreal- and Arctic- breeding North American shorebirds that migrate...
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Nederlands below.
Researchers from Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University and Wageningen Marine Research have developed a new approach to assist...
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Green growth underpins the achievement of sustainable transition through continued economic development while addressing threats to environmental...
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Kralendijk – The recently concluded Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) convention reminded participants that nature is big business. However,...
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Species of the decapod family Palaemonidae are common components of tropical coastal waters and coral reefs. The majority of these species are...
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Results of a three year study (1975-1978) of Flamingos on Bonaire and in Venezuela, including population size, food availability, migration and...
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Residents and businesses of St. Maarten are being urged to abandon the use of single-use, non-biodegradable plasticsto help create a cleaner and...
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Concerted mangrove research and rehabilitation efforts over the last several decades have prompted a better understanding of the important ecosystem...
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The Dutch Caribbean is an important area for marine mammals, sharks and rays. More than twenty marine mammal and thirty shark and ray species are...
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Student Report
Introduction
The main goal of this research report is to shed light on the problems surrounding dust on Bonaire, and to give...
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Turf algae are multispecies communities of small marine macrophytes that are becoming a dominant component of coral reef communities around the world...
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Currently goats roam freely in Arikok National Park, Aruba. Case studies from around the world showed how livestock influence vegetation growth and...
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The Global Mangrove Alliance’s recent report on the State of the World’s mangroves served as a call to action for mangrove conservation and...
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Options for acquisition and management of the northwestern part of Saba.
Since 2004, Saba’s overall economic objective has been to generate growth of...
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The accession of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba (the BES islands) to the Netherlands has considerably increased the government’s political...
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Exciting Rare Sighting in the Dutch Caribbean: theAntillean manatee
Last month STINAPA’s ranger Luigi Eybrecht was diving near Playa in Bonaire when...
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December 13th marked the beginning of an incredibly exciting and ambitious research expedition organized by the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea...
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Whale and dolphin research expedition 2022
This year, the third and sixth joint scientific expeditions of the Ti Whale An Nou program took...
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A big obstacle in nature- policy, management and research is to access excising long-term data in an environment that experiences a high turnover in...
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University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein and Wageningen University and Research recently conducted a comparative study of artificial reefs...
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Every year on Bonaire, dozens of dedicated volunteers wake up before dawn with one simple but important mission: count as many yellow-shouldered...
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Abstracts:
TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN: CHALLENGES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES & CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS (Sponsored by CORALINA & GCFI)
Kyne...
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During the 2019 edition of the DCNA convention held on Bonaire end of October, biologists from the region met to thoroughly discuss coral restoration...
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A new study will examine the genetic connectivity of corals located around the ABC islands. The goal is to find a link between the spatial...
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Project description
Title: Surfside Science
Time: July 2022 - August 2023
Project leaders: Christie Mettes and Tony Sevold
Project summary:
This...
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Based on traditional knowledge of the Saban fishermen, a spawning aggregation area (SPAG) for the Red Hind (Epinephelus guttatus) and the Queen...
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Summary
Based on traditional knowledge of the Saban fishermen, a spawning aggregation area (SPAG) for the Red Hind (Epinephelus guttatus) and the...
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Abstract Corals provide habitat for numerous marine species and ecosystem services for global human populations. However, they are vulnerable...
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Although algology deals with a large group of plants, widespread and of great morphological diversity, the history of this branch of botany is fairly...
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The Yarari Marine Mammal Sanctuary (hereafter simply referred to as the Yarari Sanctuary, or Yarari) was formally established on September 2, 2015....
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Wageningen University recently published an alarming report on the threatened natural resources on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The Dutch...
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The Nature Policy Plan Caribbean Netherlands identifies the need to “Evaluate the financial instruments available for nature conservation in the...
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Commissioned by Sint Maarten’s Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), a color vegetation map produced...
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A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale: 1: 37,500) based on field data from 1999 has been available as an update of Stoffers...
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From big litigation to renovations for their new sea lab, 2022 promises to be a banner year for the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF). SCF recently...
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Rare and/or Endangered Land and Freshwater Mollusks of St. Martin.
In this article, Sint Maarten means the Dutch part and Saint-Martin the French...
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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the natural resources of the three Dutch Caribbean islands Bonaire, Saba and St....