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This Synthesis Report is based on the reports of the three Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including relevant...
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...National Progress Reports presented at the 2002-10 meetings are accessible on the IWC website. Reports from previous years will also become...
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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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Living Planet Report
WWF’s Living Planet Report, released every two years, is a leading science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the...
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By assessing the value of ecosystem services generated by some specific marine protected areas (MPAs), project CARIPES aims to increase fishermen’...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire proudly presents its 2012 Bonaire Sea Turtle Research and Monitoring Report.
In this report you will read about...
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We observed green turtles and hawksbills along the west coast of Bonaire, around Klein
Bonaire, and adjacent to Lac during snorkel surveys. Green...
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This report characterizes the state of Bonaire’s reefs as of March 2005. We pay particular attention to structural and functional attributes of reefs...
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Bonaire’s reefs remain among the best in the Caribbean. However, our monitoring has revealed some potentially troubling trends that may require...
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Two rarely reported and one newly described species of benthic marine algae are herein recognized from deep-water habitats at Bonaire, representing...
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Coral bleaching has been observed in the Windward Islands since late August 2005. Reports and observations have been received from marine parks and...
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Two rarely reported and one newly described species of benthic marine algae are herein recognized from deep-water habitats at Bonaire, representing...
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Abstract:
In October 2011 an expedition took place to the Saba Bank, on board of the ship the Caribbean Explorer II. Main aim of the expedition was...
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Background
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty that was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (...
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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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Part of the larger report available here.
Executive summary
Small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their fragile...
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The St Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) established the Sea Turtle Conservation Program following concerns that the island‟s sea turtle...
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The St Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) established the Sea Turtle Conservation Program following concerns that the island’s sea turtle...
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The St Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) established the Sea Turtle Conservation Program following concerns that the island’s sea turtle...
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assumed leadership of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) in 2010 with...
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Abstract:
The St Eustatius Sea Turtle Conservation Programme was initiated in 2001 due to concerns that the island’s sea turtle populations were...
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Annual report of the NGO Caribbean Cetacean Society
The Caribbean Cetacean Society is dedicated to the protection of the different populations and...
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An IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in...
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This Annual Report includes:
• Summarize the activities of the 2009 Sea Turtle Conservation Program.
• Review the accomplishments and deficiencies of...
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In 2010, we completed our 8th year of systematic research on the sea turtles of Bonaire. In this report you will read about the methods and results...
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Stoney coral tissue loss disease
Final summary report by Brian Walker on Southeast Florida’s reef-building coral response to amoxicillin...
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The aims of this Annual Report include the following:
• Summarize the activities of the 2010 Sea Turtle Conservation Program.
• Review the...
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This cruise report outlines the scientific research and academic program conducted on board SSV Corwjth Cramer during her fourth cruise during the...
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The aims of this Annual Report include the following:
Summarize the activities of the 2011 Sea Turtle Conservation Program.
Review the...
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The aims of this Annual Report include the following:
Summarize the activities of the 2012 Sea Turtle Conservation Program.
Review the...
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Throughout 2008 the staff and board of Nature Foundation St. Maarten undertook a range of
activities addressing both core management of the Marine...
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The 2013 Sea Turtle nesting season was a varied season whereby there was as in previous years not much in the way of leatherback activity but towards...
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Cruise Background
Many islands in the Caribbean sea are fringed by coral reefs and/or coral veneers, which produce CaCO3 for their skeletons. Not...
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Bonaire has long been considered to have amongst the healthiest reefs of the Caribbean. However, at the 2002 Annual Meeting of Pew Fellows for Marine...
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Summary
In the framework of a series of excursions to the isle of Bonaire (Netherlands’ Antilles) organized by the Dutch National Biodiversity ...
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In June funding from the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) was confirmed to initiate a satellite tracking project of sea turtles on St Eustatius...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) is a non-governmental, non-profit, research and conservation organization that began in 1991. Our mission is...
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Annual Report 2019
Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire protects and restores coral reefs in Bonaire by:
Developing new and innovative ways to restore...
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Download the Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire Yearly Report 2020
Content:
introduction & backround
transect count surveys
Netting at lac bay...
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Our 2008 work plan focused on the following objectives to help us achieve our mission:
Science - Improved understanding of sea turtle biology...
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The Saba Bank Management Unit (SBMU) is responsible for the operational management of the Saba Bank. Its current tasks are to perform scientific...
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This handwritten report hurricane Lenny's damage to all dive sites on Klein Bonaire provides an overall impression of the condition of all corals /...
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Abstract: Drifting and wrack seaweeds may originate from the detachment of natural populations and transport by currents until reaching the coast....
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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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We focused our 2007 work on six objectives designed to help us achieve our mission:
Science - Improved understanding of sea turtle biology through...
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Bonaire turtles stcb year report 2021
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CNSI’s Annual Report 2017 includes articles on:
Statian Invasions
Invasive Alien Species
Rodent Control
Conch Chronicles
Outreach and Education...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire 2019 Year Report
Referenced in BioNews 35 article "Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire: A Year in Review"
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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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Annual report of the NGO Caribbean Cetacean Society
The objective of the project is to better understand and make people more aware of cetaceans. To...
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2005 was a very successful year for Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire as we built upon the accomplishments of 2004. In all the program areas, staff and...
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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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This report is part of the CARIPES project
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Caribbean coral reefs have been declining for decades due to a combination of anthropogenic drivers and natural phenomena like hurricanes. The...
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Abstract:
The St Eustatius Sea Turtle Conservation Programme was initiated in 2001 due to concerns that the island’s sea turtle populations were...
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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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Caribbean coral reefs have been declining for decades due to a combination of anthropogenic drivers such as unsustainable fishing practises,...
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Twenty sites across four monitoring zones of St. Eustatius’s marine ecosystem were assessed using the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Caribbean...
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The National Nature Policy Plan 2001-2005 (NPP-5) and its current status of implementation was assessed as a first step towards a new Nature Policy...
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The National Nature Policy Plan 2001-2005 (NPP-5) and its current status of implementation was assessed as a first step towards a new Nature Policy...
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The CARI’MAM project
More than 30 species of marine mammals inhabit the waters of the Caribbean,which makes it a world hotspot. These highly mobile...
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The CARI’MAM project
More than 30 species of marine mammals inhabit the waters of the Caribbean,which makes it a world hotspot. These highly mobile...
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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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Based on the fisheries data collected for 2017, St. Eustatius fishery continues to be a small-scale coastal fishery as described by Sybesma et al. (...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) was initiated in the early 1990s to protect the island’s marine turtle populations. Our current research and...
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As I compose this message in 2022, reflecting on Reef Renewal Bonaire’s accomplishments during 2021, and during its first ten years of operation – I...
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Abstract:
The St Eustatius Sea Turtle Conservation Programme was initiated in 2001 due to concerns that the island’s sea turtle populations were...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) has been protecting sea turtles on Bonaire since 1991, so this year represents the 26th Anniversary of our...
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The Saba Bank is the largest submerged carbonate platform of 2,200 km2 in the Caribbean Sea, which lies partially within the Exclusive Economic Zone...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) was formed in 1991 in order to protect the island’s marine turtle populations. In 2002 we standardized our...
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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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The Scientific Committee (SC) of the IAC meets annually to discuss the annual reports of the member countries, and threats and impacts on sea turtles...
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The report finds that Dutch non-state actors are increasingly involved in biodiversity initiatives, and that those initiatives are well aligned with...
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After the 2021 Workshop on Mangrove Restoration held on Bonaire, Jessica Johnson (Coastal Dynamics; Bonaire), Jimena Samper Villareal (Centro de...
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Findings:
The main conclusion from this study is that the health of the reefs of the Saba Bank has deteriorated since the first observations in 1972...
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Outbreaks of Acropora and Diadema diseases in the 1970s and early 1980s, overpopulation in the form of too many tourists, and overfishing are the...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) has been protecting sea turtles on Bonaire since 1991, so this year represents the 25th Anniversary of our...
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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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Abstract:
The Saba Bank is a large submerged carbonate platform of approximately 2,200 km2 in the Caribbean Sea which lies partially within the...
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The Waitt Institute and Dr. Stuart Sandin’s laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography collaborated to organize an expedition to conduct a...
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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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1.Background
The queen conch, orLobatus gigas, is an iconic species found within the Caribbean, beingboth economically andsocially important.Famous...
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Management Recommendations:
To keep collecting data for long term monitoring programs. It is fundamental for the proper management of our natural...
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Abstract:
The St. Eustatius National Marine Park conducted an Economic Valuation of St. Eustatius’ coral reef ecosystems in the fall of 2009. This...
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In September 2016, the West Indies distinct population segment (DPS) of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), was delisted under the US...
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Bonaire has never recovered from the historic felling of its trees. The strong influence of feral goats prevents rejuvenation in those parts where a...
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Historical Data
A study conducted in 1969 by Hummelinck and Roosgave the first qualitative data forqueen conch general distribution throughout Lac...
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Management Recommendations:
To keep collecting data for long term monitoring programs. It is fundamental for the proper management of our natural...
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This research expedition is part of the project “Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems”, funded within NWO’s Caribbean Research Program. This project...
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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire’s mission is to ensure that Bonaire’s sea turtles have a secure future, and to connect people to sea turtle...
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Historical Data and Background
The first known qualitative seagrass survey in Lac Bay was conducted in 1969. Sincethen, additional quantitative...
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Abstract:
St Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) is the only environmental non-governmental organization on St Eustatius. In 1996, the...
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Management Recommendations:
Expand the boundaries of the Washington Slagbaai National Park to include all the salts flats included in this monitoring...
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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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marine mammal workshop on:
- communication and awareness
- marine protected areas and management plans
- stranding workshop
whale watching and...
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This one-year pilot project aims to provide an insight in the ecology of Antigonon leptopus (Corallita) an invasive vine, which is overgrowing the...
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Twenty-two sites across four monitoring zones of St. Eustatius’s marine ecosystem were assessed using the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network...
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In-No-Plastic (Innovative approaches towards prevention, removal and reuse of marine plastic litter) is a project with the goal to develop and...
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1. BackgroundInvertebrates play a critica
l role in maintaining a resilient and healthy environment. These speciesare one of the most globally...
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Abstract:
Six species of sea turtle nest in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR). In partnership with more than 120 Data Providers, the spatial database...
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Abstract:
On October 14 and 15, 2008 Tropical Storm Omar reached Bonaire. Wind speed averaging 18 to 20 knots from SW started at 3 am on October 14...
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The goal of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), an operational network of ICRI, the International Coral Reef Initiative, is to improve...
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The First meeting of the WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/CITES/CFMC working group on shark conservation and management was held in Barbados on 17-19 October 2017...
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Twenty-two sites across four monitoring zones of St. Eustatius’ marine ecosystem within the national marine park were assessed using the Global Coral...
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4. Discussion and Recommendations
Seagrass
Overall, there has been a decrease in the native species of T. testudinum and an increase in...
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Management Recommendations:
The boundaries of the WSNP should be expended to include all the salinas included in this survey. This expansion will...
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Abstract:
The St Eustatius Sea Turtle Conservation Programme was initiated in 2001 due to concerns that the island’s sea turtle populations were...
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The Agoa Sanctuary (named after a Caribbean - Amerindian sea goddess) was established because of the abundance and diversity of cetacean species...
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Management Recommendations:
Include all the area of Salina Goto and salina Frans inside the borders of WSNP. This expansion will not only benefit...
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Management Recommendations:
To keep collecting data for long term monitoring programs. It is fundamental for the proper management of our natural...
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Abstract:
The Sea Turtle Conservation Programme is managed by St Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA), which is the main environmental non-...
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PROJECT SUMMARY
Project Goals:
Protect the seagrass beds at the shoreline of the Blue Zone
Increase windsurfer compliance to the White Zone no-go...
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The 2014 Sea Turtle nesting season continued in the up and down trend of busy and slow years. It was a year with less than 50 activities per species...
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26 February - 10 March 2018
St Maarten-St Maarten (NICO expedition leg 6)
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Overzicht duurzame geitenhouderij Bonaire
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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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Aruba has overstretched its resources beyond sustainable levels (ATA 2018). One of numerous factors putting pressure on Aruba’s natural resources is...
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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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Abstract
This report will give an in depth view on the technical feasibility of placing an offshore platform from which watersports can be practiced...
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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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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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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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Student Report
This advisory report is drawn up at the behest of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) who wants to know how to reduce ship...
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Papiamento, Papiamentu, and Dutch below.
Manta rays are highly charismatic creatures that inhabit the waters of the Dutch Caribbean. In...
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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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DCNA is partnering with the Caribbean Islands Manta Conservation Program, an affiliate project of the Manta Trust, and Observation.org to track local...
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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the natural resources of the three Caribbean Netherlands islands (Bonaire, Saba and St....
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A new study by Wageningen Marine Research, St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation and Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute highlights the need...
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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the state of nature for the three Dutch Caribbean islands (Bonaire, Saba and St....
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This report is an update of earlier published reports on the status and trends in the of Saba Bank fisheries (Graaf et al. 2017, Brunel et al. 2018...
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Report 4.1 – Valorisation of fishermen’s knowledge
Report 4.2 - Study of the knowledge of the fishermen relating to the capacity of resilience of the...
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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....
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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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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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Summary:
Shark populations have steeply declined worldwide due to unsustainable overexploitation and in this the Caribbean region is no exception....
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Abstract:
The aim of this study was to draft a generic ecological assessment framework for coastal systems in Caribbean Netherlands (CN) that offers...
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Eels play an important role in coral reef ecosystems as part of nuclear hunting groups and as top predators. They are often underrepresented in fish...
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Student Report
This report was commissioned by St. Eustatius National Parks (STENAPA) in order to investigate the distribution and density of...
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Executive Summary
This report provides a comprehensive coverage of accomplishments completed to date by Environics for the Lac Bay queen conch (...
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The dioecious seagrass species Halophila stipulacea reproduces mainly through fast clonal growth, underlying its invasive behavior. Here, we provide...
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Summary
Over the last 10 years, the Caribbean Netherlands fisheries on Saba and St. Eustatius have been monitored and multiple assessment reports...
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A new study from the Aeres University of Applied Sciences combined expert knowledge and an analysis of historical data concerning whale ship strikes...
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Abstract
On the island Bonaire, eutrophication is a point of serious concern, affecting the coral reefs in the marine park. Eutrophication can cause...
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Wageningen University and Research and the University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein researchers have recently identified two new nonnative...
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New research led by Swansea University’s College of Scienceand recently published in Scientific Reportshas reported effective conservation strategies...
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Bonaire might have been on lockdown in 2020, but that didn’t keep Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire from working hard. Their recently published annual...
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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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Abstract
With the transition of the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) from the former Netherlands Antilles to special municipalities...
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The Caribbean Research Programme is administered by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and has received funding from the Netherlands Ministry of...
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Bonaire is facing major challenges including (mass) tourism, population growth, urban expansion, climate change, biodiversity loss and the unilateral...
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A recent study worked to quantify seagrass’s ability to minimize erosion in shallow water of Lac Bay, Bonaire. In addition, this study examined how...
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This report deals with Anthozoa (Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia), Hydrozoa, Decapoda and Polychaeta in the waters around St. Eustatius. No written...
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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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This report describes a field visit to the Caribbean island of Bonaire aiming at collection of field data on the arid vegetation, which consists...
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This report will specifically focus on the spatial distribution of the ecosystem values and eventually visualize these values geographically in a...
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A baseline record of the marine fauna of St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands, was established during the Statia Marine Biodiversity Expedition in...
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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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This report will specifically focus on the spatial distribution of the ecosystem service values and will eventually visualize these values...
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Summary For Policymakers
This global synthesis report highlights the unique range of values provided by seagrasses to people around the world. It...
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Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster) are known to roost on the northwestern coast of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands. A published account from the 1950s...
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Three not yet reported land snail species from Saba and St. Martin (Netherlands’ Antilles), collected in 1991 Summary. During a one-day visit to Saba...
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Each of the six Dutch Caribbean islands have their own unique draw, enticing visitors from around the world each year. From environments ranging from...
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Bioinvasions are defined as the establishment of a species in an area where it has not existed previously. Usually the result of an anthropogenic...
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R script
Stela also attached the R script she used for the report. Please let her know if anyone wants to use it and needs her help, and she’ll go...
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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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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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Wageningen University recently published an alarming report on the threatened natural resources on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The Dutch...
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This report describes the activities and outputs of the project to improve and harmonize scientific approaches required for the sustainable...
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The coral reefs of Bonaire have been reported to be one of the most pristine reefs, with the reefs on the leeward coast of Bonaire regarded as one of...
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This report of the not-for-profit organization Progressive Environmental Solutions is the first in a series of reports that will be published over...
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Abstract Nineteen species of the rare polychaete genus Heterospio are reported, 15 of which are new to science. The status of H. longissima Ehlers,...
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MSc intership report
Coral reef systems have been declining all over the world. The project “Restoration of resilience of nature and society in the...
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Dutch below
ORANJESTAD, ARUBA – Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) in collaboration with Wageningen University...
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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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In 1983, when the second edition of ‘Birds of The Netherlands Antilles’ by Dr. K.H. Voous was published, the number of birds recorded on Bonaire...
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Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that can reproduce both sexually (through flowering and subsequent seed formation) and asexually (through...
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Student Report
Relevance:
Invasive species and habitat destruction are seen as the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide, especially on small...
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Please find attached a receivers logbook template with explanation and recommendations below, developed by DCNA's Shark Intern Estela Grau and Guido...
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A new study from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) showed that reef sharks utilize different areas of the reef throughout their lifetime....
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Molluscs are one of the largest phyla in the animal kingdom. They make up a large part of marine faunas worldwide (Appeltans et al. 2012), and have a...
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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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Nederlands and Papiamento below.
Researchers from the Florida Atlantic University and University of California recently discovered a new species of...
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This report is an update of previously published reports presenting an overview of the trends in St.
Eustatius fisheries based on the fisheries data...
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Wageningen Marine Research and Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute released an updated report on the fishery trends for St. Eustatius between...
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Abstract:
Queen Conch, Lobatus gigas, is a large, herbivorous, marine gastropod found primarily in the Western Atlantic Caribbean region. Adult conch...
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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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A new collaborative study provides new insight into how two species of minke whales utilize the Caribbean and neighboring Atlantic waters throughout...
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Nederlands below.
Since 2020, the Mangrove Maniacs have planted over 1500 mangroves along the southwest coast of Bonaire. A new collaborative...
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Christmas tree worms (Serpulidae: Spirobranchus) occur in shallow parts of coral reefs, where they
live as associates of a large number of stony...
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The Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima is the largest extant native land vertebrate of St. Eustatius and was recently lost (~1990s) from...
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MANGROVES ARE VITAL COMPONENTS OF THE PLANET’S COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS. Mangroves sequester carbon at up to four times the rate of terrestrial forests,...
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Abstract:
The Important Bird Area (IBA) programme is an initiative of BirdLife International aimed at identifying, monitoring and protecting a...
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Tunicates belong to the subphylum Tunicata in the phylum Chordata, which includes all animals with dorsal nerve cords and notocords. Some tunicates...
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Since 2014, a new coral disease has been spreading through the reefs of the Caribbean. Known as Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), this disease...
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In an effort to gather much needed information on local populations of whales, dolphins, manatees, sharks, rays and large groupers STINAPA Bonaire...
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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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Abstract:
The aim of the present project–commissioned by the management of the Washington-Slagbaai Park (WSP)- was to set-up a more strategic...
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New Red-billed Tropicbird data suggested declining nest survival rates may be more related to parental behavior than previously thought. A researcher...
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A recent report released by STINAPA notes the occurrence of coral bleaching on Bonaire between 2016 and 2020. During this study, coral bleaching was...
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Sint Eustatius was hit by two major hurricanes, Irma and Maria, during the high-intensity season of 2017. Two new studies aid our understanding of...
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Nederlands below.
A joint experiment between WWF-Mexico and STINAPA Bonaire found that vegetables grown in soil enriched with sargassum had higher...
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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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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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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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A common response among lizards to the approach of a predator is to attempt to avoid detection by moving out of the predator’s view. This may involve...
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Abstract:
Ingestion of marine debris can have lethal and sublethal effects on sea turtles and other wildlife. Although researchers have reported on...
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Unexplained moray eel mortalities have been occurring in Bonaire since July 2008. The number of mortalities increased over time, peaking in October...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Report 3.3 – Estimate of the willingness to pay of various users of the MPA
This report is part of the CARIPES project
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Student Report & Data
This report is about the beach profile survey on St. Eustatius. The objective of this study is to start up a beach profile...
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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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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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Sint Eustatius (Statia) is a 21 km2 island situated in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. The most recent published sources of information on that...
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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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BioNews 44 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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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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In September, a report on the preliminary results of the Statia Marine Biodiversity Expedition (from June 2015) was published. This expedition served...
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In the course of a multi-taxon biodiversity inventory for the island of St. Eustatius, lichens were collected from 11 plots representing different...
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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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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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Wageningen Marine Research reported ten reef-associated shark species in the Dutch Caribbean in a recent published study as part of Dutch Caribbean...
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Report 3.2 – Appreciation of the potential of the fishermen to work for conservation
This report is part of the CARIPES project
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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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Student Report
Overfishing is a great threat to marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them. Even artisanal fishing of high intensity can...
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BioNews 54 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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BioNews 43 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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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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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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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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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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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/4819e505-9dfa-4...
Abstract
Historical losses due to hurricanes have been significant in...
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The Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is recently being reported from multiple islands across the Lesser Antilles: Antigua, Dominica, St....
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We report the presence of the invasive Indo-Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans) in 23 localities of the Venezuelan coast, southeastern Caribbean...
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Although Bonaire’s coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN Resilience...
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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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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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A new coral disease, Stony Coral Tissue Loss disease, is spreading throughout the Wider Caribbean region and causing high mortality amongst a number...
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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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The Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Database (DCBD; www.dcbd.nl) is a nature and biodiversity web-platform for the Dutch Caribbean funded by the Dutch...
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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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Report 3.1 – Study of the mechanisms of financing
This report is part of the CARIPES project
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Wageningen Marine Research and the Saba Bank Management Unit (SMBU) recently published an evaluation of the effectiveness of the seasonal fishing...
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Student Report
Many fish stocks and coral reefs around the world are declining. In this study, ten reef associated fish species around St. Eustatius...
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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 50 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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BioNews 42 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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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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News article on: Winter, H.V., D. Vink, I.J.M. van Beek (2015) Pilot study on behaviour of sharks around Saba using acoustic telemetry – Progress...
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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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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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The recent status and trends in the Saba Bank fisheries up to and including 2015 port sampling data have been previously reported by de Graaf et al...
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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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Research-through-designing (RTD) is a method used in the landscape architectural discipline, where designing is used as a research method. Adaptive...
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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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Recently the World Seagrass Association with the help of GRID-Arendal, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and UNEP World Conservation and...
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Report 2.1 – Tropical Marine Ecosystem Services
This report is part of the CARIPES project
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Researchers from Wageningen University and Research compiled thousands of photographs taken on Bonaire to analyze tourist activities and highlight...
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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 49- Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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BioNews 41 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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Help Protect Sea urchins
Help us track sea urchin health in the Caribbean by adding your observations of healthy, sick or dead urchins. 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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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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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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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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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:
Although Bonaire’s coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN...
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The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) and Wolfs Company have composed this report in collaboration with the Joint Nature Conservation...
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Sponges are major components of benthic ecosystems, particularly on Caribbean reefs, where their importance in carbon cycling and ecosystem function...
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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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and remarks on their Caribbean distributions
Abstract
Globally, geckos (Gekkonidae) are one of the most successful reptile families for exotic...
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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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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the natural resources of the Caribbean Netherlands islands Bonaire, Saba and St....
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Report 2.2 – Ecological assessment and health status indicators
including: Habitat maps of the benthic communities of Sint Eustatius, Caribbean ...
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Results from a 2020 study highlight the interconnectivity between watershed areas and neighboring coral reefs on the island of Bonaire. This study...
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BioNews 51 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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BioNews 48- Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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BioNews 55 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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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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The Polyphysaceae is a well-studied family of green algae occurring in tropical and warm-temperate regions around the world. One of its species, ...
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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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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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This report was written at the request of Dirk Jan Sloot (Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat, Directoraat-Generaal Water en Bodem). It aims...
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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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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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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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Report 2.3 – Quantification of Ecosystem Services and Users
This report is part of the CARIPES project
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BioNews 47- Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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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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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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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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Global tools for birders, critical data for science
Record the birds you see
Keep track of your bird lists
Explore dynamic maps and graphs
Share...
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At the end of 2016 / beginning of 2017 a coral bleaching event was reported on Bonaire. Directly after the event quadrant photographs were taken to...
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Student Report
Abstract
The fisheries of the Caribbean Netherlands have been described as unsustainable through various reports by the Wageningen...
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Species are commonly described as either diurnal or nocturnal, with rare reports of deviations outside their normal activity period. Observations of...
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BioNews 46 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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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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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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Forty-one additional cetacean records are reported for the Leeward Dutch Antilles, expanding the list of documented records to 70 (53 sightings and...
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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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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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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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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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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) recently published their 2019 annual report. Last year marked an important year as new research provided...
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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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BioNews 52 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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BioNews 45 - Dutch Caribbean Newsletter
BioNews is a newsletter produced by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) which focuses on science and...
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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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Student Report
Since the opening of the 160km long Suez canal on November 17, 1869, it was possible for large ships to navigate between the...
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Chronic stressors such as water pollution, overfishing, and ocean warming are major threats to the resilience of coral reefs as they influence...
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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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Sunscreens contain organic (chemical) and/or inorganic (mineral) UV filters that absorb, reflect or scatter UV light. They also contain inactive...
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Highlights
• We present the first illustrated postmortem examination guide for Panulirus argus.
• We confirm that microsporidiosis is rare in fishery...
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Florida is a hotspot for non-native species including many reptiles, which are spreading unchecked to the Caribbean. The Peters’s Rock Agama, a...
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During the HNLMS 'TYDEMAN' bathymetric expedition on the Saba Bank, April - May 1996, two observers spent 7 weeks on board and to collect data on the...
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Knowledge on the density, distribution and occurrence of whales and dolphins in the Caribbean Netherlands is sparse. This knowledge is needed as...
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In the past 25 years the Red Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) of Bonaire, estimated by ROOTH (1965) to comprise a population of at least 5,...
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Abstract
The monotypic soft coral genus Stragulum van Ofwegen and Haddad, 2011 (Octocorallia: Malacalcyonacea: Tubiporidae) was originally described...
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Despite years of regional discussions and trade regulation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), most queen...
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Previous surveys of the coral fauna of St. Eustatius were usually of short duration and part of a larger research that included all of the windward...
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Executive Summary
This Site Characterization report provides a comprehensive coverage of past and present scientific research that had been conducted...
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Bonaire, one of the Dutch Caribbean islands, is facing major challenges: managing (mass) tourism and population growth, preventing high erosion rates...
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MSc internship report
The health of coral reefs is threatened by anthropogenic land-based input, which is a global problem. High nutrient conditions...
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MSc internship report
The project Restoration of resilience of nature and society in the Caribbean Netherlands aims to improve the resilience of the...
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Each year, hawksbill and green turtles, and sometimes even leatherback turtles, come to the beaches of Statia to lay their eggs. New protocols,...
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Coral reefs are among the world’s most endangered ecosystems. Coral mortality can result from ocean warming or other climate-related events such as...
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MSc report
Land based nutrient input from anthropogenic sources is a worldwide issue and a threat to coral reef health. Corals found in high nutrient...
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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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Abstract
Background: Saba Bank Atoll, Netherlands Antilles, is one of the three largest atolls on Earth and provides habitat for an extensive coral...
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Since 2011, unprecedented beaching events of Sargassum seaweed have caused major environmental, health and economic problems in the Caribbean, Gulf...
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Abstract
Marine protected areas are a primary strategy for the conservation of marine habitats and species across the globe. In small island...
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At St. Eustatius a project has started for the improvement and expansion of the Seaport St. Eustatius. The planned activities related to the project...
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Nederlands Below
Land and freshwater mollusks were surveyed over the course of three visits in 2015, 2020 and 2021 on the Dutch and French sides of...
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Abstract
Anthropogenic stressors such as improper wastewater treatment, dump sites and construction sites can increase nutrient input into marine...
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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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MSc internship report
75% of coral reefs worldwide experience degradation of which 60% is caused by local (anthropogenic) stressors. The human...
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Abstract:
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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Abstract
On the island Bonaire, eutrophication is a point of serious concern, affecting the coral reefs in the marine park. Eutrophication can cause...
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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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Findings
A management plan was prepared in close consultation with a considerable number of stakeholders and stakeholder group representatives.
The...
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Abstract:
According to previous studies and anecdotal evidence there are a lot of lost lobster traps at the Saba Bank. One study estimated the loss...
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Internship report
Although Bonaire’s waters harbours one of the richest reefs of the Caribbean, it has not evaded the unprecedented global decline of...
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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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Dutch below
More than 210 invasive alien species have been documented in the wild within the Dutch Caribbean. These species can have major...
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Dutch below
The Least Gecko was just recorded on Saba for the first time in 60 years. Identified by researchers from the University of California...
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Introduction
The Caribbean region is emerging as a hotspot for the spread of non-native reptile species (Powell et al. 2011; Powell and Henderson...
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New research from Wageningen University, University of Amsterdam and Florida International University highlighted the role herbivorous fish species...
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A new survey technique provides insight into Queen Conch populations off the islands of Anguilla, St. Eustatius and within the Saba Bank. This...
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Summary:
Information on the distribution, abundance and ecology of marine mammal in the Wider Caribbean Region is scarce. This report aims at...
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Abstract:
In December 2012 IMARES conducted workshops on the identification of whales & dolphins in the Caribbean on the islands of Sint Maarten...
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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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Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) was initiated in the early 1990s to protect the island’s marine turtle populations. Our current research and...
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The Netherlands are signatories of the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This implies that the nation will protect...
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In a new study, researchers from the non-profit research institute Beneath the Waves (BTW) documented and revealed alarmingly high levels of 12 heavy...
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The shallow marine habitats surrounding St. Eustatius fulfil critical ecosystem services in terms of fishery production, recreation, dive tourism and...
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Coralita is an invasive plant species, rapidly spreading across St. Eustatius. A recently published report highlighted the ability to use satellite...
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Dutch, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Parrotfish are more than just a pretty face. The average parrotfish spends up to 90% of its day cleaning the...
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Governments around the world are taking an interest in the measurement of well-being to improve their policy decisions. Aruba has started the process...
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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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The “resilience” of coral reef ecosystems has been an important goal of managers and policy makers for decades. At its most basic level, resilience...
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With a lot of threats facing the Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) on Sint Eustatius it is important to look at solutions that will work...
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Non-native species pose a threat to biodiversity across the globe. The majority of modern extinctions occur on islands, and competition and predation...
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In exciting news for the Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP), a sighting of Aegires sublaevis, a rare nudibranch, was documented at the Cliff dive...
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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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As part of the Caribbean Island Biogeography meets the Anthropocene project, researchers initiated their surveys for exotic reptile and amphibian...
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To inform decision makers about the most effective strategies to protect the ecosystems of Bonaire, a full-scale valuation of all ecosystem services...
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Abstract:
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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Nederlands below
Two recently published studies document 35 new beetle species for the islands of Saba and St. Eustatius. Even with these latest...
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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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The Dutch Caribbean is home to a wide variety of unique animal and plant species and tropical habitats like coral reefs, mangroves and elfin forest....
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Abstract:
This paper provides a context for the results of recent biodiversity surveys of Saba Bank.
Recent biological surveys of corals, fishes, and...
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Quantitative data are presented to assess the trophic role of scarids on the fringing coral reef of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles), with particular...
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Small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their fragile ecosystems, small economies, and often extensive, low-lying...
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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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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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Regional Context:
The Caribbean Region represents only 1% of Earth’s marine surface but hosts 10% of the world’s coral reefs, including fringing...
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The introduction of goats to Bonaire in the 17th century, caused direct and indirect changes in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems and has led to...
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Introduction and aims
With the introduction of smart phones that also take photos combined with GPS tracking applications, more tourists are able to...
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Introduction and aims
With the introduction of smart phones that also take photos combined with GPS tracking applications, more tourists are able to...
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The Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is endemic to Sint Eustatius as well as other islands of the Lesser Antilles. Since 2010 I....
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Nederlands, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Last week, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance hosted a sea urchin (Diadema Antillarum) restoration...
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The Lesser Antilles are home to four different colubrid snakes of the Alsophis genus. Alsophis used to be common around the Lesser Antilles, but has...
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Het aantal genetisch zuivere Antilliaanse leguanen is aan het verminderen. Het belang om de Antilliaanse leguaan op St. Eustatius zuiver te houden,...
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The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF-NL) are proud to support Caribbean Cetacean Society’s (CCS...
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Structural change in both the habitat and reef-associated fish assemblages within spatially managed coral reefs can provide key insights into the...
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Abstract:
This report presents the findings of an assessment of capacity building needs for the management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the...
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Abstract:
Here we establish a neotype for Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830) from the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire. The species was originally...
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Abstract:
1. Killer whales Orcinus orca are found in all oceans of the world, but most of our knowledge on the species comes from studies conducted...
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Map (GIS) showing the economic values of marine ecosystems on Saba for:
Carbon sequestration
Cultural and local recreational value
Tourism
See this...
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The land cover map of Saba gives a coarse representation of the distribution of forest, shrub, pasture and artificial surface. Invasive species (like...
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The occurrence of basking sharks in the Caribbean Sea is only recently documented by satellite tagging studies, which show that some individuals...
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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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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 anemone shrimp Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924 (family Palaemonidae), is a common associate of shallow- water anthozoans in the tropical...
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Many reports indicate that the levels of mercury (Hg) contamination of marine fish in other regions are above the United States Food and Drug...
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In 1997, the United Nations Environment’s Caribbean Environment Program (UNEP-CEP) convened a meeting of 50 MPA managers from which CaMPAM was born....
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Internship Report
As part of the program for the Restoration of Ecosystem Services and Coral Reef Quality (RESCQ), this study aims at contributing to...
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The findings of the project “Development of an Environmental Assessment Method for Aruba” are described in four reports and bundled in two volumes:...
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The Cay Bay restoration site is located within the Seaside Nature Park (thus it has been referred to as “Seaside Nature Park” in previous reports ...
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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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In this report we examined the proximate response of fish assemblages, queen conch, and sea turtles onH. stipulacea meadows in Lac Bay, Bonaire,...
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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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Raw data of fisheries monitoring activities and analysis.
Please read this report for the analysis and outcomes.
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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 report presents an overview of the trends in St Eustatius fisheries based on the fisheries data collected on the island during 2012-2018. The...
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Student Report
he nature organisation Echo aims to conserve the Yellow-Shouldered Amazon parrot on Bonaire. They have established two exclosures for...
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Student Report - University of Groningen
Ecology of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi (Sygnathidae) on the coral reef of Bonaire (N.A.): habitat use,...
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Student Report
The mangrove forest on Bonaire, located in the south east of the island, is decreasing in area, just like many other mangroves around...
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Supplementary information for Coralita mapping (Report) publication (BioNews Article).
Supplementary Text In the Material and Methods section of...
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Abstract
Halophila stipulacea, a small seagrass species native to the Indo-Pacific, is a Lessepsian migrant and a high-profile invader that has...
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Part of the larger The impacts of climate change on Bonaire (2022-present) report available here.
Summary
This study aims to identify the extent to...
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Effective management of the Saba Bank is of utmost importance for the biological, ecological, and economic wellbeing of the area....
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The purpose of this report is to update recent catch trends in the Saba Bank fisheries with the data from 2016 and 2017.
For the lobster fishery (...
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Abstract
Giant constrictor populations in Florida and the Caribbean have top-down impacts on prey that are still poorly understood. We report...
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BSc International Land and Water Management Wageningen University
Supervisors:
WU Supervisor: Klaas Metselaar
Host supervisor: Sabine Engel
Abstract...
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While the scarcity of up-to-date data on beach litter contamination in the Caribbean has been stressed in several recent studies, we here point to...
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Lac Bay, Bonaire is the most important mangrove and seagrass area of Bonaire and has been undergoing steady ecological decline in the last decades....
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The Lesser Antilles include high volcanic islands with a limited marine shelf, and low coralline islands with a more extensive shelf. Withinthe group...
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Abstract:
K-selected species with low rates of sexual recruitment may utilise storage effects where low adult mortality allows a number of...
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Abstract:
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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Abstract:
The introduction of mammals to islands is one of the leading causes of extirpation of native biota worldwide. Data gaps in the introduction...
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Abstract:
Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae) is reported for the first time from Aruba, Curaçao, Grenadines (Grenada), St. Eustatius, St. John (...
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Vegetation map of Bonaire, based on aerial photograph interpretation from December 1995 and June 1996, true color, scale approximately 1:8,000 (GIS...
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Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) map of St. Eustatius and Saba (GIS). Includes contiguous zone and territorial sea. Based on the United Nations...
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Corallita dominates roadsides, infests entire neighborhoods, and has sullied otherwise ecologically varied landscapes. Corallita has been steadily...
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Abstract
Coral cover on Caribbean reefs has declined rapidly since the early 1980's. Diseases have been a major driver, decimating communities of...
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The Antillean Island chain is a known breeding and calving ground for North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). However, while most...
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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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Serranidae, the grouper family, are common carnivorous fish that inhabit Bonaire’s coral reefs. Smaller grouper species are commonly spotted along...
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In order to demonstrate how scleractinian corals contribute to marine biodiversity by their host function, information on associated fauna was...
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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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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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Report on the assessement of the population density goats on Bonaire
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Cyanobacteria comprise an extraordinarily diverse group of microorganisms and, as revealed by increasing molecular information, this biodiversity is...
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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 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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Vegetation map of Saba (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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Quantifying the storage conditions and evolution of different magmatic components within sub-volcanic plumbing systems is key to our understanding of...
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Marine sponges are a prolific source of novel enzymes with promising biotechnological potential. Especially halogenases, which are key enzymes in the...
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Locations of field observations of vegetation. The observations were used as basis for this map as described in this report.
The roughly 300...
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The Antillean Island chain is a known breeding and calving ground for North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). However, while most...
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The Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI) recently conducted surveys of free-roaming livestock on St. Eustatius, highlighting population...
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Abstract
Assessing mosquito biodiversity is important for disease surveillance and ecosystem health assessments. Such studies are particularly needed...
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Student Report
Species composition, distribution, and relative abundance
Elasmobranchs are suffering from habitat loss and are declining at a rapid...
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with a discussion on sampling mixed aggregations for demographic inferences
Student Report
Climate change is threatening sea turtles globally, and...
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Land use map Bonaire at 2x2 m2 resolution, based on a classified Pleiades composite orthophoto the Bonaire vegetation survey and field observations...
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Results from a series of designs sessions, workshops and interviews describe a vision for Bonaire in 2050. In this vision, measures to combat...
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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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Student Report
Coral reefs are experiencing large scale degradation. Motivated by the need for regular data monitoring and for quantification 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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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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Introduction
Caribbean islands are at the forefront of the climate crisis, with effects already starting to become noticeable in the region. Experts...
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The traveling restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 created a unique possibility
to measure water quality parameters along the...
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Part of the larger The impacts of climate change on Bonaire (2022-present) report available here.
Summary
Climate change causes many problems,...
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This report aims to assess historical fisheries in the Caribbean Netherlands since the first inhabitants started exploiting the sea around them. In...
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Abstract
Cleaner shrimps are ecologically important members of coral reef communities, but for many species, cleaner status (i.e. dedicated,...
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Avian reproduction is a process that requires extensive energetic input by parents, particularly in pelagic seabirds. Parental infanticide has rarely...
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Abstract:
Aruba is one of the most densely populated islands in the Caribbean. However, very little is known about its cetaceans. In 2010 and 2011, a...
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This first issue presents you with an overview of the on-going research and monitoring efforts focusing on the last quarter of 2012. In future issues...
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Abstract:
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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Marine habitat map of Saba (GIS)
See this report for more info.
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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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Abstract
An integrated suite of imaging techniques has been applied to determine the three-dimensional (3D) morphology and cellular structure of ...
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Iguana delicatissima sightings on St. Eustatius, supported by RAVON (Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish Research Netherlands), STENAPA and the MSc...
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Raw photo material of the 2015 reef survey using the GCRMN method.
The 20 survey sites lie within the St. Eustatius National Marine Park, which...
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Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) populations provide important ecological functions on shallow Caribbean reefs, many of which were lost when a...
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The Statia Marine Biodiversity Expedition (2015) was organized by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden (the national museum of natural history of...
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Maps of the spatial variation of visual preferences for the environment on Bonaire based on the Panoramio and Flickr social media platforms.
See this...
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During the Statia Marine Expedition species-habitat relations of algal communities were explored to identify biodiversity patterns, to assess whether...
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The research goal was to collect symbiotic copepods from most scleractinian species and to inspect common species of octocorals, sponges and...
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Msc thesis
The present report aims to summarise Reef Check data from 2005 to 2015 in order to find out the most reliable conclusions to the following...
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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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This book has been created to help you make decisions about practical conservation management by providing an assessment, from the available...
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To the Editor — e global ocean has absorbed 93% of the extra heat trapped by the Earth since 19701 and the rate of change in ocean heat content is a...
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Coral ecosystems are of primary importance for many coastal populations, while being subject to many threats. Their conservation now and in the...
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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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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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Vegetation map of St.Eustatius(1956):
hi-resolution scan of paper map
geo-referenced scan of paper map
digitized map (GIS data) based on geo-...
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Webinar
Florida’s corals reefs have been experiencing devastating effects of a multi-year outbreak of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). This...
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Five species of bats are reported from islands of Bonaire and Curaçao.
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The Leeward Blindsnake (Antillotyphlops geotomus) is a near threatened species according to the IUCN Red list (Powell et al., 2016), and was known...
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Sea turtle season has officially started and each of the Dutch Caribbean Islands has reported their first hatchlings of the year. Officially running...
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Student Report
The abundance of CyanoBacterial Mats (CBMs) at a depth of 50-90m was mapped along the west coast of Bonaire. Simultaneously local...
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Student Report- University of Groningen
Sleep can be identified using electrophysiological and/or with behavioral criteria. Both methods have been...
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Student Report
Coral reefs are impacted by temperature rise, ocean acidification and various local anthropogenic stressors, causing global...
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Mainly since the 60’s has the green iguana continuously expanded its nonnative range, especially throughout the Greater Caribbean region, and despite...
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We report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Costapex baldwinae, a Caribbean representative of a predominantly Indo-Pacific genus of...
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The hydrozoan species Nemalecium lighti (Hargitt, 1924) is widely distributed in tropical marine waters around the world. Here we report the complete...
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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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Introduction to the seventh edition of the UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers
This volume includes research reports and personal...
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Part of the larger The impacts of climate change on Bonaire (2022-present) report available here.
Summary
Climate change is the biggest “global...
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Long-spined sea urchins (Diadema antillarum) play a critical role in maintaining healthy coral reefs. By grazing on algae, these sea urchins keep...
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Abstract
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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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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Student Report
The Monkey Management Project was developed by the Nature Foundation St. Maarten and funded by Resources for Community Resilience (...
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Executive Summary
Having tourism to be interlaced into all parts of its society, Bonaire now suffers a sequence of events that threatens its...
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Internship report (DRAFT)
Abstract
A study was conducted on Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, focusing on the White white mangrove (Laguncularia...
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Abstract. The Indo-Pacific octocoral Xenia sp. has been reported as a successful invasive species of the Venezuelan coral reefs (Southeastern...
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Abstract:
Based on the goals set forth in the Dutch Biodiversity Policy Programme, The Netherlands has a traditionally strong commitment to protect...
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This report gives an overview of the most prominent problems currently encountered at the Lac bay area. To change the currently negative situation at...
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This issue of BioNews profiles the research and monitoring efforts for January and February 2013 and highlights a new monthly feature, called ‘...
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Abstract:
Saba Island (Caribbean Netherlands) is one of the northernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is only 13 square kilometers but contains...
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Map (GIS) showing the economic values of terrestrial ecosystems on St. Eustatius for:
Carbon sequestration
Cultural and local recreational value...
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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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Abstract
Benthic cyanobacterial mats (BCMs) are increasing in abundance on coral reefs worldwide. However, their impacts on biogeochemical cycling in...
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Recent investigations of Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles, have sought to develop inventories of marine biodiversity from this large, submerged coral...
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Symbiotic Copepoda comprise a widespread, diverse, and abundant ecological group of small crustaceans associat- ed with various invertebrates,...
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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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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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From 19-27 October 2013, IMARES (Wageningen UR) organized a research expedition to the Saba Bank, to investigate the ecological functioning of the...
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Due to well-documented declines in many shark populations there is increasing pressure to implement new management and rebuilding strategies at the...
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Event: BirdsCaribbean 21st International Conference, Topes de Collantes, Cuba, 13-17 July, 2017
Abstract in scientific journal or proceedings
Five...
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Following climate change, IAS are recognised as the second-most serious long-term threat to island ecology, worldwide. Of all IAS issues, by far the...
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This systematic review summarises the data published on the Leptospira seroprevalence, serovar diversity and distribution among animal species in the...
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The bat fauna of the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius consists of five documented species—Monophyllus plethodon, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Artibeus...
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Report by CARMABI
Natuur-en cultuurhistorische waarden van plantage Onima, Bonaire
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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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Student Report
Tourism is continuously changing and growing on a larger scale, creating the need for different and unique types of tourism products....
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Vegetation map of St.Maarten (1956):
hi-resolution scan of paper map
geo-referenced scan of paper map
digitized map (GIS data) based on geo-...
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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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The 2019 Naturalis Biodiversity Center and ANEMOON Foundation expeditions worked, among other things, to catalog the wide variety of seaweeds off the...
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Student Report
Areas like the Caribbean reefs are a biodiversity hotspot. Deeper waters are shown to be of importance for the structure and...
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) provides a global platform for citizen scientists to upload biological observations from anywhere in...
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Student Report
Abstract
Coral reefs are impacted by temperature rise, ocean acidification and various local anthropogenic stressors, causing global...
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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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Student Report
The present study investigated the abundance and distribution of protected seagrass associated species within the introduced Halophila...
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Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that can reproduce both sexually (through flowering and subsequent seed formation) and asexually (through...
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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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Introduction to the sixth edition of the UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers
This volume presents research reports and personal...
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Part of the larger The impacts of climate change on Bonaire (2022-present) report available here.
Summary
Coastal hazards pose a significant threat...
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MSc internship report
Within scientific literature, many have expressed the potential of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) to...
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The Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] and P. miles [Bennett, 1828]: Family Scorpaenidae) are the first nonnative marine...
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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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Abstract:
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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Map (GIS) showing the economic values of marine ecosystems on St.Eustatius for:
Carbon sequestration
Cultural and local recreational value...
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Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) map of Bonaire (GIS). Includes contiguous zone and territorial sea. Based on the United Nations Convention of the Law...
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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 Littler’s team [including Barrett Brooks, Don Hurlbert, Barbara Watanabe and Larry Gorenflo (Conservation International)] traveled to the island...
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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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Invasive species have a history of damaging their invaded ecosystems and in the case of the Pterois volitans invasion to the waters of many Caribbean...
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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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Student report
Abstract
A reptile species that suffers from anthropogenic changes is Iguana delicatissima. This species was common on all Lesser...
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Well coordinates for the hydrological study on Bonaire.
See this report for more information.
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Infrequently studied coral species are seldom mentioned as host organisms of associated fauna. Here we report on the stony coralAgaricia...
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Octocorals have increased in abundance on a number of Caribbean reefs, but this trend has largely been reported with functional group or genus...
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The Lesser Antilles is part of the Caribbean biodiversity hotspot and a priority for conservation of its flora is its endemic taxa. Using data from...
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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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Student Report
Every year hundreds of thousands of people are affected by natural disasters that occur due to various physical phenomenon. They...
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The Bridled Quail-dove is a regionally endemic species that, on Statia, is only found in upper elevations of the Quill (above ~150m) and inside the...
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Catchment areas with potential water flows made with ESRI ArcGis hydrology tools using the improved ASTER DEM as an input.
69 watersheds have been...
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Brachyuran crabs of various families are known as obligate associates of stony corals, with many of these species living as endosymbionts inside 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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Introduction We report here the presence of Cryptococcus neoformans, and other potentially pathogenic yeasts and yeast-like fungi in environmental...
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Student Report
For more info, contact Bert Hoeksma bert.hoeksema@naturalis.nl
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Kunuku fields of Bonaire based on digitisation of a historical paper land capability map (Westerman and Zonneveld, 1956).
For a selection of...
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Abstract: Coral reefs in the Caribbean are known to be affected by many coral diseases, yet the ecology and etiology of most diseases remain...
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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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Abstract
Aim: Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals are fundamental for the maintenance of natural communities and the ecosystem...
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Research Report
Introduction
Environmental sex determination (ESD) in sea turtles occurs as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), whereby...
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MSc internship report
The Lesser Antilles hosts a high diversity of cetacean species, which are essential top marine predators whose abundance...
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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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Abstract:
This report contains a study regarding the biodiversity of the Saba Bank, one of the three largest atolls in the world. All scientific and...
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Field and laboratory observations of feeding by invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans were conducted during June through August of 2008,...
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Abstract:
In February 2013 the St. Maarten Nature Foundation confirmed the presence of Halophila stipulacea, an invasive seagrass, in the Simpson Bay...
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This paper provides an analysis of the distribution patterns of marine biodiversity and summarizes the major activities of the Census of Marine Life...
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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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Abstract:
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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This report contains an explanation of the vulnerability charts that were drawn up for the Caribbean Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint...
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Marine habitat map of St. Eustatius (GIS)
See this report for more info.
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Mosaic of orthophotographs from 1991 with a 20 cm resolution. Orthophotographs are corrected for effects of elevation.
See this report for more info...
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This report was created to highlight the most important climate change predictions for St. Eustatius and to highlight possible impacts on the island...
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Shapefile of habitat types in 2015 and of a potential of a possible future with urban expansion and agricultural intensification.
See this report for...
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In the last three decades, Caribbean coral cover values have been declining from 50% to 10% cover Caribbean wide. Several studies have researched...
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Kai Wulf, Tadzio Bervoets, Melanie Meijer zu Schlochtern and Steve Piontek represented the Caribbean Netherlands at the Global Coral Reef Monitoring...
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Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) are a dominant component of Caribbean coral communities. There can be up to 60 octocoral species on a single...
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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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Student Report
Abstract
The Caribbean is home to approximately 11,000 plants species, of which 72% are endemic to the region. However, the Caribbean...
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Researchers from the Wageningen Marine Research, under the leadership of water quality specialist and ecologist Dr. Diana Slijkerman, have been...
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Health of tropical coral reefs depends largely on the balance between constructive (calcification and cementation) and destructive forces (mechanical...
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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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Introduction
The queen conch (Strombus gigas) is one of the most important fishery resources in the Caribbean in terms of its annual landings and...
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The Healthy Reefs Initiative released its report card on the state of the Mesoamerican Reef. In the last decade, the grade has risen from poor to...
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Form to report on marine mammals (cetaceans) landings.
The form is based on material from Eastern Caribbean Cetacean Network (ECCN). See here for the...
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Abstract - The Lesser Antilles is part of the Caribbean biodiversity hotspot and a priorityfor conservation of its flora is its endemic taxa. Using...
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Vegetation map of Aruba (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 capacity of coral reefs to maintain their structurally complex frameworks and to retain the potential for vertical accretion is vitally important...
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Student Report
The invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) started invading the Caribbean Sea since the 1980's and were first sighted...
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Improved AsterDEM for Bonaire with a 10-meter spatial resolution and 1m height resolution.
The ASTERDEM has been improved amongst others for making a...
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In 2018 and 2019, RAVON/CNSI interns conducted a study on St. Eustatius to better understand the red-bellied racer population. Threatened by habitat...
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Student Report- University of Groningen
The supervisor and/or the author did not authorize public publication of the thesis. For more information,...
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Student Report
Drastic loss of Caribbean coral reef habitat in the past decades has recently begun to negatively affect reef fish assemblage...
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Overview
The goal of sustainable tourism is to maximize visitors’ enjoyment while minimizing environmental and societal impact. The idea is that by...
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Generally, species are described as being diurnal or nocturnal active, depending on physiological limitations; diurnal species are not able to...
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STINAPA report
Mass coral bleaching is becoming more frequent and widespread and poses a major threat to coral reefs worldwide. Mass coral bleaching...
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Student Report
After six months of ethnographic fieldwork on Saba, a small island in the Caribbean Netherlands, the student developed her thesis...
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Tijdschrift Milieu
Volgens het laatste IPCC-rappor t zijn de effecten van klimaatverandering onomkeer- baar en zullen we moeten inzetten op...
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Caribbean flora and fauna have always coped with the destructive forces of hurricanes. However, climate change leading to an increase in their...
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Anthropogenic stressors such as improper wastewater treatment, dump sites and construction sites can increase nutrient input into marine coastal...
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MSc Research Report
Abstract Seagrass beds are among the world’s most productive systems with many ecosystem services such as coastal protection....
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Abstract:
My thesis research builds on the ‘movement’ to value nature. This movement as I call it started as early as 1970 with a theory to quantify...
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In this report we review and assess possible consequences of climate change for the biodiversity of the Dutch BES islands (Bonaire, Saba and St....
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Over the past decade, Indo-Pacific lionfishes, Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) and Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828), venomous members of the...
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The Coral Reef Ecosystem business plan describes a comprehensive 10 year strategy to guide NFWF’s conservation investments to achieve measurable...
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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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In the Dutch Caribbean EEZ, at least 27 elasmobranch species have been documented. Of these, 9 are listed as “critically endangered” and 8 as “near...
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Vulnerable marine areas of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (GIS). Based on RAMSAR sites, important Bird Areas and Marine Park boundaries.
See this...
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Digital Elevation Model of St.Eustatius
See this report for more info.
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Coral populations, and the productive reef ecosystems they support, rely on successful recruitment of reef-building species, beginning with...
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The spotted moray eel, Gymnothorax moringa, is one of the most abundant moray eels found in the coastal waters of Bonaire, N.A. However, little is...
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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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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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House geckos in the genus Hemidactylus are highly successful colonizers of regions beyond their native range, with colonization often resulting in...
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Following governments’ policies to tackle global climate change, the development of offshore renewable energy sites is likely to increase...
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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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Whilst nurse sharks and Caribbean reef sharks are regularly spotted on the Saba Bank, it’s not every day that you see silky sharks. During a routine...
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Student Report
This research examined the current situation of pollution on the shores of Aruba, with a particular emphasis on plastic debris. It...
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Social marketing campaigns use marketing techniques to influence human behavior for the greater social good. In conservation, social marketing...
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The critically endangered coral species Acropora palmata used to dominate shallow Caribbean reefs but since the early 1980s, populations have...
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Vegetation map of Bonaire (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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Student Report
The Simpson Bay Lagoon provides an important ecological value, as well as numerous ecosystem services to the community of Saint Martin...
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Student Report
Coral reefs are one of the most important ecosystems in the world, in terms of both biological diversity and economy. These...
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Improved AsterDEM for Bonaire rescaled to 1-meter spatial resolution and 1m height resolution.
The ASTERDEM has been improved amongst others for...
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Abstract
The capacity of coral reefs to maintain their structurally complex frameworks and
to retain the potential for vertical accretion is vitally...
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Researchers from University of Groningen recently used genetic testing to identify the geographical birthplaces of green sea turtles foraging within...
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Student Report
The people of Bonaire are affected by diseases that are transferred by mosquitoes. The problems are related to specifically the Aedes...
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Student Report- University of Groningen
The reproductive behaviour of the stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride Bonnaterre, was studied on two...
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Student Report
Seagrass ecosystems are rapidly declining around the world as human pressures are increasing. To build the resilience of seagrass...
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Highlights
• First record of phytomyxid infection in H. stipulacea in the Caribbean.
• Morphological changes to leaves, roots and internodes in...
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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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Part of the larger The impacts of climate change on Bonaire (2022-present) report available here - https://www.dcbd.nl/document/impacts-climate-...
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ABSTRACT
Based on Sen’s capabilities approach, the UNDP’s Human Development Index is commonly used to measure development beyond income alone and...
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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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Within the northern Lesser Antilles, the island of Saint Martin, including the Dutch part (St. Maarten, a constituent country of The Netherlands) and...
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This project aims to provide trends substantiated with objective data about the size and botanical quality (species composition) of the terrestrial...
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Coral reefs in the Atlantic have received less attention with regard to marine biodiversity research than those in the Indo-Pacific. In an overview...
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Abstract.
Coastal regions and islands are among the most popular tourist destinations. They are also highly vulnerable to climate change. Much...
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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:
To protect deep-sea biodiversity, the United Nations have adopted a number of resolutions that should protect vulnerable marine ecosystems...
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Remote sensing is an important tool for monitoring the environment. In this report we investigate the use of satellite images from two different...
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Abstract:
This document is an orientation to sources of funding for protected areas and biodiversity conservation. It is designed to serve as a...
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Abstract:
The Indo-Pacific lionfish, Pterois volitans, has invaded most of the Tropical Western Atlantic in the last few years. The degree to which...
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Orthophoto mosaic of aerial photographs of Saba with a 20 cm resolution.
For more information read the report 'Production of Digital Terrain Models...
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Map (GIS) showing the economic values of terrestrial ecosystems on Saba for:
Carbon sequestration
Cultural and local recreational value
Archeology...
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The land cover map of St. Eustatius gives a coarse representation of the distribution of forest, shrub, pasture and artificial surface. Invasive...
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In November 2011, the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research was asked to conduct an archaeological assessment of Steward plantation. The...
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The Lesser Antillean island of St. Eustatius harbors two native anole species, the large Panther or Statia Bank and the smaller Schwartz’s or Saint...
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Raw photo material of the 2016 reef survey using the GCRMN method.
The 20 survey sites lie within the St. Eustatius National Marine Park, which...
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Many marine organisms use mucus to catch food, clean themselves, or for protection from predators. Some species of parrotfish (Family Scaridae) use...
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The hydroids of the Caribbean Sea have been the subject of a restricted number of taxonomical studies. So far, sporadic, taxonomical and/or...
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To develop our knowledge about Dutch biodiversity in the overseas territories, we performed a barcoding project embedded in the baseline biodiversity...
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During a recent reef coral survey at the submarine Saba Bank (Eastern Caribbean), an uncommon and diverse assemblage of unattached scleractinian...
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In this report; it is discussed where on Saba erosion risk reduction should receive highest priority. This is based on an erosion hazard map and a...
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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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Abstract
Context: The invasion of the lionfish (Pterois volitans) in the French West Indies represents one of the most important marine invasions by...
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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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This news-item was published in the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute Annual Report 2017
Introduced predators such as cats, dogs, and rats are ...
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The status and trends of hawksbill populations are reviewed for 35 countries and territories in the Caribbean region. Annual nesting data for many...
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Student Report
On Bonaire, special municipality of the Netherlands, there is a big problem with erosion. In and around the capital Kralendijk, most...
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Student Report
Between 1900-2016 there have globally been more than 14,000 major events of natural hazards, like landslides and floods. The Caribbean...
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Executive Summary
“In 2011, the shores of several Caribbean islands and West African countries were inundated by unprecedented quantities of pelagic...
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Herbivory is an important process in the general structuring of coral reef benthic communities. However, evidence of its ability to control coral...
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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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Student report
Coastal lagoon ecosystems are transitional waters, that provide important ecological features and deliver valuable services to...
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Landscape map that depicts the intersections of biophysical, cultural and aesthetic characteristics, delineating landscape types to which coherent...
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The Caribbean Humpback Acoustic Monitoring Program (CHAMP) used acoustic recorders to gain insight on local humpback whale populations, expanding...
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WP 4 : Valorisation of the fishermen knowledge
This report is part of the CARIPES project
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Student Report- University of Groningen
Molecular relationships were investigated among the three Caribbean Acropora species Acropora palmata, A....
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This report presents an overview of the trends in St Eustatius fisheries based on the fisheries data collected on the island during 2012-2018. The...
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Abstract. Reptiles often display substantial intraspecific variation in dorsal colouration and pattern. Such variation is often, but not always,...
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The native herpetofauna of the Lesser Antillean island of Saba (13 km2; 17.63°N, -63.24°W) includes one snake, Alsophis rufiventris, and four species...
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Topographic Wetness Index raster layer for Statia developed for use in the Coralita mapping (Report) publication (BioNews Article). The zip file...
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On the 14th of December, 2020, an individual of Lepidodactylus lugubris was found and photographed in Bonaire (Dutch Caribbean) by Hans Smulders in a...
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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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Abstract
Coral reefs are known to be among the most biodiverse marine ecosystems and one of the richest in terms of associations and species...
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Part of the larger The impacts of climate change on Bonaire (2022-present) report available here
Summary
This paper studies the macroeconomic...
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May 16th 2022- Today the DCNA launches a Climate Action Plan for the Dutch Caribbean. This plan provide concrete recommendations for all our islands...
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MSc thesis report
The coral reefs of Bonaire, providing resources and environmental services, are often ranked among the richest, most resilient and...
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In the Caribbean Netherlands, on Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) deploys the seismic...
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This student proposal contained herein has been submitted to University of Redlands MS GIS program as a component of the GIS 691 course, in...
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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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Summary:
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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A great part of the coral reef resources in the world are in danger of destruction due to over exploitation, degradation of habitat and, possibly,...
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Interest in the ecology of sponges on coral reefs has grown in recent years with mounting evidence that sponges are becoming dominant members of reef...
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The Sargasso Sea is a fundamentally important part of the world’s ocean, located within the North Atlantic sub-tropical gyre with its boundaries...
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Aruba’s natural capital value for tourism, culture, fishing and carbon exceeds US$ 287.3 million per year.
ARUBA, an island of 115,000 human...
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Habitat degradation and destruction, as well as the introduction of invasive species re-main amongst the key threats to the world’s biodiversity (...
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Summary:
This paper is intended as a basis for nature restoration activities using seeds of trees and (larger) shrubs native to Bonaire with the aim...
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Numerous investigations have been conducted trying to unveil some possible correlations between coral-associated fish communities and different gross...
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Abstract:
The REEF/TNC Fish Survey Project is a volunteer fish monitoring program developed by the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)...
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The Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI) hosted two “Economic Value of Nature” workshops on St. Eustatius from 3-6 April 2017. These...
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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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Two new species of Ramicrusta (Peysson- neliaceae, Rhodophyta), Ramicrusta bonairensis from Bonaire, The Netherlands Antilles and Puerto Rico and...
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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: Region-wide assessments of coral cover typically rely on meta-analyses of small- scale ecological studies which have combined different...
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Accurate assessment of species ranges is important not only for conservation planning but also for our understanding of their ecology and evolution (...
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Nederlands below:
Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem and their restoration is essential to assist...
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Golden Times: Management Best Practices for Influxes of Sargassum in the Caribbean with a focus on clean-up.
The purpose of this management brief is...
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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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Abstract
The killer whale (Orcinus orca) is a cosmopolitan cetacean distributed worldwide. Extensive studies have described its ecology and behavior...
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Abstract
This article deals with the analysis of CO2 emissions in Latin America by using a long memory process based on fractional integration. Using...
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Research on the order Zoantharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) has a long history in the Caribbean Sea, with the first species, Zoanthus...
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Abstract: A biodiversity survey on three corallivorous snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) was performed at 28 sites around the island of Bonaire to assess...
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Abstract
Of the boreal- and Arctic- breeding North American shorebirds that migrate...
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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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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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Abstract:
Lac is a semi-enclosed lagoon located on the south-eastern side of Bonaire, and contains a diversity of shallow water coral reef associated...
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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 queen conch (Lobatus gigas) is under pressure and has decreased in distribution and abundance as a result of fisheries in the Caribbean...
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Coastal ecosystems and the services they provide are adversely affected by a wide variety of human activities. In particular, seagrass meadows are...
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In May 2012, the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research was contracted to carry out an excavation on the NuStar property locally known as ‘...
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Caribbean dry forests are among the most endangered tropical ecosystems on earth. Several studies exist on their floristic composition and their...
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A review of the literature and examination of over 3,200 specimens of shallow water (<200 m) tropical western Atlantic (TWA) Drilliidae Olson,...
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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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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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Selective dolomitization, where certain carbonate components are preferentially dolomitized over others, can be significant in the overall dynamic...
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As part of the permit, Rijkswaterstaat requested an ecological monitoring and evaluation framework guideline to accompany the permit-application for...
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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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Anthropogenic forcing is spurring cyanobacterial proliferation in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. While planktonic
cyanobacterial blooms have received...
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The Saba Bank is a 2200 km2 shallow bank area that lies fully within the Dutch Kingdom’s Caribbean exclusive economic zone (EEZ) waters. In recent...
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Over millions of people around the globe depend on coral reefs for their livelihood and food. Coral reefs also play an important role in coastal...
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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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Summary
The health of coral reefs is threatened by anthropogenic land-based input, which is a global problem. High nutrient conditions make corals...
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Little has changed since Wallace (1876) and almost a century later Geijskes & Wagenaar Hummelinck (1951) wrote that only few have occupied...
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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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The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is an invasive predatory marine fish that has rapidly expanded its pres- ence in the Western Hemisphere. We...
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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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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
Since the severe decline of the Acropora populations in Bonaire in the 1980s, no assessment has characterized the distribution of remnant...
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The Southern Caribbean forms a separate biogeographic province for marine mollusks and marine fish faunas. The terrestrial desert and xeric...
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This student thesis research is in support of a Tourism Master Plan for Sint Eustatius; this plan is focused on the development of sustainable...
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On the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, Coralita (Antigonon leptopus) is an aggressive invasive vine posing major biodiversity conservation...
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Project "Broad-scale marine spatial planning of mammal corridors & protected areas in Wider Caribbean & Southeast & Northeast Pacific" (...
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Dutch, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
A new DCNA project “Monitoring for Bird Biodiversity Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean” has officially...
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Summary The Government of Bonaire has requested Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) to research the composition of the sand used to construct the...
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Abstract:
Sea turtles are adversely affected by a range of factors, some natural and others caused by human activities, such as fishing operations....
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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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This manual is intended as an introduction to bird monitoring and census techniques. Counting birds, or indeed any animals or plants, is probably one...
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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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Abstract
The coral reefs of Bonaire, providing resources and environmental services, are often ranked among the richest, most resilient and least...
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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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The marine exotic species of the Dutch Caribbean are less well-known than its terrestrial exotics. So far, only 27 known or suspected marine exotic...
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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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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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Tropical regions and developing states depend largely on their “blue nature” and related tourism for their potential and economic well-being. Even so...
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MSc thesis
Shifts of coral reefs towards alternative states occur due to local and global stressors. Although global stressors are expected to...
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Keywords: endemic species, Caribbean, Saba, Saint Eustatius, Saint Marten, Saba Bank
Endemic species and subspecies (or “taxa” for short) having...
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Findings on Marine Turtles
· Migration routes to and from nesting sites (typically index beaches) are variously known in the Caribbean,...
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Nederlands and Papiamentu below.
Last May, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA)‘s research intern Nina Zander requested via (social) media...
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Abstract
Ecosystems are under pressure worldwide, due to both natural and anthropogenic stresses. Stresses on ecosystems can cause a decline in...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as the corals reefs and the forests on the hillsides of Boven and the Quill are critical to the...
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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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Research conducted by the Saba Bank Management Unit and Wageningen University and Research documented the third incidence of rapid lionfish...
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Healthy ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves are critical to Bonairean society. In the last decades, various local and global developments...
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The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as the forests on the hillsides of the Quill on St Eustatius and Saba’s Mt Scenery or the corals reefs of...
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A new study from the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute and Utrecht University investigated the sediment stabilizing ability of non-native...
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A new study by researchers from the University of Texas and California Polytechnic State University documented herbivorous fishes feeding on fish...
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CNSI continues to monitor the vulnerable ecosystems of St. Eustatius coordinated by Data Monitoring Officer (DMO) Kimani Kitson-Walters. Coral reef...
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2nd edition (2022) including maps of futures with accompnaying trend projections and indicators.
1st edition (2020).
This is a story about one...
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In 2016 the Government of Aruba in partnership with TNO Caribbean was awarded the BEST 2.0 Program grant to establish Marine Protected Areas (...
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Throughout the Caribbean, like in the rest of the world, the abundance of marine fish species have been declining over the past decades. The health...
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Editor’s Note
Considering the Sea Turtle Umwelt
Coined by Jakob von Uexküll in 1909, the word umwelt derives from the German word for environment,...
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Nederlands below.
The mangrove forest of Lac Bay, Bonaire, is experiencing a die-off of trees in its northern area. Increasing the tidal exchange by...
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Abstract:
The endangered Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima, is an emblematic species for the island of St. Eustatius and in Caribbean...
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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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The St. Maarten Nature Foundation scientifically researched the impacts of Hurricane Irma on St. Maarten coral reefs using Global Coral Reef...
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The island of Aruba predominantly has a ‘sun, sea and sand’ tourism destination image. The Arub Tourism Authority (A.T.A.) aims to diversify the...
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The Lesser Antillean Iguana is an endangered endemic reptile found in the Lesser Antilles whose population is rapidly decreasing. Although once also...
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Virtually all marine conservation planning and management models in place or proposed have in common the need for improved scientific rigour in...
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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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Approach:
Eutrophication is a common threat to the integrity of coral reefs as it can cause altered balance and integrity of the reef ecosystem. On...
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In July 2017, Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) Foundation initiated a project to restore coastal and terrestrial biodiversity by...
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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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Why is it so difficult to manage the fisheries sector on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius and how should this be tackled in the future in order to...
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Content:
Chapter 1: Cranial Specializations of Parrotfishes, Genus Scarus (Scarinae, Labridae) for Scraping Reef Surfaces
By Kenneth W. Gobalet...