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Invasive species are often a detriment to the environment due to the lack of parasites, disease and natural predators in the invaded environment,...
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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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Early in 2015 the research project “Ecology and conservation of green and hawksbill turtles in the Dutch Caribbean” started funded by NWO.
The six...
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Abstract
Prey resources in oligotrophic tropical marine environments are often scattered and unpredictable. Tracking studies of tropical seabirds can...
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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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Summary PHD Thesis
The genetic diversity and structure of natural populations is the product of past and present ecological and evolutionary ...
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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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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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FOREWORD
Many countries are strugglingwith the task of meeting ecological and economicgoals associated with the establishment and management of...
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The marine bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata, is a highly mobile polychaete that is abundant on the coral reefs of Bonaire and is active at...
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With the exception of Elysia crispata, shell-less Sacoglossa species (Order: Mollusca), have been widely studied. Within the Caribbean, these small...
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Abstract
Prey resources in oligotrophic tropical marine environments are often scattered and unpredictable. Tracking studies of tropical seabirds can...
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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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Investigating the foraging patterns of tropical seabirds can provide important information about their ocean habitat affinities as well as prey...
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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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Contents
Introduction - by the Editors.
Address - by M. A. POURIER, Minister of Economic Development.
Address- by Mr. A. R. W. SINT JAGO, Lieutenant...
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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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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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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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Bulk stable isotope analysis was used to assess the trophic level and foraging habitats of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) compared to...
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Alatina alata is a cubozoan species that forms spawning aggregations eight to ten days after each full moon. From October 2015 to January 2016, we...
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Investigating the foraging patterns of tropical seabirds can provide important information about their ocean habitat affinities as well as prey...
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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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Dutch, Papiamentu, and Papiamento below
Researchers from Wageningen University & Research and the University of Amsterdam report on a fascinating...
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Content:
Chapter 1: Cranial Specializations of Parrotfishes, Genus Scarus (Scarinae, Labridae) for Scraping Reef Surfaces
By Kenneth W. Gobalet...
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An important scientific workshop on queen conch was held in Caracas, Ven ezuela, in July 1991. This workshop and the proceedings that emerged from...
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Currently 31 species of terrestrial snails are known from Curaçao, 28 of these are indigenous. The taxonomy of Curaçao land snails has been studied...
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Invasion science is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of organisms to the areas outside their native ranges. It concerns...
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Dr. Christianen is a postdoc in a project run jointly by Wageningen Marine Research (formerly IMARES), the Marine Animal Ecology group at Wageningen...
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Alterations in predation pressure can have large e ects on trophically-structured systems. Modi cation of predator behaviour via ocean warming has...
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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
A paramount challenge in coral reef ecology is to estimate the abundance and composition of the communities residing in such complex...
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The present paper deals with the Anasca and Ascophora Imperfecta of the inland bays of Curaçao and Bonaire. Collections were made by P. Wagenaar...
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The composition, ecology and environmental conditions of mesophotic coral ecosystems near the lower limits of their bathymetric distributions remain...
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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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https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2022-0047
Abstract:
This data publication contains six raster datasets detailing the land cover and...
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Product of the Connectivity Working Group:
This brochure is a product from the Coral Reef Targeted Research & Capacity Building for Management (...
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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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Abstract
Hemidactylus mabouia is one of the most successful, widespread invasive reptile species and has become ubiquitous across tropical urban...
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Animals often occupy home ranges where they conduct daily activities. In many parrotfishes, large terminal phase (TP) males defend their diurnal (i.e...
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Abstract
Animals often occupy home ranges where they conduct daily activities. In many parrotfishes, large terminal phase (TP) males defend their...
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A greater understanding of coralbased communities must be achieved in order to maximize reef conservation efforts. While a multitude of studies have...
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Dutch below
The RAAK-PRO Diadema II project, is a pioneering effort to restore populations of the herbivorous sea urchin Diadema antillarum on...
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Abstract:
On 10 October 2010 Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius became ‘special municipalities’ of the Netherlands, making the Dutch government...
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This manual emphasises on practical methods, and some methods which (though highly accurate) are too labour-intensive or time-consuming for general...
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Aim
Coral assemblages on Caribbean reefs have largely been considered to be biogeographically homogeneous at a regional scale. We reassess this in...
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Colorful feather stars (comatulid crinoids, Phylum Echinodermata) were plentiful on the reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire in the late 1960s when David...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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This dataset contains underwater hyperspectral imagery that can be used by researchers in the domains of computer vision, machine learning, remote...
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This article describes molly's morphology in different sex, natural habitats, captive molly requirements, and feed.
Short summary:
In 1963, there...
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Parrotfishes are widely considered to be important grazers on coral reefs that remove autotrophic biomass from the reef substrate and create bare...
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Abstract:
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important tool for marine conservation and management; monitoring plays a critical role in managing...
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FishBase is a global species database of fish species. FishBase provides comprehensive species data, including information on taxonomy, geographical...
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The biodiversity of coral reefs will decline as the global degradation of reefs continues, pushing the science of restoration techniques such as the...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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Regime shifts are characterized by sudden, substantial and temporally persist- ent changes in the state of an ecosystem. They involve major...
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Results of a three year study (1975-1978) of Flamingos on Bonaire and in Venezuela, including population size, food availability, migration and...
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Unlike coral reef and mangrove forest ecosystems, public recognition and multiple values of seagrass beds have only but recently been gaining...
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The Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata is a pelagic seabird with a dangerously small population size. Remaining breeding sites are threatened by...
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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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Action Plan for Mountain mahogany consists of:
Threats: storms (hurricanes), climate change, volcanic activity
Management goals
Recommendations:...
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ABSTRACT
Lethal yellowing (LY) is the single most important threat to world coconut palm production. Molecular based tools, and sensitivedetection...
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The ecology of common snook Centropomus undecimalis in Amatique Bay, a tropical estuary in eastern Guatemala, was investigated and life-history...
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The Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Explorer is an authoritative source for information on more than 5,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the Dutch...
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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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Concern for the future of Queen Conch has resulted in a number of regional and international measures, which have been taken to protect them. Trade...
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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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The Washington Slagbaai National Park (WSNP), officially inaugurated in 1969, is the largest terrestrial protected area of Bonaire. In this...
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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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ABSTRACT
A major challenge in invasion ecology is determining which introduced species pose a threat to resident species through competitive...
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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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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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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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The Orchidaceae on the island of Saba, Netherlands Antilles, have only briefly been studied and described. In January 2003, in cooperation with the...
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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 orange bellied racer, Alsophis rufiventris (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854), is one of four Alsophis species endemic to the Caribbean Lesser...
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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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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/depth-matters-anti-microbial-div...
Abstract
This thesis aims to investigate the impact of depth on...
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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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The Indo-Pacific lionfish species [Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) and P. miles (Bennett, 1828): Family Scorpaenidae] are the first nonnative...
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This field guide includes all the orchid species located during the orchid survey conducted between winter of 2002 to date of publication. In keeping...
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The detrimental effects of invasive lion- fishes (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) on western Atlantic shallow reefs are well documented,...
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LONG-TERM MOVEMENTS OF AN ADULT MALE KEMP’S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE (LEPI- DOCHELYS KEMPII) IN THE NORTHWEST- ERN GULF OF MEXICO—Despite recent insights...
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This article focuses on developing a sustainable tourism in small Caribbean islands, defined here as those that have populations of fewer than 500,...
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Abstract.– Intraspecific diversity is among the most important biological variables, although still poorly understood for most species. Iguana iguana...
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Currently volunteers in collaboration with Waardenburg Ecology and DCNA are monitoring terrestrial breeding birds for all 6 islands: Aruba,...
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We here provide an overview of 72 invasive animals of the terrestrial and freshwater environments of the Dutch Caribbean, eleven of which are no...
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Predicting the response of endemic species to urbanization has emerged as a fundamental chal- lenge in 21st century conservation biology. The factors...
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Egg masses of Strombus gigas, S. costatus, and S. pugilus were gathered from depths of 3 to 18 m in the western part of the Los Roques Archipelago,...
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The global trend of unprecedented losses in coral reefs is particularly striking in the Caribbean, where dense algal assemblages are commonly...
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As invasive seagrass continues to expand and replace native species, populations such as the queen conch are seeing significant changes to their...
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Anthropogenic forcing is spurring cyanobacterial proliferation in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. While planktonic
cyanobacterial blooms have received...
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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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Sponges are important ecological and functional components of coral reefs. Recently, a new hypothesis about the functional ecology of sponges in...
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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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The invasion by Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) of the western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico is emerging as a major...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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Abstract:
Ecological studies have rarely been performed at the community level across a large biogeographic region. Sponges are now the primary...
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Abstract Ocean acidification studies in the past decade have greatly improved our knowledge of how calcifying organisms respond to increased surface...
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Marine anemones influence oceanic food webs, partake in symbiotic relationships with many marine phyla, and can prove detrimental to coral reef...
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Detecting patterns of spatial genetic structure (SGS) can help identify intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to gene flow within metapopulations. For...
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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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A group of students from Indiana University (IU) recently visited Bonaire. Since 2015, IU has been sending students to Bonaire as part of their...
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Abstract
Feeding wildlife as a tourist activity is a growing industry around the world. However,providing alternative food sources can affect...
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Abstract
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species that have been introduced to locations outside of their distributional range via human transport....
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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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Over the past decade, Indo-Pacific lionfishes, Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) and Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828), venomous members of the...
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As part of CIEE's Bonaire semester programs, each student conducts an independent research project on a topic of their choice. The projects...
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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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Although this paper is primarily meant to be a toxonomic treatment of the marine Angiosperms, some other aspects will be discussed, such as the...
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From a brackish lagoon on St. Maarten (Dutch Caribbean) plankton samples were collected from 2003 to 2005. The samples were taken and physical-...
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A 2018 study of mosquito populations on the islands of Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius documented eleven different species, including two new...
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Action Plan for Lignum Vitae consists of:
Threats: overgrazing, residential/ commercial development, historical wood harvesting
Management goals...
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Abstract:
Understanding the patterns and processes that govern the functional structuring of communities along spatial scales is still a challenge in...
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Abstract
The Caribbean scleractinian reef coral Agaricia undata (Agariciidae) is recorded for the first time as a host of the coral-gall crab ...
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MSc. thesis
An experimental research conducted in Saba (Dutch Caribbean) as a potential control method for Corallita
Non-native species can cause...
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Introduction The Caribbean is a region in the Americas with islands and coasts bordering the Caribbean sea. Three countries of the Kingdom of the...
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This review of copepod crustaceans associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, sponges and echinoderms of the Greater Caribbean is based on published...
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This review of copepod crustaceans associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, sponges and echinoderms of the Greater Caribbean is based on published...
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Dutch below
Sea turtles have been overharvested in the past, resulting in their endangered population status. But since two decades, their...
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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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In September 2017, Irma became the first recorded category 5 hurricane to hit the Caribbean Windward Islands. The second category 5, Maria, followed...
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A site and field guide.
Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao is the essential guide for anyone traveling to those islands. It showcases the more than...
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In studies on coral–algal interactions, particular attention has been devoted to corals. Focusing on the macroalgal genus Lobophora (...
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ABSTRACT Coral and oyster reefs have declined greatly due to anthropogenic stressors. Low recruitment rates from larvae hamper recovery of...
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Abstract:
Over the past 12 months a comprehensive assessment has been made of the fish stock of the Saba Bank. The assessment was initiated by the...
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Consumer-mediated indirect effects at the community level are difficult to demonstrate empirically. Here, we show an explicit indirect effect of...
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Concerted mangrove research and rehabilitation efforts over the last several decades have prompted a better understanding of the important ecosystem...
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The 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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Herbivory grazing patterns by parrotfish, family Scaridae, and surgeonfish, family Acanthuridae, were investigated on the leeward side of Bonaire,...
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Abstract
Sponges are a diverse phylum of sessile filter-feeding invertebrates that are abundant on Caribbean reefs and provide essential ecological...
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Abstract
Parrotfishes and surgeonfishes are major Caribbean herbivores that primarily graze reef algae and thereby play an important functional role...
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Abstract
The dire state of coral reefs demands a rapid increase in the scale and efficiency of coral restoration methods in addition to mitigating...
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Benthic habitats (habitats occurring at the bottom of a water body) and coral reef ecosystems provide many functions. Currently, however, worldwide...
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Benthic habitats (habitats occurring at the bottom of a water body) and coral reef ecosystems provide many functions. Currently, however, coral reefs...
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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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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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Willemstad – The 2021 Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) Convention began with a workshop on climate change resiliency. The workshop served as a...
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Abstract:
The Netherlands are signatories of the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This implies that the nation will protect...
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Representatives from 15 Caribbean marine national parks recently met on the island of Saba in the Caribbean Netherlands to focus on their role in...
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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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Abstracts:
TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN: CHALLENGES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES & CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS (Sponsored by CORALINA & GCFI)
Kyne...
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Abstract Corals provide habitat for numerous marine species and ecosystem services for global human populations. However, they are vulnerable...
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At the Sustainability Conference held on St. Eustatius in December 2017, the panel “Health is Wealth” explored the interrelationship between the...
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Background
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty that was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (...
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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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In light of the mounting impact of humans on our planet, there is an urgent need to assess the status of all current living species so as to ensure...
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Abstract:
The St Eustatius Sea Turtle Conservation Programme was initiated in 2001 due to concerns that the island’s sea turtle populations were...