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The purpose of this survey was to describe and map the natural and cultural resources of the marine environment with a view to sustainable...
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Caribbean coral reef ecosystems are threatened by anthropogenic impacts such as pollution, overfishing, and habitat destruction. In an effort to...
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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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On the 10th of October 2010 the governmental entity known as the Netherlands Antilles is scheduled to cease to exist. Each island will aquire a new...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-NL) are pleased...
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Abstract:
Knowledge gaps remain regarding the drivers of active coral restoration success that may impede our ability to effectively restore coral...
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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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ABSTRACT
With increasing maritime activities in the proximity of coral reefs, a growing number of manmade structures are becoming available for...
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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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The island of Bonaire in the lesser Antillean islands is economically dependent on the tourism industry. A majority of tourists who visit the island...
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Manmade structures such as seawalls, breakwaters, and jetties are increasing in frequency in marine coastal environments. Overtime, these structures...
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The massive die-off of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in 1983–1984 is one the main reasons for low coral recruitment and little coral recovery in...
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This study is part of the research project “What is St Eustatius Nature Worth?”, a project that is part of The Economics of Ecosystems and...
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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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Findings
A management plan was prepared in close consultation with a considerable number of stakeholders and stakeholder group representatives.
The...
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Coral reefs around the world are experiencing high levels of degradation due to temperature changes, increased nutrients and destructive fishing...
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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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Nederlands below.
Researchers from Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen University and Wageningen Marine Research have developed a new approach to assist...
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Specific anthropogenic substrates demonstrate the ability to aid new coral growth among Caribbean reefs in Bonaire, N.A. In this study I documented...
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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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The St. Maarten Nature Foundation conducted an Economic Valuation of St. Maarten’s coral reef ecosystems in the fall of 2010. This attempted to put a...
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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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The islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire together with the Venezuelan islands of Los Monjes, Islas Aves, Los Roques, La Orchila and La Blanquilla...
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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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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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The breeding success of obligate secondary cavity nesting birds, including most parrots, can be limited by the availability and quality of nest...
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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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Hurricanes and tropical storms occur very frequently in the Central American and Caribbean Region (CA&CR). These extreme weather events produce a...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
Kralendijk, Bonaire –The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) released the first edition of...
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This study is part of the project “What is Saba’s Nature Worth?” The project is part of the encompassing project The Economics of Ecosystems and...
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Abstract:
Tourism could be discussed as being a damaging phenomenon if not managed correctly as well as being destructive towards its own industry by...
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Many publications on the Caribbean Flora and Fauna are accessible online.
During the last decades, biologists of Naturalis Biodiversity Center and...
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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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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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Foreword
Butterflies are a colorful and fascinating group of insects that have attracted a great deal of interest from naturalists in the past. In...
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Abstract:
Background: Restoration is increasingly implemented to reestablish habitat structure and function following physical anthropogenic...
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This paper examines historical and future changes in normalised damages resulting from climate-related natural disasters for the Caribbean....
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Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem by grazing away algae and creating bare substrate for coral...
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Student Report
For more info, contact Bert Hoeksma bert.hoeksema@naturalis.nl
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Culling can be an effective management tool for reducing populations of invasive species to levels that minimize ecological effects. However, culling...
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Since 2010 the tiny island of Sint Eustatius, or Statia, as it is known locally, has been a special municipality of the Netherlands. And despite...
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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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Two sympatric species of columnar cacti on Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, share bat pollinators, overlap in flowering phenology, and are floral...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
Fun Online Nature Game for the Dutch Caribbean
DCNA’s Big Live Nature Quiz local Host Edrieënna...
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This deskstudy gives a review of small pelagic fish species and fisheries in the Dutch Caribbean, specifically species which distributions exceed the...
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The 71st annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) was held in San Andres, (Colombia) from 5–9 November 2018. This...
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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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Commissioned by Sint Maarten’s Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), a color vegetation map produced...
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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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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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Abstract:
Coral-excavating sponges are the most important bioeroders on Caribbean reefs and increase in abundance throughout the region. This...
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Nesting animals select sites for reproduction based on adaptive behaviors that have evolved to improve reproductive success and the survival rates of...
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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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Background
The Caribbean pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus was recently listed as a threatened species under the United States Endangered Species Act...
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This report contains information on:
General Description of Curacao
Physical description
Marine Ecosystems: Descriptions, Status and Threats
Seafood...
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Ever since Darwin’s early descriptions of coral reefs, scientists have debated how one of the world’s most productive and diverse ecosystems can...
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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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Findings:
Species richness
Species richness is highest in Lac’s mangrove thickets and salt flats. They have a two-fold higher total species richness...
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Healthy ecosystems such as the corals reefs and the forests on the hillsides of Boven and the Quill are critical to the society of St Eustatius. The...
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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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Abstracts:
TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN: CHALLENGES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES & CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS (Sponsored by CORALINA & GCFI)
Kyne,...
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There is strong link between economy and nature in the Dutch Caribbean due to our economic dependence on nature-based tourism. TEEB Aruba - The...
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Dutch, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
From the 21st to the 23rd of November 2022, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) together with...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
DCNA has been actively promoting a nature focused agenda both within The Netherlands and...
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Dutch and Papiamentu below
Kralendijk, Bonaire – 10th of November – In 2018 , Naturalis Biodiversity Center conducted the first mosquito survey for...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
On Saturday, June 18th 2022, State Secretary Her Excellency Drs. Alexandra van Huffelen visited the ...
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Across the Caribbean, national economies are heavily dependent on coastal ecosystem services. Coral reefs, mangroves, and other coastal ecosystems...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
The Junior Rangers just wrapped up their annual exchange event. Youngsters from the islands got...
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The Natural Capital of the Caribbean Netherlands
Ongoing developmental pressures in a context of global environmental change and economic...
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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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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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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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Physical experiments and numerical models support investigations on the transport of boulders by tsunamis, and based on this, on hydrodynamic...
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Impressively, since the 1970’s Bonaire has championed efforts to protect its natural environment and resources. There is no doubt that these efforts...
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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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Impressively, since the 1970’s Bonaire has championed efforts to protect its natural environment and resources. There is no doubt that these efforts...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Local people call Saba ‘The Unspoiled Queen’, showing how proud Saban residents are of their history and the ‘unspoiled...
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The Diadema RAAK Project is a collaborative effort between University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen Marine Research and...
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This paper is part of a series on the Aruban landscape. To bring perspective to current environmental threats and developments we review, in this...
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In this review the following three reef restoration techniques are discussed: 1. Coral gardening, 2. Larval seeding, and 3. Reef balls. These...
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his thesis is part of the project ‘What is Saba’s nature worth?’ a collaboration between the IVM, VU University Amsterdam and Wolfs Company. The aim...
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ABSTRACT: The widespread loss of stony reef-building coral populations has been compounded by the low settlement and survival of coral juveniles. To...
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The Caribbean Sea is home to a diversity of coastal habitats that support the installation of three rich and complex ecosystems - coral reefs,...
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Findings:
The main conclusion from this study is that the Saba Bank is particularly important for several reasons:
It is an important and unique...
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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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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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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
Hemidactylus mabouia is one of the most successful, widespread invasive reptile species and has become ubiquitous across tropical urban...
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This study aims to value the services provided by nature to tourists on St Eustatius. The natural landscape, the coastal waters, the tranquillity and...
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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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The Caribbean Netherlands consists of three islands: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, all located in the Caribbean Sea. Since 2010 each island is...
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Hurricane Maria devasted several Caribbean islands in 2017. A major relief campaign was launched to help the affected population of the Commonwealth...
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Although the La Soufrière volcano on St. Vincent saw its latest explosive eruption over a week ago, and the threat level has decreased to Orange,...
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Residents and businesses of St. Maarten are being urged to abandon the use of single-use, non-biodegradable plasticsto help create a cleaner and...
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NetBiome-CSA is a European funded project that aims to extend and strengthen research partnerships and cooperation for the smart and sustainable...
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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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Bonaire has a rich and complex geological history which is reflected in its current geological landscape. While the core of the island is comprised...
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Introduction
Countries of the Wider Caribbean have committed to principled ocean governance through several multilateral environmental and fisheries...
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A collaborative effort between private, government and university partners, has been working to develop a microalgae production test facility on...
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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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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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Wageningen Research recently published an alarming report on the natural resources of the Caribbean Netherlands islands Bonaire, Saba and St....
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The recent intensification of human disturbances in the Caribbean has increased the prevalence of partial mortality on coral colonies. Partial...
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Abstract:
The beetle fauna of the island of Barbados is summarized. It is now known to contain 202 genera, and 254 species (in 40 families), of which...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as the corals reef patches and forests on the characteristic Mount Scenery are critical to the...
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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 the...
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This month’s issue focuses on coral reef restoration efforts; research by SECORE and CARMABI on Curaçao and a private initiative by the Coral...
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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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Turf algae increasingly dominate benthic communities on coral reefs. Given their abundance and high dissolved organic carbon (DOC) release rates,...
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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 not...
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Aruba invokes the image of a Caribbean tropical island paradise, with white sandy beaches and palm trees waving in the wind. The interior of the...
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Mapping the land cover of Bonaire based on very high resolution PLEIADES satellite data of 2014-2016
Bonaire is rich in natural terrestrial...
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Lac Bay is the largest semi-enclosed bay in the Dutch Caribbean, offering visitors breathtaking views, white sandy beaches and shallow turquoise...
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Abstract:
Accidental entanglement of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the gillnet fisheries of Trinidad is the most serious...
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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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Policy Brief
The Challenge
The tourism industry is the most important source of income for Saba, which is marketed as “the Unspoiled Queen” of the...
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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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Echo is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the Yellow-shouldered Amazon parrot (Amazona barbadensis) on Bonaire, and the unique dry-...
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) have proliferated globally in the past three decades. However, inadequate funding often prevents these management...
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About this manual and how to use it
conabio’s community monitoring network is a citizen science project aimed at local communities. It was created in...
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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) is excited to announce the 2022 Junior Ranger Exchange...
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The evolution of tolerance to future climate change depends on the standing stock of genetic variation for resistance to climate-related impacts [1,...
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Tourism is a very important source of income on Bonaire and forms the most important economic pillar of the island. The tourism numbers are expected...
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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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Caribbean coral reefs are in decline and the deployment of artificial reefs, structures on the sea bottom that mimic one or more characteristics of a...
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The world is continuously getting smaller as globe trotting gets easier with each passing year. In fact, tourism is one of the fastest growing...
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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 semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale: 1: 37,500) is presented for the 13 km2 Lesser Antillean steep volcanic island of Saba,...
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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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Nederlands and Papiamentu below.
Lac Bay is a unique tourism hot spot which boasts a wide array of habitats from fringing coral reefs to expansive...
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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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The dry forest ecosystem of Bonaire has been decimated over the last 500 years by human intervention. Uncontrolled deforestation by early European...
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One of the most deleterious invasive introduced predators worldwide is the domestic cat which has been found responsible for many island extinctions...
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A new guide from MPAConnect, a partnership between GCFI and NOAA Coral Program, seeks to help Caribbean marine natural resource managers who are...
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The Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire, virtually all nature organizations, private companies and most individuals on Bonaire recognize caves as important...
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Kralendijk – The upcoming convention of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) will focus on governance, climate change, and youth engagement in...
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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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The St Maarten Marine Park was first established in 1997. It surrounds the Dutch side of St Martin
from the average high water mark to a depth of...
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This research is based on the TEEB framework- The Economics of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity.TEEB is a branch in United Nations Environment...
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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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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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In 2015, Naturalis Biodiversity Center set out to create a baseline study of St. Eustatius’ marine and terrestrial fauna and flora in collaboration...
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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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Bonaire is facing major challenges including (mass) tourism, population growth, urban expansion, climate change, biodiversity loss and the unilateral...
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The Lesser Antillean iguana, Iguana delicatissima Laurenti, 1768, is a large herbivorous iguana historically ranging from Anguilla to Martinique (...
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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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The journal of the Netherlands Malacological Society, Vita Malacologica, dedicated its December 2017 edition to the malacofauna of the Dutch...
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NAFSXM would like to secure a long term management agreement to protect the environment of
the entire Dutch side of the island. The proposed St....
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Natural ecosystems provide an attractive focus for tourism on small islands. However, at the same time tourism and other human actions can be...
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Increasing coral reef degradation worldwide is putting more reef fish under stressful circumstances. A possible solution to mitigating the effects of...
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In 2011, the Saban government submitted the tentative list for nomination of the UNESCO World Heritage list. On this tentative list, the whole island...
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Tourism is an important source of income for most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including Saba. This study aims to value the services...
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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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The rapid degradation of coral reefs is one of the most serious biodiversity problems facing our generation. Mesophotic coral reefs (at depths of 30...
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Kralendijk – The recently concluded Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) convention reminded participants that nature is big business. However,...
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Abstract The Bonaire Marine Biodiversity Expedition (2019) was organized by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden (the national museum of natural...
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Reef fishes and invertebrates are quickly losing their habitats due to widespread coral degradation. Artificial reefs are entering the spotlight as...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Healthy ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangroves are critical to Bonairean society. In the last decades, various...
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The Dutch Caribbean island Bonaire has protected its marine resources for more than 35 years and has been ranked as one of the Caribbean’s top dive...
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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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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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Abstract
Curaçao is a Small Island Development State in the Wider Caribbean Region. In the scope of sustainable development and the UN SDGs, these...
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Abstract
Seagrasses are increasingly being recognized for their potential in protecting the coastlines from flooding and erosion. As ecosystem...
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Abstract:
Artificial reefs are increasingly used worldwide as a method for managing recreational diving since they have the potential to satisfy both...
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Understanding predator-prey relationships gives greater insight into coral reef health. A recent study on predator-prey relationships linked the...
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Two researchers at Naturalis and Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Bastian Reijnen and Sancia van der Meij, recently carried out research...
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The majority of consumer products used today is composed of some form of plastic. Worldwide, almost 280 million tons of plastic materials are...
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A team of researchers from Naturalis Biodiversity Center, ANEMOON Foundation, and colleagues from various intitutes, performed several bodiversity...
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This study provides a baseline of the marine algal flora composition around St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, by describing algal community structure...
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Highlights
Coastal management is usually too responsive via defense works and not pro-active.
Intervention Concerning the Erosion Causes (ICEC) is a...
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The Groundwater resources on the Caribbean Islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are limited and of poor quality. The groundwater of the islands is...
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Prey naïveté, or the failure of prey to recognize non-native predators due to a lack of co-evolutionary history, is thought to underpin the large...
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2019 proved to be an exciting year for birders on Bonaire, as three new species have been identified. The Brown-chested martin, Whitecollared swift...
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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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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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Abstract:
Organisations designed to manage and maintain Protected Areas are often faced with limited financial resources to maintain and monitor...
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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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St Eustatius, is a small island in the Caribbean and a special municipality of the Netherlands. As many other small islands, St Eustatius’ marine and...
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When a new species is introduced to a foreign environment, it can upset the natural balance. One such example, was the introduction of the Pacific...
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Smalls islands are especially vulnerable to climate change and land use changes due to the competing needs for limited resources. To support...
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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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Main Findings
The main climate change vulnerabilities for Bonaire are: an increase in the intensity of hurricanes and tropical storms, an increase in...
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Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are two essential macronutrients required in agricultural production. The major share of this production relies on...
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The Dutch Caribbean island Bonaire has been protecting its marine resources for more than 35 years and is ranked as one of the Caribbean’s top dive...
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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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Advice on the importance of this area for birds on Bonaire
Bonaire is blessed with splendid nature, both above and below water. Due to their special...
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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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The Mount Scenery Nature Park management plan consists of four sections as outlined below:
Part 1: Background Information.
The physical, social and...
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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:
We conducted an ichthyological survey during the dry season of 2006 on the semi-arid islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao to provide...
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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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Geckos are among the most diverse radiations of lizards; however, the lack of baseline natural history data on the reproductive biology for many...
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After setting sail from Texel, The Netherlands in December 2017, the research vessel Pelagia travelled to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao where a multi-...
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Developing a sustainable tourism plan to be implemented within the Dutch Caribbean will require integration and teamwork at all levels. Although...
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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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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 Biodiversity Management Toolbox is a product of the NetBiome CSA network, a partnership for research and sustainable management of (sub)tropical...
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Ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources in the Caribbean Netherlands: a look into the financial needs of Protected Area Management...
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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 launch of the Dutch Caribbean Species Register by Naturalis Biodiversity Center (2017)—https://www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org/—raised the question...
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Abstract
Urban development and species invasion are two major global threats to biodiversity. These threats often co-occur, as developed areas are...
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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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Artificial reefs are commonly used to increase habitat space for reef-dwelling organisms. Coral reefs in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, are degrading due...
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Dutch, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Since 2018 Wageningen University & Research and Carmabi cooperate in bringing together historical and...
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In 1937, 1949 and 1963 P. Wagenaar Hummelinck collected vertebrates with some co-operators. The ants of these expeditions were selected and stored (...
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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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July 31st – August 7th, 2021 – For the first time on the Saba Bank, an expedition team was able to successfully assess the shark diversity by...
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Two species of columnar cacti, Subpilocereus repandus and Stenocereus griseus, are pollinated on Curacao by two species of glossophagine bats,...
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Shark populations around the globe have been in rapid decline for the past decades as overfishing and habitat loss have severely reduced their...
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Size at 50% maturity is commonly evaluated for wild popula- tions, but the uncertainty involved in such computation has been frequently overlooked in...
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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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Abstract. Many tropical islands, including Aruba, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Pacific Island countries, are entirely dependent on importing fossil...
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Abstract
The island of Bonaire is a nesting location for at least four tern species: a subspecies of the Least Tern (Sternula antillarum
antillarum...
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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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Mesophotic coral reefs (MCEs) are ecologically unique components of coral reef ecosystems that occur at depths from ~30 to 150 m where they support a...
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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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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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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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The Bonaire National Marine Park was first established in 1979. It surrounds the island of Bonaire and includes the satellite island and the waters...
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Invasive Boa Constrictors (Boa constrictor) have established a reproductive population on Aruba. High
B. constrictor densities could stress prey...
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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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Policy Brief
The Challenge
The tourism industry is an important pillar of the economy of St Eustatius. This is recognized by the Strategic...
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Located in the South Caribbean xeric region, approximately 800 m from the Island of Bonaire, Klein Bonaire is a small flat island (maximum elevation...
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The study of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) in vertebrates has attracted major scientific interest. Recently, concerns for species...
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The Red-bellied Racer (Alsophis rufiventris) is a harmless snake species that is native to the St. Christopher and Saba Banks. Today, it...
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Findings:
The main conclusion from this study is that at the moment tourists and locals use Lac Bay and its catchment area at levels and in ways that...
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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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Abstract:
St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) is the only active environmental non-government organization on St. Eustatius, and was...
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The ecosystems of the island of Bonaire support a range of activities that depend on the quality of the natural environment. Tourism is one of these...
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Sponges have a remarkable capacity to rapidly regenerate in response to wound infliction. In addition, sponges rapidly renew their filter systems (...
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Diet choice in marine species is typically derived from indirect methods such as stomach contents and stable isotope analysis, while choice...
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Accurate species identification of marine mammals is key to improving our knowledge about them, including their distribution, natural history and the...
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The orange cup coral, Tubastraea coccinea, was introduced into the Caribbean in the 1930s from the Indo-Pacific. Since then, it has spread throughout...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The massive die-off of the herbivorous sea urchin Diadema antillarum in 1983 and 1984 resulted in phase shifts on Caribbean coral reefs, where...
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Abstract
Before its mass-mortality in the 1980’s, Diadema antillarum was the most important benthic herbivore on Caribbean reefs. Since then, reefs...
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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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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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As part of the Caribbean Island Biogeography meets the Anthropocene project, researchers initiated their surveys for exotic reptile and amphibian...
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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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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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On the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, Coralita (Antigonon leptopus) is an aggressive invasive vine posing major biodiversity conservation...
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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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Nederlands, Papiamento and Papiamentu below.
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently supported the attendance of representatives from...
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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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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:
Coral reefs have been more severely impacted by recent climate instability than any other ecosystem on Earth. Corals tolerate a narrow...
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There are 330 parrot species worldwide, of which a third is threatened with extinction. The Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona Barbadensis) is a...
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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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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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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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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The southern wetlands of Bonaire represent a unique environment for the island. Consisting of a wide variety of habitat types...
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The Nature Policy Plan Caribbean Netherlands identifies the need to “Evaluate the financial instruments available for nature conservation in the...
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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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Rare and/or Endangered Land and Freshwater Mollusks of St. Martin.
In this article, Sint Maarten means the Dutch part and Saint-Martin the French...
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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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On the 25th of March this year, Dr. Walter L. (Wòti) Bakhuis passed away at the ripe old age of 80 in Maarssen, The Netherlands. With his passing,...
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Nederlands, Papiamentu and Papiamento below
Ocean charity makes initial grant of $90,000 to marine parks on six Dutch Caribbean islands. Award will...
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During the fifth leg of the NICO expedition researchers from NIOZ Sea Research, Wageningen Marine Research and Naturalis Biodiversity Center studied...
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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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Background
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty that was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (...
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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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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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Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) recently highlighted their successes and struggles of 2021 and gave a brief preview of their Multi-Annual...
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Content:
Chapter 1: Cranial Specializations of Parrotfishes, Genus Scarus (Scarinae, Labridae) for Scraping Reef Surfaces
By Kenneth W. Gobalet
The...
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Rehabilitating populations of Caribbean coral species that have declined in recent decades has become a management priority throughout the region,...
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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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From big litigation to renovations for their new sea lab, 2022 promises to be a banner year for the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF). SCF recently...
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Coral reef ecosystems
Tropical coral reefs are among the most productive and biologically diverse ecosystems found on earth (Odum and Odum 1955;...
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Abstract:
The St. Eustatius Marine Park was created in 1996 and extends around the entire island from the high water line to 30m depth contour. St....
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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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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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Vegetation maps are a primary and essential tool in biodiversity science, conservation, management, and monitoring as well as in land-use management...
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Dutch below
Two new position papers presented to the Dutch Parliament, by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance and Wageningen University and Research...
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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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Abstract:
The Netherlands Antilles consists of five Caribbean islands. The leeward islands are Curaçao and Bonaire, close to the mainland of...
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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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Increased and targeted fishing pressure has led to the collapse of shark populations around the world. According to worldwide estimates, a staggering...
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Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius form the Dutch Caribbean within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the...
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Nederlands and Papiamentu below.
Over the last two years, the Caribbean Cetacean Society (CCS) has been studying cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in...
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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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Healthy mangroves act as carbon sinks, storing a variety of greenhouse gases. As mangroves degrade this ability is lost, but to what extend is still...
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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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Our 2008 work plan focused on the following objectives to help us achieve our mission:
Science - Improved understanding of sea turtle biology through...
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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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Caribbean coral reefs have been declining for decades due to a combination of anthropogenic drivers such as unsustainable fishing practises,...
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Many publications on the Caribbean Flora and Fauna have recently become accessible online via a new database at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center 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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This article was published in the following report:
MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ST. EUSTATIUS, DUTCH CARIBBEAN 2015 by Naturalis Biodiversity...
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User fee systems are effectively utilised in different places throughout the Caribbean and provide sustainable financial resources that successfully...
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The Dutch Caribbean has a new way to access marine protected area (MPA) information focused on ease of use for boaters, fishermen, and the public....
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Abstract : Although it would seem natural for hotels in Jamaica to use a greater proportion of local food than at present, the expansion of domestic ...
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Elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals were listed as threatened under the ESA on May 9, 2006. Elkhorn and staghorn corals...
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The spread of invasive species globally has had acknowledged impacts on species extinction, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Gauging the type and...
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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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Juvenile queen conch are primarily associated with native seagrass such as Thalassia testudinum in large parts of their range in the Caribbean and...
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Mate choice and nest cavity selection are directly linked to reproductive performance in seabirds, and disruption of these can result in breeding...
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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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A presumably invasive coral species that was discovered on the reefs around Curaçao is not invasive after all. The coral is in fact a native species...
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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 list is the result of the identification of samples collected between 1930 and 1970 by H.J. MacGillavry, P. Wagenaar Hummelinck, R.H. Cobben (...
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Abstract
Reef-building corals are ecosystem engineers that compete with other benthic organisms for space and resources. Corals harvest energy...
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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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Coral reefs are thought to be in worldwide decline but available data are practically limited to reefs shallower than 25 m. Zooxanthellate coral...
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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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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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Abstract:
Aruba, located close to the coasts of Colombia and Venezuela, is one of the most densely populated islands in the Caribbean and supports a...
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A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale: 1: 37,500) is presented for the 21 km2 Lesser Antillean island of St. Eustatius, Netherlands...
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Deterioration of mangrove forests is occurring globally. The loss of mangrove habitats causes a decline in fishery resources, livelihood and...
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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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The invasion of Pterois volitans (lionfish) is a serious concern for Caribbean coral reef health. The morphology and behavior of lionfish is novel to...
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Audubon’s Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), known locally as Wedrego on Saba and St. Eustatius, is a medium-sized seabird species that feeds at sea...
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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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Three photographic surveys were conducted during the period; 2010 to 2011, 2013 and 2014, and supplemented by physical sampling for a one-week period...
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While the coral reefs around Bonaire have suffered in recent decades from regional phenomena such as repeated bleaching events, urchin die-off, coral...
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The Bonaire National Marine Park (BNMP) has received a number of international recognitions due to the outstanding biodiversity that it protects and...
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Starting in 2016, Echo – a small nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to protecting the Yellow-shouldered Amazon parrot – has been working...
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The natural beauty of coral reefs attracts millions of tourists worldwide resulting in substantial revenues for the adjoining economies. Although...
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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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The bat fauna of the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius consists of five documented species—Monophyllus plethodon, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Artibeus...
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This management plan is one of the outputs of a two-day participative management planning exercise led by Dr. Lawrence Jones-Walters of Wageningen...
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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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This summary tackles the development of fisheries in the Caribbean using FADs. It highlights the principal causes which explain why, in spite of more...
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Six species of dragonflies are recorded for the island of Sint Eustatius, Lesser Antilles. Breeding records are established for four out of the six...
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A high influx of sediment resulting from terrestrial erosion, imposes a major threat on coral reef ecosystems worldwide by inducing sedimentation and...
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Chapter 20 in Marine Protected Areas: Science, Policy and Management
There is ample evidence to show that Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s) are an...
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Based on four years of butterfly monitoring in four contrasting natural habitats on St. Eustatius, we document large and consistent differences in...
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The tourism industry is a worldwide growing sector with a significant economic importance. It is responsible for 253 million jobs worldwide and 3.1%...
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Juvenile French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) were caught, measured in length and weight and introduced in cages for 6 to 8 weeks to grow in their...
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Tourism has not only brought an economic fortune to Bonaire island but also has a detrimental effect on its natural ecosystem. Studying tourist...
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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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Abstract.
With the concept of "build back better", the United Nations emphasizes the importance of the recovery phase following a natural hazard as...
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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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Abstract
Aim: Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals are fundamental for the maintenance of natural communities and the ecosystem...
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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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This field guide is not a comprehensive guide to the wildlife of St. Martin. The species included are restricted primarily to those which the author ...
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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:
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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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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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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ABSTRACT
We used nightly surveys to monitor the status of building-dwelling gecko species on the southern Caribbean island, Curac ̧ ao. Two gecko...
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Exotic herbivores are able to disrupt entire ecosystems by competing with native species and feeding on native species. Especially, on islands...
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The majority of the world population is living in cities, and population and urbanization rates are expected to grow further, raising challenges for...
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Bleaching is caused by the combination of light and temperature stress on corals, and can result in coral mortality. On the island of Bonaire, a...
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In June 2015, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in collaboration with “Anemoon Foundation”, launched a new initiative in the Dutch Caribbean with the...
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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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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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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 your...
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We studied the bird communities of five contrasting semi-natural habitats of Lac Bay, Bonaire, South- eastern Caribbean, during the fall of 2011. A...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Bonairean ecosystems support touristic activities that depend on the quality of the natural environment, such as diving...
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In the beginning of January, as part of the Ecological Restoration of Lac and the South of Bonaire, 50 green buttonwood trees (a native species of...
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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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Marine spatial planning(MSP) has become an important tool to balance the needs of commercial,economical and recreational users of the marine...
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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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Using multi-date satellite imagery and field observations, this paper assesses the inferred impacts of September 2017 cyclones on the beaches of...
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Coral reefs fulfil many ecological functions such as maintaining the diversity, providing habitats and
shoreline protection. One of the most...
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Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (ABC Islands) are located at the southern margin of the Caribbean Plate, just north of South America. Little is known of...
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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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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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The intensity of major storm events generated within the Atlantic Basin is projected to rise with the warming of the oceans, which is likely to...
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Scientists from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the ANEMOON Foundation discovered a new host coral for a...
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** This brochure is also available in English, Dutch, and Spanish
** This brochure is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality...
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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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Abstract.
Submarine sinkholes are found on carbonate platforms around the world. They are thought to form and grow when 15 groundwater interactions...
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Abstract:
There is much documentation about seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) being threatened by habitat degradation and overfishing, but relatively few...
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Abstract
Human development, extreme weather events and rising sea levels are driving the loss anddegradation of many of the world’s mangrove...
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University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein and Wageningen University and Research recently conducted a comparative study of artificial reefs...
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Abstract
The economies of small tropical islands often benefit from large-scale tourism, attracted by the guarantee of beach facilities, sun and...
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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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Corals in the genus Acropora generate much of the structural complexity upon which coral reefs depend, but they are susceptible to damage from toxic...
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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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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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1. There has been ongoing flattening of Caribbean coral reefs with the loss of habitat having severe implications for these systems. Complexity and...
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Cubozoans (box jellyfish) are cnidarians that have evolved a number of distinguishing features. Many cubozoans have a particularly potent sting,...
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Hiding is a common anti-predatory behavior that many organisms utilize. This anti-predatory tactic is adjusted to minimize factors such as lost time...
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Bonaire is home to the largest natural flamingo reserve in the western hemisphere, housing one of the four remaining crucial breeding grounds in the...
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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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When juveniles must tolerate harsh environments early in life, the disproportionate success of certain phenotypes across multiple early life stages...
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Global sea-level rise of up to 0.6 m is predicted in the next 100 years. In areas where coastal structures prevent landward mi- gration of beaches, a...
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Corallita (Antigonon leptopus)) is a vine that is categorized as an invasive species of natural areas (Ernst and Ketner, 2007;; Raju et al., 2001)....
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Healthy parrotfish (family Scaridae) communities fulfill the essential ecosystem process of herbivory in coral reefs, but artisanal fisheries that...
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Tourism in Bonaire should develop in a planned and orderly manner so as to provide the maximum benefit to the island and its residents and to ensure...
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This book is intended as a popular picture guide to butterflies and moths of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. It is not designed as a field guide for...
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Executive summary
Both in the ocean and on land the Netherlands Antilles possesses an enormous wealth in the diversity of its nature. Biological...
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Seagrasses provide an important ecosystem service by creating a stable erosion‐resistant seabed that contributes to effective coastal protection....
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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 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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A B S T R A C T
An increasing number of artificial reefs (ARs) are constructed to compensate for the loss of natural reefs (NRs),
but little is known...
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Between November 23rd and the 27th, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) held its annual Nature Convention on Curaçao. Due to covid-19...
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A B S T R A C T
The long spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum was an abundant grazer on Caribbean coral reefs, until
1983–1984, when densities were...
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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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Predicting and averting the spread of invasive species is a core focus of resource managers in all ecosystems. Patterns of invasion are difficult to...
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Findings:
The main conclusion of this study is that the shallow, warm and saline back-water habitat which is continuing to increase in importance...
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Findings:
The main conclusion from this study is that the combined levels of anthropogenic impact on the bay currently exceed sustainable levels. Lac...
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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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Many modern human activities result in environmental problems such as pollution, overfishing and deforestation, which have a considerable impact on...
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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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7 November 2016 - 11 November 2016
The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) is a non-profit organization that promotes the exchange 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 American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) and European Scientific Diving Panel (ESDP) Joint International Scientific Diving Symposium in...
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Invasive lionfish are assumed to significantly affect Caribbean reef fish communities. However, evidence of lionfish effects on native reef fishes is...
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Tsunami are one of the major natural hazards in the Caribbean. The historical record lists 88 tsunami, from local events to teletsunami, in the time...
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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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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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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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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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Lac Bay is the lagoon of Bonaire; in that lagoon a mangrove forest of red and black mangroves grows. The mangrove forest of Lac provides birds and...
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Introduction
This study aims to examine the Blue Economic Paradigm (BEP) application to a small island destination. Oceans are increasingly critical...
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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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Data on beach debris and tar contamination is provided for 21 natural beach sites in Bonaire, Southeastern Caribbean. Transects amounting to a...
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Caribbean corals have suffered from bleaching, diseases and Diadema die-off. Reefs on narrow shelves adjacent to high human population and many...
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Abstract:
The ability of coral reefs to recover from natural and anthropogenic disturbance is difficult to predict, in part due to uncertainty...
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Abstract:
Species invasions have a range of negative effects on recipient ecosystems, and many occur at a scale and magnitude that preclude complete...
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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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Bicolor damselfish, Stegastes partitus, are well known for their aggressive nature. They are known to attack almost any species threatening their...
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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 report deals with Anthozoa (Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia), Hydrozoa, Decapoda and Polychaeta in the waters around St. Eustatius. No written...
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This case study of the Bonaire Marine Park (BMP) in the Caribbean is a combined ecological and economic analysis. It has become increasingly obvious...
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The projected rise in sea level is likely to increase the vulnerability of coastal zones in the Caribbean, which are already under pressure from a...
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Lac Goto is a saliña of importance for the Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) on Bonaire due to its hydrological conditions. These...
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Erosion and resulting sediment run-off are big environmental concerns throughout the Caribbean Region and for good reason. Not only does the removal...
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Msc. thesis
Large-scale changes in ocean conditions caused by installing and operating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) have not been studied...
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Twenty-five participants attended an informative workshop on invasive species on November 28th and 29th 2017. The Caribbean Netherlands Science...
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Video documentary describing the importance of the Saba Bank as a natural resource for the island of Saba, including underwater footage and...
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Until recently the Saba Bank remained a mysterious and largely unexplored off shore atoll falling mostly within the water of the Exclusive Economic...
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Abstract. In contrast with a general decline of Caribbean reef corals, a previously rare sun coral is increasing in abundance within shallow coral...
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Species of the anthozoan order Zoantharia (=Zoanthidea) are common components of subtropical and tropical shallow water coral reefs. Despite a long...
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ABSTRACT: Juvenile queen conch are primarily associated with native seagrass such as Thalassia
testudinum in large parts of their range in the...
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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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ABSTRACT
Catastrophic events, like hurricanes, bring lethal conditions that can have population-altering effects. The threatened Caribbean dry forest...
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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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Two years ago we shared the worrying news that the Bridled Quail-dove population had suffered a significant decline on St. Eustatius (Statia)...
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Coral reef fish larvae use sound to find suitable habitat during their vital settlement stage. Yet boat noise, which can cause stress and avoidance...
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Ramsar sites map of Bonaire (GIS). Smoothed to 100m. 'The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the Ramsar Convention, is an...
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Peer-reviewed PHD dissertation, University of California San Diego.
This dissertation is a multi-disciplinary attempt to understand how coral...
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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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The study of introduced species has gained popularity in recent years. A species introduced to a new area can have negative effects on the native...
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The orange cup coral Tubastraea coccinea has expanded its range from the Indo-Pacific into the western Atlantic region. It grows on a wide variety of...
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Msc. Thesis
Corals compete with other sessile organisms for the limited benthic surface. We hypothesized that resources available to fight at a coral...
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Ramsar sites map of Aruba(GIS). Smoothed to 100m. 'The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the Ramsar Convention, is an...
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Bonairean ecosystems support touristic activities that depend on the quality of the natural environment, such as diving, snorkelling, kayaking,...
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Prior to 2014 little research had been conducted on the Anguilla conch fishery aside from indirect data collected by the Department of Fisheries and...
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The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Program is a regional scientific effort to study land-sea interaction processes, to monitor for...
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Msc. Thesis
Case study St. Maarten
Key Points
• Sea level rise projections are deeply uncertain due to the contribution of the Antarctic ice sheet,...
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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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Increasing incubation temperatures may threaten the viability of sea turtle populations. We explored opportunities for decreasing incubation...
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This list is the result of the identification of samples collected between 1930 and 1970 (94%) by H.J. MacGillavry, P. Wagenaar Hummelinck, R.H....
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Green turtles Chelonia mydas and hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata are neg- atively impacted by natural and anthropogenic disturbances....
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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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Motivation
In March 2018 I went to Curaçao for six months. I have been able to take a lot of underwater shots here and have experienced the problems...
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Using DNA-and morphological analysis, a team from Reptile, Amphibian and Fish Conservation Netherlands (RAVON) and Naturalis have discovered that the...
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The use of moored fish aggregating devices (MFADs) has greatly expanded in the Caribbean region in recent decades.
States vary widely in the size,...
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The Island of Bonaire has a system of natural caves that probably exceeds 150 in number. Those caves house at least five species of bats:...
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Aruba is well-known for its beautiful beaches fueling a prominent tourist industry, however it was not always so. The oil refinery is in recent...
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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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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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This month’s issue profiles several scientific discoveries with new implications for conservation in the Dutch Caribbean. On St. Eustatius, the first...
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A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (GIS; scale: 1: 37,500) is presented for the 21 km2 Lesser Antillean island of St. Eustatius,...
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Invasive seagrass mega herbivore interactions
a study on the invasion of seagrass Halophila stipulacea in a Southern Caribbean lagoon affected by C....
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Most hard corals require seawater with low nutrients and sediment loads to thrive. Unfortunately, on a global scale, increases in both are currently...
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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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The ANEMOON Foundation is a Dutch volunteer organization of citizen scientists who are interested in sea life. The Foundation has started a project...
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Last September, major category 5+ Hurricane Irma caused widespread damage to St. Maarten. This was a strong reminder of the urgency to preserve 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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This study investigates how the lionfish (Pterois sp.) invasion of the Western Atlantic Ocean has been socially constructed by natural scientists,...
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Policy Brief
The Challenge
Sint Eustatius, or as the local population calls it, Statia, has beautiful dive spots,
a rich historical and...
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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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Coastal ecosystems and the livelihoods they support are threatened by stressors acting at global and local scales. Here we used the data produced by...
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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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Global change will compromise the population sizes, species ranges, and survival of economically-important plants and animals, including crops,...
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The goal of this user manual is to enable park managers to efficiently and accurately work with the GIS data recently collated as part of the DCNA...
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Goats are important in many regions because they provide people with valuable food and or income. They supply animal protein in the form of milk and...
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Abstract. In contrast with a general decline of Caribbean reef corals, a previously rare sun coral is
increasing in abundance within shallow coral...
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Conditions all around the world are changing due to climate change. These changes can be felt throughout all environments, from changing water ...
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Benthic habitats have conventionally been monitored through physical site visits by diving. This requires the use of expensive resources and time to...
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It is intended that this key will be updated regularly. version 1.0, 23 X 2020
Check for the latest update https://www.nlmieren.nl
The ants mentioned...
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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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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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Aloe Vera is a completely critical and powerful plant with such a lot of fitness utility and stuperfying that scarcely any a part of human frame stay...
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The Washington Slagbaai National Park (WSNP), officially inaugurated in 1969, is the largest terrestrial protected area of Bonaire. In this...
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The unique natural world of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom plays the leading role in a special cinema film entitled WOW!. This was announced...
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Abstract
The coral reefs of Bonaire, providing resources and environmental services, are often ranked among the richest, most resilient and least...
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The reefs surrounding Bonaire have long been renowned for their high abundance and diversity of scleractinian corals and for their long-time status...
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The bat population of the island of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, was surveyed in 1992 and 1993. The 1993 survey concentrated mostly on caves, which...
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The global environment is in a relatively bad state and there is growing awareness of its importance to human wellbeing. This study aims to shed...
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Abstract:
The reefs surrounding Bonaire have long been renowned for their high abundance and diversity of scleractinian corals and for their long-...
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Abstract:
From July 19-26, 2010, a dedicated team of researchers completed transect surveys on 25 reefs located on the leeward side of Bonaire and...
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In areas with sparse vegetation, intense rainfall events can loosen the soil material, after which it is transported away towards the ocean by...
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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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Abstract
Assessing mosquito biodiversity is important for disease surveillance and ecosystem health assessments. Such studies are particularly needed...
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Located below the hurricane belt in the Netherlands Antilles, the island of Bonaire is rarely affected by major storms and high-wave action. In a...
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The phenological response by three sympatric species of columnar cacti of the semi-arid island of Curaçao (Stenocereus griseus, Subpilocereus...
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The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) pool on tropical coral reefs is mainly fueled by photosynthates released from benthic primary producers (BPP),...
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Introduction to the fourth edition of the UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers
This volume presents academic papers and personal...
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Abstract
Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse yet threatened ecosystems on the planet. Our understanding of what contributes to a coral reef’s...
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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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Benthic cyanobacterial mats, at low cover, are an important benthic component of coral reefs, but have recently drastically proliferated on reefs...
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Protecting Marine Life Through Education, Service, and Research
REEF was founded in 1990, out of growing concern about the health of the marine...
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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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Reef restoration activities have proliferated in response to the need to mitigate coral declines and recover lost reef structure, function, and...
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Fishers and divers are the major resource users of Caribbean coral reefs. On Curaçao and Bonaire, reef condition is good relative to the Caribbean...
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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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Very high resolution satellite imagery has been acquired for Bonaire and concerns very detailed ortho-rectified imagery from the Pleiades satellites...
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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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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 Entoprocta Nitsche, 1870, or Kamptozoa Cori, 1929, are a small animal class with only two orders, Solitaria Emschermann, 1972, and Coloniales...
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Simple Summary: The illegal pet trade remains an ongoing, substantial threat to wild populations,
especially small insular populations, and can even...
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Prior to the Corona virus pandemic, the trends for tourism in the Caribbean were pressing for cheaper and more varied options. There was a pressure...
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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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We developed a Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) stock assessment model to evaluate the relative contributions of conservation efforts and other...
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A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale 1:50,000) is presented for the southern Caribbean arid island of Bonaire (mean annual...
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Various species of aquatic animals have complex life cycles and utilize different habitats during consecutive phases of their life cycles. For...
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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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Small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their fragile ecosystems, small economies, and often extensive, low-lying...
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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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This report will specifically focus on the spatial distribution of the ecosystem service values and will eventually visualize these values...
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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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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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Increasing green turtle abundance will lead to increased grazing within seagrass habitats—ecosystems that are important for carbon sequestration and...
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Botanical and zoological collections may serve as archives for historical ecologi- cal research on the effects of global change and human impact on...
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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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Increasing concern over Bonaire’s dependence on dive tourism and the importation of food products has led the government to push for the sustainable...
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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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Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the world, from the tropics to the Arctic Circle. Seagrasses are so-named...
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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-NL), STINAPA, Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire, The Caribbean Speleological Society, and the Dutch Caribbean...
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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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St. Eustatius is a small island in the Caribbean that belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its existing harbour is due for upgrades and repairs...
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MSc Thesis
Groundwater is an important resource and an important factor to consider in pollution management. Accurate estimates of groundwater...
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Somatic growth dynamics are an integrated response to environmental conditions. Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are long-lived, major...
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Abstract
Aim
A detailed understanding of spatial genetic structure (SGS) and the factors driving contemporary patterns of gene flow and genetic...
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In May 2018 the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) launched a new infographic guide for the tourism sector on to how to respond to the...
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Somatic growth dynamics are an integrated response to environmental conditions. Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) are long-lived, major...
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The strategic location of small islands in the Caribbean, close to the United States of America (USA), and their historical trade roots as former...
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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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Saba is a five square mile island with about 1200 permanent inhabitants located off the coast of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles (go to map...
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There has been a recent increase in public awareness of environmental issues as the effects of climate change have become ever more noticeable in our...
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The non-native seagrass species Halophila stipulacea has spread throughout the Eastern Caribbean since 2002, and could potentially impact the...
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Identifying and overcoming bottlenecks in fisheries management on Bonaire.
Fishing is one of the oldest professions in the Dutch Caribbean. Many...
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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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Social marketing campaigns use marketing techniques to influence human behavior for the greater social good. In conservation, social marketing...
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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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St. Eustatius, also informally known as "Statia" is an 11.8 square mile (30.6 square km) island with about 3,200 permanent inhabitants located off...
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Species conservation is becoming an important aspect in marine environments. Climate change and anthropogenic interactions have had a direct impact...
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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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In light of recent and recurring influxes of sargassum on the islands of the Dutch Caribbean, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance has drafted 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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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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Student Report- University of Groningen
The reproductive behaviour of the stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride Bonnaterre, was studied on two...
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December 13th marked the beginning of an incredibly exciting and ambitious research expedition organized by the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea...
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The Caribbean and Western Atlantic region hosts one of the world’s most diverse geopolitical regions and a unique marine biota distinct from tropical...
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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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Saba Bank, a submerged atoll in the Caribbean Sea with an area of 2,200 km2, has attained international conservation status due to the rich diversity...
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Thanks to the efforts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the critically endangered largetooth sawfish and the threatened silky shark have...
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Abstract
Saba Bank, a submerged atoll in the Caribbean Sea with an area of 2,200 km2 , has attained international conservation status due to the rich...
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As extreme weather events increase both in frequency and magnitude (IPCC, 2012, 2014), and considering that over 60% of the world population lives in...
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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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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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The Yarari Marine Mammal Sanctuary (hereafter simply referred to as the Yarari Sanctuary, or Yarari) was formally established on September 2, 2015....
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Abstract:
Globally, arachnids are considered to be one of the less documented classes of animals on our planet. Worldwide distribution comprises all...
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On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that the project Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-...
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The northwest coast of Curaçao is characterized by a series of Pleistocene-age reef terraces at four discrete elevations with dissolutional caves...
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Dating the transport/deposition time of supratidal coarse-clast deposits is difficult, limiting their value for inferring frequency-magnitude...
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The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is an iconic Gulf of Mexico species and an enduring symbol of restoration and recovery. Its...
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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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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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Findings on Marine Turtles
· Migration routes to and from nesting sites (typically index beaches) are variously known in the Caribbean,...
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Much of the lives of the most iconic shark species – including the tiger shark – remains a secret, even to shark researchers. This is because these...
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The islands of Bonaire and Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean, were both mapped along their leeward coasts for dominant coral community and other benthic cover...
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The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and Beneath the Waves (BTW) have launched the Caribbean Shark Coalition (CSC), an innovative, new...
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The 1983-1984 die-off of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum stands out as a catastrophic marine event because of its detrimental effectson...
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Highlights
• Review on coralita invasion (Antigonon leptopus) on islands yielded 46 papers.
• Main influencing factors are overgrazing, human...
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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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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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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 year Sea & Learn celebrated their 16thannual event on Saba. A total of 16 experts provided dynamic hands-on field projects and powerful...
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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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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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The invasion of lionfish (Pterois miles and P. volitans) may prove to be one of the greatest threats of this century to warm temperate and tropical...
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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:
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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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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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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An international research team will come to Bonaire from 21 October to 9 November 2019 to investigate its marine biodiversity. Although Bonaire’s...
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Findings
The main conclusion from this study is that no new fishing permits should be issued until a long-term fishery monitoring program is in place...
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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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Summary:
Shark populations have steeply declined worldwide due to unsustainable overexploitation and in this the Caribbean region is no exception....
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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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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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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, Papiamento and Papiamentu below
Since February 2022 there have been reports of Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema) die off from a number...
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The 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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From cutting edge 3D models to innovative management techniques, 2022 poses to be an exciting year for St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (...
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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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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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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 commercial fishery of Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles, was assessed for six months from June 1 through November 30, 2007, by conducting port...
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The Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) recently highlighted some big changes and impressive achievements for Curaçao during...
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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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For the special municipalities of the Netherlands, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality is...
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A new study compared the effectiveness of three popular artificial reefs to increase fish densities around Saba and St Eustatius. The researchers...
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The Nature funding from the Netherlands’ Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) (previously Ministry of Economic Affairs), has helped...
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Black rats (Rattus rattus) probably arrived on St. Eustatius along with the first Europeans. While a nuisance for the human population, their...
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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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Researchers aboard the Pelagia research vessel have been collecting invaluable data on the Windward islands in the Caribbean during the sixth leg of...
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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...