scholarly journals Bird-view of the reef flat off Sesoko Station on the east coast of Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan obtained by aerial survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ichiro Takeuchi ◽  
Hideyuki Yamashiro
Keyword(s):  
Reef Flat ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Aerial Survey

scholarly journals Monitoring trends in the abundance of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in Icelandic waters

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erlingur Hauksson
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Aerial Survey ◽  
Phoca Vitulina ◽  
Harbour Seal ◽  
Northwest Coast ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
Harbour Seals ◽  
Seal Population ◽  
Icelandic Waters

Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) numbers along the coast of Iceland were monitored by aerial survey in the period 1980-2006. Trends in the abundance of the harbour seal population on the whole coast and in coastal regions of Iceland waters were estimated using ANCOVA on the survey counts, corrected for the influence of several covariates. Harbour seals were found in every coastal area, but were most abundant in Faxaflói, Breiðafjörður and on the northwest coast inthe beginning of this study. Harbour seal numbers declined significantly at a rate of rest = -0.04 (SE 0.005) yr-1 during this period. Decline was highest in Faxaflói and at the south coast (≅7%), while the east coast experienced a significant but lesser (≅1%) decline. Other coastal areas did not show significant trends. The northwest coast was the richest harbour seal area in Iceland in 2006. In Icelandic waters seals are commercially harvested, and unreported but probably high numbers of harbour seals are killed intentionally by shooting and accidentally in fishing geareach year. These factors likely contributed to the overall observed decline in seal numbers.

scholarly journals INVENTORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF MOLLUSC IN CORAL REEF OF BACAN ISLAND WATERS, NORTH MALUKU PROVINCE

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Hendrik A.W. Cappenberg
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Reef Flat ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Resource Assessment ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
The West ◽  
Important Species ◽  
The Family

<p><em>Bacan Island waters of </em><em>North Maluku Province </em><em>consist</em><em>ed</em><em> of three </em><em>main tropical </em><em>ecosystem</em><em>s, namely</em><em> mangrove, seagrass, and coral reef with </em><em>the</em><em> highest marine biodiversity. Mollusc is </em><em>a group of </em><em>marine </em><em>fauna that most of them </em><em>associate</em><em>d</em><em> </em><em>with </em><em>coral reef</em><em>.  However, little is known about their information in the Bacan Island due to lack of study conducted there. </em><em>The purpose of </em><em>this study is to observe the diversity and distribution of mollusc fauna in the </em><em>coral reef flat of</em><em> Bacan Island. M</em><em>ollusc</em><em> i</em><em>nventory was done using Rapid Reef Resource Assessment (RRA) </em><em>method </em><em>by </em><em>snorkling in the reefs of east coast (25 sites) and west coast (10 sites) of Bacan Island. </em><em>The </em><em>mollus</em><em>cs found </em><em>were directly identified into species level and recorded.  </em><em>Results of inventory </em><em>show that there are </em><em>47 species </em><em>belong to </em><em>19 famil</em><em>ies with the family of </em><em>Muricidae is</em><em> the </em><em>highest </em><em>diversity (</em><em>6 species</em><em>), while the lowest are </em><em>Buccinidae, Bursidae, Haliotidae, Olividae, Cardiidae, Isognomonidae and Spondylidae</em><em>, respectively with only 1</em><em> species</em><em> in each of those families. T</em><em>he highest </em><em>species </em><em>number of mollusc was </em><em>distributed along the east coast of the island (</em><em>40 species)</em><em>, </em><em>and </em><em>the</em><em> </em><em>lowest one was i</em><em>n </em><em>the west coast (</em><em>37 species</em><em>)</em><em>. Some species such as Tridacna spp., Pinctada margaritifera and Pteria pengui</em><em>n are important species, because they have economical values.</em><em></em></p><p><em> </em></p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>:       biodiversity, molluscs, coral reef, Bacan Island, North Maluku</em>

Language and Literacy Predictors of Dialect Density Among School-Age African American Children From Two Geographic Regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 807-820
Author(s):  
Lena G. Caesar ◽  
Marie Kerins
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Age ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Geographic Regions ◽  
American Children

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between oral language, literacy skills, age, and dialect density (DD) of African American children residing in two different geographical regions of the United States (East Coast and Midwest). Method Data were obtained from 64 African American school-age children between the ages of 7 and 12 years from two geographic regions. Children were assessed using a combination of standardized tests and narrative samples elicited from wordless picture books. Bivariate correlation and multiple regression analyses were used to determine relationships to and relative contributions of oral language, literacy, age, and geographic region to DD. Results Results of correlation analyses demonstrated a negative relationship between DD measures and children's literacy skills. Age-related findings between geographic regions indicated that the younger sample from the Midwest outscored the East Coast sample in reading comprehension and sentence complexity. Multiple regression analyses identified five variables (i.e., geographic region, age, mean length of utterance in morphemes, reading fluency, and phonological awareness) that accounted for 31% of the variance of children's DD—with geographic region emerging as the strongest predictor. Conclusions As in previous studies, the current study found an inverse relationship between DD and several literacy measures. Importantly, geographic region emerged as a strong predictor of DD. This finding highlights the need for a further study that goes beyond the mere description of relationships to comparing geographic regions and specifically focusing on racial composition, poverty, and school success measures through direct data collection.

Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilhelm August Graah ◽  
George Gordon Macdougall
Keyword(s):  
East Coast

PASTURE ESTABLISHMENT ON EAST COAST NORTH ISLAND HILL COUNTRY

1984 ◽  
pp. 216-218
Author(s):  
B.J. Arnst ◽  
O.L. Park
Keyword(s):  
White Clover ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Close Association ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Stock Management ◽  
Hill Country

Large areas of North Island hill country are producing below potential as a result of low fertility and poor pasture composition. Removal of undesirable species and replacement with a higher producing pasture is essential for increased productivity but is difficult to achieve. A development programme is described where the use of glyphosate in close association with oversowing and stock management has allowed rapid pasture establishment, marked increase in carrying capacity and a quick return on investment. Keywords: Pasture establishment, glyphosate, oversowing, white clover, subdivision, productivity.

“You Have Living Legends among You”

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Awartani
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Puerto Ricans ◽  
Black Panther Party ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Multiple Generations ◽  
Young Lords ◽  
History Of ◽  
Lincoln Park

In late September 2018, multiple generations of Chicago’s storied social movements marched through Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood as part of the sold-out, three-day Young Lords Fiftieth Anniversary Symposium hosted by DePaul University—an institution that, alongside Mayor Richard J. Daley’s administration, had played a sizeable role in transforming Lincoln Park into a neighborhood “primed for development.” Students, activists, and community members—from throughout Chicago, the Midwest, the East Coast, and even as far as Texas—converged to celebrate the history of Puerto Ricans in Chicago, the legacies of the Young Lords, and the promises and possibilities of resistance. As Elaine Brown, former chairwoman and minister of information for the Black Panther Party, told participants in the second day’s opening plenary, the struggle against racism, poverty, and gentrification and for self-determination and the general empowerment of marginalized people is a protracted one. “You have living legends among you,” Brown insisted, inviting us to associate as equals with the Young Lords members in our midst. Her plea encapsulated the ethos of that weekend’s celebrations: “If we want to be free, let us live the light of the Lords.”

New Records of Free-Living Marine Nematodes (Nematoda: Enoplida) from East Coast of India

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 517-520
Author(s):  
VIJAYA BHANU, CH VIJAYA BHANU, CH ◽  
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ANNAPURNA, C ANNAPURNA, C ◽  
SRINIVASA RAO, M SRINIVASA RAO, M ◽  
SIVA LAKSHMI, M. V SIVA LAKSHMI, M. V ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
New Records ◽  
Marine Nematodes ◽  
Free Living ◽  
East Coast Of India

2. Biologically Important Areas for Cetaceans Within U.S. Waters – East Coast Region

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin LaBrecque ◽  
Corrie Curtice ◽  
Jolie Harrison ◽  
Sofie M. Van Parijs ◽  
Patrick N. Halpin
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
Coast Region
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