scholarly journals NUMERICAL MODELING OF SHORT AND LONG TERM WAVES AND SURGES BY HURRICANE IRMA AND MARIA IN US VIRGIN ISLANDS

2018 ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Nobuhito Mori ◽  
Takenori Shimozono ◽  
Taro Arikawa ◽  
Daisuke Inazu ◽  
Tomoya Shimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Modeling ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Rare Event ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Us Virgin Islands ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Hurricane Irma

Two powerful hurricanes successively passed close to US Virgin Islands in September 2017. Hurricane Irma developed into CAT5 with the lowest pressure around 914 hPa on 5th of September and passed north of USVI. Sequentially, CAT5 Hurricane Maria followed the similar track, but passed south of USVI. Two CAT5 hurricanes gave devastated damage along the Caribbean Islands. It is a rare event having two CAT5 with similar tracks within two weeks. This study presents hindcasts of waves and storm surge for the two hurricanes and discusses coastal damages with our survey data targeting on USVI.

Geology and hydrogeology of the Caribbean islands aquifer system of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Renken ◽  
W. C. Ward ◽  
I.P. Gill ◽  
Fernando Gómez-Gómez ◽  
Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Türkiye’nin İzmir ve Ankara İllerinde Su Ürünleri Tüketimi

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hülya Saygı ◽  
Bahar Bayhan ◽  
Müge Aliye Hekimoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
White Meat ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
The People ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Aquaculture Products

This study is one of Turkey at the sea coast in Izmir and Ankara in other inland fisheries are conducted to determine consumer preferences. 306 people in Izmir and 405 people in Ankara were directly interviewed and the orginal data for the research was gathered. Survey data were anlyzed with using SPSS and Microsoft Excel software packages. According to the survey data; it is determined that individuals consumed mostly white meat at the rate of 81%, and consumed white meat at the rate of 19%. At least 46% of these individuals consume fish once a week at a minimum. It is determined that 83% of the individuals in Ankara consumed white meat, 17% consumed red meat. It is found out that at least 30% of these indiviudals consumed fish once a week at a minimum. Aquaculture products are highly important for the nutrition due to its being animal protein resource. In spite of the fast growing population and big problems seen in balanced diets, aquaculture products are not efficiently benefited. As a result of our country to increase fish consumption habits and consumption of fishery products on human health in the short and long term benefits should be explained. To this end, local governments and other regional organizations and institutions of the people in the area where the handle will be of interest to fisheries and should be in promoting.

scholarly journals Habitat and Client Diversity Influence the Skin Microbiome of the Caribbean Cleaner Goby Elacatinus Evelynae

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Pereira ◽  
Marta C. Soares ◽  
Teresa Santos ◽  
Ana Poças ◽  
Marcos Pérez-Losada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Skin Microbiome ◽  
Us Virgin Islands ◽  
Alpha And Beta Diversity ◽  
Skin Bacteria ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Microbiota Diversity

Abstract Fish associated microorganisms are known to be affected by the environment and other external factors, such as microbial transfer between interacting partners. One of the most iconic mutualistic interactions on coral reefs are the cleaning interactions between cleanerfishes and their clients, during which direct physical contact occurs. Here, we characterized the skin bacteria of the Caribbean cleaner sharknose goby, Elacatinus evelynae, in four coral reefs of the US Virgin Islands using sequencing of the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. We specifically tested the relationship between gobies’ level of interaction with clients and skin microbiota diversity and composition. Our results showed differences in microbial alpha- and beta-diversity in the skin of gobies from different reef habitats and high inter-individual variation in microbiota diversity and structure. Overall, the results showed that fish-to-fish direct contact and specifically, access to a diverse clientele, influences the bacterial diversity and structure of cleaner gobies’ skin. Because of their frequent contact with clients, and therefore, high potential for microbial exchange, cleanerfish may serve as models in future studies aiming to understand the role of social microbial transfer in reef fish communities.

Building a More Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 3: Impact of Subsidized Financing to Support Resilient Buildings in the Caribbean

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jed Bailey ◽  
Paola Carvajal ◽  
Javier García Fernández ◽  
Christiaan Gischler ◽  
Carlos Henriquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Climate Events

The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC.

Long-term variation of octocoral populations in St. John, US Virgin Islands

Coral Reefs ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 1099-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Lenz ◽  
Lorenzo Bramanti ◽  
Howard R. Lasker ◽  
Peter J. Edmunds
Keyword(s):  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Us Virgin Islands ◽  
Term Variation

scholarly journals Age-Standardized Mortality Rates in the Caribbean: One Source, Three Different Interpretations

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 26s-26s
Author(s):  
Nicholas G. Wolf ◽  
Camille Morgan ◽  
John S. Flanigan
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Mortality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
International Agency ◽  
World Population ◽  
Us Virgin Islands ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Mortality Estimates

Abstract 74 Purpose A recent publication in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) provided the opportunity to calculate differences in published cancer mortality estimates for Caribbean jurisdictions from three organizations, MMWR, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. This comparison study serves to educate end users of these data. Methods We downloaded the publicly available cancer mortality estimates for 15 jurisdictions and the United States from the three organizations. We compared reported age-standardized mortality rates for each jurisdiction, and calculated the range among the estimates for each jurisdiction. We repeated this analysis after applying the same world population standard to all estimates. Results For males, ranges of Caribbean estimates were between 49% (Grenada and Trinidad) and 201% (US Virgin Islands) of the MMWR value, with an average of 88%. For females, ranges were between 15% (Trinidad) and 171% (US Virgin Islands) of the MMWR value, with an average of 64%. After all estimates were compared using the same population standard, ranges of Caribbean estimates for males were between 6% (Grenada) and 111% (US Virgin Islands) of the MMWR value, with an average of 34%. For females, ranges were between 7% (Grenada) and 97% (US Virgin Islands), with an average of 28%. Conclusion The use of different standard populations complicates comparisons across organizations. Data modeling does not completely compensate for the quality of source data, as our analysis has demonstrated by the differences in mortality rates despite the good quality of the vital registration in the Caribbean. AUTHORS' DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No COIs from the authors.

The centipede genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, in Mexico: description of a new troglomorphic species; redescription of N. sabina Chamberlin, 1942; revival of N. azteca Humbert & Saussure, 1869; and a summary of the fauna (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 379 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMAZONAS C. JUNIOR ◽  
ROWLAND M. SHELLEY
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Us Virgin Islands ◽  
British Virgin Islands ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Us ◽  
New Localities ◽  
The Caribbean

In Mexico, the newportiine scolopocryptopid genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, comprises 10 species: N. mexicana (Saussure, 1858); N. azteca Humbert & Saussure, 1869; N. stolli (Pocock, 1896); N. spinipes Pocock, 1896; N. oreina Chamberlin, 1915; N. sabina and pelaezi, both by Chamberlin, 1942; N. atoyaca and morela, both by Chamberlin, 1943, and N. troglobia, n. sp. The last occurs in caves in Tamaulipas and appears to be an obligate troglobite; N. sabina, known only from caves in San Luis Potosi, is redescribed and illustrated. Newportia azteca is revived and returned to its rightful position as the third oldest name in the genus; despite having priority by 27 years, it had been considered to be “the same” as N. spinipes and dropped from nomenclature. Although Newportia and the Newportiinae are not known from the continental United States, they do inhabit the country’s territories in the Caribbean; N. heteropoda Chamberlin, 1918, is reported from Puerto Rico, and N. longitarsis virginiensis Lewis, 1989, is recorded from St. Thomas and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, and Tortola and Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. The northernmost Mexican record, of N. pelaezi in Nuevo León, is only 96 mi (154 km) south of the US border, suggesting that the taxa may potentially be discovered in the southern periphery of Texas; likewise, rafting from Cuba, where 4–5 species occur, could bring them to the Florida Keys. New localities from Mexico are presented for N. stolli, N. spinipes, N. oreina, N. atoyaca, and N. morela, and ranges are depicted on a distribution map.

scholarly journals Cordia dentata (white manjack).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo A. Ventosa-Febles ◽  
Pedro Acevedo-Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Cayman Islands ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Us Virgin Islands ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
The North ◽  
Disturbed Areas ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Right

Abstract Cordia dentata is an evergreen tree native to the Americas, from Mexico to the north of South America, including a number of Caribbean islands. It is grown as an ornamental, and cultivated for fruit and wood. It has been introduced in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. Because it can grow on poor soils it is used for reforestation of denuded areas. It has not been reported as invasive within or outside its native range, but its ability to colonize infertile, disturbed areas may allow it to become invasive in the right conditions.

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