Hair Design with Natural Motifs Using Pantone Colors

In this study, natural motifs were extracted based on the trend colors selected by Pantone in 2018-2021, and the image was shaped to produce hair design works that reflected the trend colors. In Artwork I, the ultra violet color has a wisteria motif, and the hair color is expressed using the ombré technique. Artwork II Living Coral color has a coral reef in the sea as a motif, and the hair color is expressed in a two-tone technique. Artwork III Classic blue color has a blue zebra-patterned seashell as a motif, and hair color is expressed using weaving and balayage techniques. Artwork IV Illuminating and Ultimate Gray color are inspired by autumn birch trees, and hair color is expressed using weaving and two-tone techniques. In this way, it was confirmed that creative and diverse design expressions are possible by completing trendy hairstyles with various techniques by incorporating each Pantone color into nature.

Twenty years of change in benthic communities across the Belizean Barrier Reef

Disease, ocean warming, and pollution have caused catastrophic declines in the cover of living coral on reefs across the Caribbean. Subsequently, reef-building corals have been replaced by invertebrates and macroalgae, leading to changes in ecological functioning. We describe changes in benthic community composition and cover at 15 sites across the Belizean Barrier Reef (BBR) following numerous major disturbances—bleaching, storms, and disease outbreaks—over the 20-year period 1997–2016. We tested the role of potential drivers of change on coral reefs, including local human impacts and ocean temperature. From 1997 to 2016, mean coral cover significantly declined from 26.3% to 10.7%, while macroalgal cover significantly increased from 12.9% to 39.7%. We documented a significant decline over time of the reef-building corals Orbicella spp. and described a major shift in benthic composition between early sampling years (1997–2005) and later years (2009¬–2016). The covers of hard-coral taxa, including Acropora spp., M. cavernosa, Orbicella spp., and Porites spp., were negatively related to marine heatwave frequency. Only gorgonian cover was related, negatively, to our metric of the magnitude of local impacts (the Human Influence Index). Changes in benthic composition and cover were not associated with local protection or fishing. This result is concordant with studies throughout the Caribbean that have documented living coral decline and shifts in reef-community composition following disturbances, regardless of local fisheries restrictions. Our results suggest that benthic communities along the BBR have experienced disturbances that are beyond the capacity of the current management structure to mitigate. We recommend that managers devote greater resources and capacity to enforce and expand existing marine protected areas and that government, industry, and the public act to reduce global carbon emissions.

Fan worms (Annelida: Sabellidae) from Indonesia collected by the Snellius II Expedition (1984) with descriptions of three new species and tube microstructure

The Indonesian archipelago is one of the most diverse regions in the marine World. Many contributions on polychaete worms have been published since the Dutch Siboga Expedition to the Indonesian archipelago at the end of the 19th century. In this study, we examined specimens of Sabellidae Latreille, 1825 collected during the Snellius II Expedition (1984) to Indonesia, carried out by the Dutch Research Vessel (RV) “Tyro” and the Indonesian RV “Samudera”. The results include reports of Acromegalomma acrophthalmos, A. interruptum, A. sp., Bispira manicata, B. porifera, B. secusoluta, Branchiomma boholense, Notaulax pyrrohogaster, N. tenuitorques, N. sp. 3, Parasabella crassichaetae, Perkinsiana anodina, and Sabellastarte spectabilis. In addition, three new species are described: Acromegalomma sumbense sp. nov., Claviramus olivager sp. nov., and Notaulax montiporicola sp. nov., the latter in living coral (Montipora nodosa). Further, Sabella (Potamilla) polyophthalmos Grube is transferred to Pseudopotamilla. Additional histological accounts of B. porifera and tube microstructure of A. acrophthalmos, B. porifera, P. anodina, Pseudopotamilla polyophthalmos and Sabellastarte spectabilis are also included.

INVENTARIZATION OF CORAL REEFS IN THE WATERS OF RAKATA ISLAND, KRAKATAU ISLANDS

Abstrak Indonesia is an ideal place for coral growth because of the tropical climate. Rakata Island is included in the Krakatau Islands Nature Reserve and Marine Reserve area which is influenced by the volcanic activity of son of Krakatau Archipelago and human activities. Both of these activities will affect the growth of coral reefs. The purpose of this study was to determine the current condition of coral reefs and the diversity of living coral forms on Rakata Island. Collecting data for analysis of coral reef cover using the Line Intercept Transect (LIT) method was parallel to the coastline of Rakata Island at two points. The percentage of live coral cover from points I and II at a depth of 5 meters was 50.69% and 33.80% classified as in good and moderate conditions respectively. While the percentage of live coral cover at a depth of 10 meters at points I and II were 41.90 % and 16.01% whice were in moderate and poor conditions. The coral reefs mostly found in point I were leaf corals (CF) namely Turbinaria reniformis and Turbinaria frondens, while in point II were massive corals (CM) were found i.e. Goniastrea edwardsi, Favia pallida, Montastrea valenciennesi, Favites abdita, Astreopora listeria, and Favites complanata.

Immobilisation of living coral embryos and larvae

Embedding and immobilisation of living cells and microorganisms is used in a variety of research and commercial applications. Here we report the successful extended immobilisation of coral larvae in a low-gelling temperature agarose. Embryos and larvae of five broadcast-spawning Scleractinian species were immobilised in agarose gel and tested in a series of exploratory survival and settlement assays. The optimal developmental stage for immobilisation was after ciliation at approximately 24 hours post-fertilisation, after which, survival of immobilised larvae of all species was nearly 100%. In long-term assays, 50% of Montipora digitata larvae survived immobilised for 89 days. Furthermore, immobilised larvae of multiple species, that were released from the agarose, generally remained capable of settlement. These results demonstrate that the immobilisation of the early life-history stages of corals is possible for a variety of applications in basic and applied science.

Colores que nos gustan y colores de moda. A propósito del "color del año"

Como suele suceder últimamente, cuando se acerca el final de año aparecen una serie de listas, que recogen lo mejor del año que termina, pero también todo tipo de predicciones respecto al año que empieza. Es el caso de la ya habitual publicación del color del año por parte de la empresa Pantone: el color del 2019 será el living coral. ¿No lo conoces?

PERUBAHAN TUTUPAN TERUMBU KARANG DITINJAU DARI BANYAKNYA WISATAWAN DI TANJUNG GELAM KEPULAUAN KARIMUNJAWA MENGGUNAKAN CITRA SATELIT LANDSAT 8 OLI

Terumbu karang merupakan salah satu sumberdaya pesisir dan lautan yang mempunyai produktifitas dan keanekaragaman hayati yang tinggi. Keberadaan terumbu karang banyak memberikan pengaruh pada masyarakat Karimunjawa, sebagai panorama alam yang menarik untuk kegiatan wisata. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat perkembangan wisata, tingkat sensitifitas dan kondisi terumbu karang serta perubahan luasanya di kawasan Tanjung Gelam. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Agustus 2017 bertempat di kawasan pemanfaatan bahari Tanjung Gelam, Kepulauan Karimunjawa Jepara. Metode pengukuran sensitifitas mengacu pada pengukuran kerentanan ekosistem terumbu karang parameter pengamatan yang diambil yaitu kondisi tutupan karang hidup, kerapatan terumbu karang, kelimpahan ikan, tipe pertumbuhan terumbu karang, status perlindungan, spesies yang dilindungi, dan kelandaian. Kuesisoner digunakan untuk mengetahu respon dan prilaku wisatawan pada kawasan tanjung gelam dengan jumlah responden yang diambil yaitu 25 wisatawan, 10 pedagang dan 10 operator wisata. Pengolaan citra satelit menggunakan transformasi Lyzenga. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan perkembangan wisata di Kepulauan karimunjawa dari tahun 2014-2016 mencapai kenaikan sebanyak 39.178 orang, sedangkan tingkat sensitifitas ekosisitem terumbu karang di kawasan tanjung gelam berada pada kategori rendah dengan nilai 2,14, dengan kondisi tutpan karang hidup pada kriteria rusak buruk dengan nilai rata rata 10,28% dan perubahan luasan tutupan terumbukarang di Tanjung Gelam didapatkan perubahan luasan habitat terumbu karang yang berkurang sebesar 4,22 Ha dari tahun 2015-2017. Coral reefs are one of the coastal and ocean resources that have high productivity and biodiversity. The existence of coral reefs give much influence to the people of Karimunjawa, as an interesting natural panorama for tourism activities. This research aims to determine the level of tourism development, the level of sensitivity and condition of coral reefs and changes in the area of Tanjung Gelam. The research was conducted in August 2017 located in Tanjung Gelam marine utilization area, Karimunjawa island of Jepara. Methods of measurement of sensitivity include the measurement of living coral cover conditions, coral reef density, fish abundance, coral growth type, protection status, protected species, and cleverness. Questionnaires are used to find out the responses and behavior of tourists in the region of Tanjung Pinam with the number of respondents taken are 25 tourists, 10 merchants and 10 tour operators. Satellite image managers use the Lyzenga transformation. The results showed that the development of tourism in Karimunjawa Islands from 2014-2016 reached as much as 39,178 people, while the level of coral reef ecosystem sensitivity in the region of Tanjung Pinang was in the low category with a value of 2.14, with the living coral study on badly damaged criteria with value the average of 10.28 and the change of cover area in Tanjung Gelam found a change in coral reef habitat area which decreased by 4.22 Ha from 2015-2017 year.