Persistence at the final stage of volcanic island ontogeny: Abiotic predictors explain native plant species richness on 111 remote Pacific atolls
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4680
Abstract: Abstract Aim The final island ontogeny of the general dynamic model (GDM) (i.e., before island submergence) in tropical oceans corresponds to the coral atoll stage. Here, we examined whether the species richness of native vascular… read more here.
Keywords: native species; island ontogeny; atoll; species richness ... See more keywords
In the land of giants: habitat use and selection of the Aldabra giant tortoise on Aldabra Atoll
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-019-01813-9
Abstract: With habitat loss and fragmentation among the greatest threats to biodiversity, a better understanding of the habitat use of keystone species is critical in any conservation management strategy. Aldabra Atoll, in the Seychelles archipelago, has… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; use selection; atoll; habitat use ... See more keywords
Taking control of human-induced destabilisation of atoll islands: lessons learnt from the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-019-00722-8
Abstract: Based on the study of nine atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, this article assesses the anthropogenic disturbances that disrupt atoll island natural dynamics and thereby undermine the ability of these islands to naturally… read more here.
Keywords: archipelago french; atoll; destabilisation; tuamotu archipelago ... See more keywords
Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak at oceanic Dongsha Atoll in the northern South China Sea
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DOI: 10.1007/s12526-019-01021-2
Abstract: The corallivorous Crown-of-Thorns starfish (COTS), Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758), has been reported to undergo outbreaks that can decimate scleractinian coral assemblages (e.g. Waheed and Hoeksema 2014; Waheed et al. 2015). In the South China Sea… read more here.
Keywords: south china; thorns starfish; atoll; dongsha atoll ... See more keywords
Assessing atoll shoreline condition to guide community management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.12.031
Abstract: esilience assessment allows targeted management, and many low Pacific island atolls have no baseline condition data or monitoring, and are threatened by sea-level rise. Ecological resilience is a useful management concept where an ecosystem risks… read more here.
Keywords: community; analysis; condition; atoll ... See more keywords
Shoreline changes in reef islands of the Central Pacific: Takapoto Atoll, Northern Tuamotu, French Polynesia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.01.002
Abstract: Abstract Atoll reef islands are considered highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. While accelerated sea-level rise is expected to destabilize reef islands, ocean warming and acidification are considered as major threats to coral… read more here.
Keywords: atoll northern; northern tuamotu; atoll; reef islands ... See more keywords
Multi-decadal atoll-island dynamics in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103519
Abstract: Abstract This study calls upon recently discovered aerial photographs for two atolls in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago. Pairing these vintage data with modern satellite imagery allows the coastline dynamics of a suite of islands… read more here.
Keywords: island dynamics; chagos archipelago; ocean chagos; indian ocean ... See more keywords
Nearshore hydrodynamics, beachface cobble transport and morphodynamics on a Pacific atoll motu
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DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2017.04.012
Abstract: Abstract Measurements of wave transformation, beachface cobble transport and shoreline morphology change were undertaken over a 14 month period at Fatato Island, a cobble and sand ‘motu’ on the southeast rim of Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Results… read more here.
Keywords: change; atoll; transport; hydrodynamics ... See more keywords
Durability of concrete structures in tropical atoll environment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.02.020
Abstract: Abstract A literature investigation and field surveys were made to explore the durability to destruction of Ordinary Portland cement Concrete (OPC) and Coral Aggregate Concrete (CAC) structures in a tropical atoll environment. The surface free… read more here.
Keywords: atoll; concrete; structures tropical; durability ... See more keywords
Freshwatersystem of coral inhabited island: availability and vulnerability (Magoodhoo Island of Faafu Atoll – Maldives)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147313
Abstract: Abstract Freshwaters constitute a fundamental and extremely limited resource for atoll islands’ population. The interplay of climatic and human-driven processes, which affect both the quantity and the quality of freshwater resources, may exacerbate the problem… read more here.
Keywords: island; availability; inhabited island; atoll ... See more keywords
The failed state transition of the ATOLL source GRS 1724-308
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty816
Abstract: The 2004-2012 X-ray time history of the NS LMXB GRS 1724-308 shows, along with the episodic brightenings associated to the low-high state transitions typical of the ATOLL sources, a peculiar, long lasting (about 300 d)… read more here.
Keywords: state; grs 1724; transition; atoll ... See more keywords