Aragonite saturation states and nutrient fluxes in coral reef sediments in Biscayne National Park, FL, USA

2014 ◽  
Vol 509 ◽  
pp. 71-85
Author(s):  
J Lisle ◽  
C Reich ◽  
R Halley
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
National Park ◽  
Nutrient Fluxes ◽  
Aragonite Saturation ◽  
Biscayne National Park

Coral Reef Fish Assemblage Shifts and Declines in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA

2012 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
GT Kellison ◽  
V McDonough ◽  
DE Harper ◽  
JT Tilmant
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblage ◽  
National Park ◽  
Reef Fish Assemblage ◽  
Biscayne National Park

scholarly journals Baseline aquatic contamination and endocrine status in a resident fish of Biscayne National Park

2017 ◽  
Vol 115 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 525-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. Bargar ◽  
Kevin R.T. Whelan ◽  
David Alvarez ◽  
Kathy Echols ◽  
Paul H. Peterman
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Resident Fish ◽  
Aquatic Contamination ◽  
Endocrine Status ◽  
Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park colonial nesting birds monitoring protocol—Version 1.1

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Muxo ◽  
Kevin Whelan ◽  
Raul Urgelles ◽  
Joaquin Alonso ◽  
Judd Patterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
National Park Service ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Colonial Nesting ◽  
Wading Bird ◽  
Park Service ◽  
Biscayne National Park ◽  
Bird Colonies

Breeding colonies of wading birds (orders Ciconiiformes, Pelecaniformes) and seabirds (orders Suliformes, Pelecaniformes) serve as important indicators of aquatic ecosystem health, as they respond to changes in food abundance and quality, contaminants, invasive species, and disturbance. The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Restoration Coordination & Verification program (CERP-RECOVER) has identified wading-bird colonies as an important ecosystem restoration indicator. The National Park Service South Florida/Caribbean Inventory & Monitoring Network (SFCN) ranked colonial nesting birds eighth out of 44 vital signs of park natural resource conditions for ecological significance and feasibility. However, while large-scale monitoring efforts are occurring in the rest of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, only minimal historic data collection and no extensive ongoing monitoring of wading bird and seabird nesting have occurred in Biscayne National Park. Consequently, due to their high importance as biological indicators and because they are a gap occurring in regional monitoring efforts, the network has initiated a monitoring program of colonial nesting birds in Biscayne National Park. This protocol provides the rationale, approach, and detailed Standard Operating Procedures for annual colonial bird monitoring within and close to Biscayne National Park and conforms to the Oakley et al. (2003) guidelines for National Park Service long-term monitoring protocols. The specific objectives of this monitoring program are to determine status and long-term trends in: Numbers and locations of active colonies of colonial nesting birds with a special focus on Double-crested Cormorants, Great Egrets, Great White Herons, Great Blue Herons, White Ibises, and Roseate Spoonbills. Annual peak active nest counts of colonial nesting birds in Biscayne National Park with a special focus on the species mentioned above. An annual nesting index (i.e., sum of monthly nest counts) with a special focus on the species mentioned above. Timing of peak nest counts for the focal species.

Biodegradation of Polyethylene Microplastic using Culturable Coral-Associated Bacteria Isolated from Corals of Karimunjawa National Park

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-246
Author(s):  
Prastyo Abi Widyananto ◽  
Sakti Imam Muchlissin ◽  
Agus Sabdono ◽  
Bambang Yulianto ◽  
Fauziah Shahul Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
National Park ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Low Density Polyethylene ◽  
Phase Identification ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Bacterial Gene ◽  
Associated Bacteria

Polyethylene is a plastic material that was globally produced and is well known as a non-degradable pollutant product. Plastic pollution, primarily microplastics, have been distributed to coral reef ecosystems, where these areas are ecosystems with high productivity. Karimunjawa National Park in Indonesia is one of the protected areas for coral reef ecosystem habitat in Central Java, threatened by microplastic contamination. Recent studies have shown that coral-associated bacteria have an adequate ability to degrade marine pollutant materials. No one has reported that the use of indigenous coral-associated bacteria has the potential for microplastic biodegradation, especially low-density polyethylene microplastic materials. Hence, the objective of this study was to find the potential of microplastic biodegradation agents derived from coral-associated bacteria in Karimunjawa National Park area. Various coral life-forms were isolated in July 2020 from conservation areas and areas with anthropogenic influences. Bacterial isolates were screened using tributyrin and polycaprolactone as substrates to reveal potential microplastic degradation enzymes. The total isolation results obtained 92 bacterial isolates, and then from the result of enzyme screening, there were 7 active bacteria and only 1 bacteria that potential to degrade polyethylene. LBC 1 showed that strain could degrade by 2.25±0.0684 % low-density polyethylene microplastic pellet by incubating bacterial growth until the stationary phase. Identification of LBC 1 strain was carried out by extracting DNA and bacterial 16S rRNA sequences. Bacterial gene identification refers to Bacillus paramycoides with a similarity level in the National Center Biotechnology Information database of 99.44%. These results prove that hard coral association bacteria can degrade low-density polyethylene microplastics.

scholarly journals Using Internet Surveys to Estimate Visitors’ Willingness to Pay for Coral Reef Conservation in the Kenting National Park, Taiwan

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Maynard ◽  
Pierre-Alexandre Château ◽  
Lauriane Ribas-Deulofeu ◽  
Je-Liang Liou
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
National Park ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Local Conservation ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Kenting National Park ◽  
Coral Reef Conservation

Without appropriate conservation action, coral reefs globally continue to degrade, causing declines in economic value. Therefore, their local conservation and quantifying its benefits become increasingly important. However, accurately measuring these values remains expensive or complicated. Leveraging digital survey tools, an interdisciplinary on-line survey was created to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for coral reef conservation using pictures and ecological data. Using the contingent valuation method we estimate current values as well as changes in value due to restoration or degradation for coral ecosystems in the Kenting National Park (KNP) in Taiwan. Results suggest that conserving degraded coral reef ecosystems leads to larger gains in value than healthier ones. Average WTP estimates a non-market economic value of 680 million US$ per year for the whole KNP marine area. Despite potential self-reporting bias and limits on sample size, these values appear consistent with similar studies and suggest future economic sampling strategies for KNP.

scholarly journals Data On Percentage Coral Reef Cover In Small Islands Bunaken National Park

Data in Brief ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 105713
Author(s):  
Joshian Nicolas William Schaduw ◽  
Khristin Ivone Fisye Kondoy ◽  
Victoria Era Nicoline Manoppo ◽  
Alfret Luasunaung ◽  
Joppy Mudeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
National Park ◽  
Small Islands

scholarly journals Effect of habitat structure on the most frequent echinoderm species inhabiting coral reef communities at Isla Isabel National Park (Mexico)

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Hermosillo-Nuñez ◽  
F. Rodríguez-Zaragoza ◽  
M. Ortiz ◽  
C. Galván-Villa ◽  
A. Cupul-Magaña ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
National Park ◽  
Habitat Structure ◽  
Reef Communities ◽  
Coral Reef Communities
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