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| Brief description |
Meteorological and climate studies (tides and hurricanes) Hydrological and geomorphological monitoring and research Coral reefs monitoring (species diversity, species distribution, disease) Fish larva monitoring Coral, birds, crocodile studies Conch and lobster population dynamics Abundance and diversity zooplancton monitoring Flora and fauna inventory Fishing and tourism monitoring Population survey Marketing studies to develop tourism (including visit to shipwrecks) Detailed study on marine currents and cycles in order to establish relations between the population dynamics of economically important species and the distribution of water pollutants. |
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| Abiotic | Abiotic factors, climate, contaminants, geology, geomorphology, green house gases measurements, hydrology, meteorology, physical oceanography/oceans, pollution, pollutants, water quality/chemistry. | |||
| Biodiversity | Biodiversity, birds, coastal/marine, conservation, coral reefs, ethology, fauna, fishes, flora, invertebrates/insects/spiders, mangrove, natural resources, plankton, population genetics/population dynamics, reptiles, species inventorying/inventory, vegetation studies/plant cover. | |||
| Socio-economic | Aquaculture/Mariculture, demography, economic studies, economically important species, fishery/fisheries, resource use, social/socio-economic aspects, tourism. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Landscape inventorying/monitoring, management issues, sustainable development/sustainable use. | |||
| Last updated: 3/8/2011 |
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