Browsing Miscellaneous themes by Title
Now showing items 18-37 of 881
-
A Governance analysis of the Barotse Floodplain System, Zambia: Identifying obstacles and opportunities
(2013)Type: Working PaperThe Barotse floodplain is an ecosystem characterized by a paradox of widespread poverty amidst high ecological and agricultural potential. The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) seeks to address ... -
A guide to ECOPATH II software system (version 2.0)
(1991)Type: ManualThis guide documents the use and background of the ECOPATH II software system written for MS DOS computers for straightforward construction and parametrization of steady-state trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. ECOPATH ... -
A guide to mangrove rehabilitation in Solomon Islands
(2012)Type: BrochureThere are about 30 species of mangroves in Solomon Islands, representing 40% of the world’s mangrove species. They can be found on most islands and it is estimated that mangroves here cover an area of about 50 000 hectares. ... -
A guide to the ECOPATH II software system (version 2.1)
(1992)Type: ManualThe software described in the present guide is designed to help user construct a simple model of an aquatic ecosystem. -
A Japanese fishing joint venture: worker experience and national development in the Solomon Islands
(1983)Type: ReportDevelopment of marine resources, especially tuna, is the key to national development for many newly-independent states of the South Pacific. They have industrialized fishing through joint ventures-collaborations between ... -
A longitudinal evaluation of the Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) campaign for the Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis in northern Luzon, Philippines
(2016)Type: Book ChapterThe Philippine crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis is Critically Endangered and its range is restricted to a few localities in human-dominated landscapes. Therefore, the survival of this species in the wild depends strongly ... -
A low-level geographic information system for coastal zone management with applications to Brunei Darussalam: Part III:: simulation and tracking oil spills
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleB:RUN is a low-level GIS software designed to help formulate options for the management of the coastal zone of Brunei Darussalam. This contribution presents the oil spill simulation module of B:RUN. This simple module, ... -
A Low-level Geographic Information System for coastal zone management, with application to Brunei Darussalam. Part II:: Economic analysis of trawling in Brunei Darussalam
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleEconomic analysis of the trawl fishery of Brunei Darussalam was conducted using cost and returns analysis and based on an economic survey of trawlers and B:RUN, a low-level geographic information system. Profitability ... -
A mechanism for the juvenile-to-adult transition in fishes
(1984)Type: Journal ArticleThe mechanisms used by physiologists and fishery biologists to explain why fish become mature are shown to be wanting. The hypothesis is presented that diminishing oxygen supply per unit weight serves in growing fish as ... -
A method for estimating the parameters of a seasonally oscillating growth curve from growth increment data
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleA linearized version of the Appeldoorn model of the von Bertalanffy growth function is presented for the estimationof parameters of seasonal growth oscillation. -
A method to estimate the stock recruitment relationship of shrimps
(1982)Type: Journal ArticleA procedure is proposed by which recruit numbers and parental biomass of shrimps stocks can be derived, given a series of catch per effort data and estimates of a few ancillary variables. In the Gulf of Thailand, shrimp ... -
A new approach for analyzing and comparing coastal resource systems
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleICLARM has recently developed a strategic Plan for International research on living aquatic resources management which identifies tropical coastal resource systems as one of its areas of research emphasis. Details are given ... -
A new professionalism for agricultural research for development
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThere have been repeated calls for a 'new professionalism' for carrying out agricultural research for development since the 1990s. At the centre of these calls is a recognition that for agricultural research to support the ... -
A note on the development of a new software package, the FAO-ICLARM stock assessment tools (FiSAT)
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleA brief narrative is given of the background of a new FAO-ICLARM software for (mainly length-based) fish stock assessment, the FAO-ICLARM Stock Assessment Tools or "FiSAT" package, integrating the ICLARM's Compleat ELEFAN, ... -
A note on the inverse function of the von Bertalanffy growth function
(1990)Type: Journal ArticleParameter estimates of the von Bertalanffy growth function (VBGF) and its inverse function, based on length-at-age and age-at-length data for Tilapia rendalli (Cichlidae) and Salmo trutta (Salmonidae) were derived using a ... -
A post-tsunami assessment of coastal living resources of Langkawi Archipelago, Peninsular Malaysia
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleRapid and detailed post-tsunami surveys carried out in the Langkawi archipelago in January 2005 showed that the coral reefs do not suffer any significant structural damage. Nevertheless, there were signs of recent sediment ... -
A program for the identification of the pelagic eggs of Black Sea fishes
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleA computer program was developed for the identification of the teleost fish eggs that may be found in the pelagic zone of the Black Sea. The program identifies eggs of 70 species, using up to 28 descriptive characters, and ... -
A proposed method for standardization of the selection of class intervals for length frequency analysis
(1989)Type: Journal ArticleAn equation is given for the selection of interval sizes for use in length frequency analysis of fish classes. -
A quantitative approach for assessing the productive performance and ecological contributions of smallholder farms
(1997)Type: Journal ArticleA pragmatic framework for monitoring, modelling, analysing, and comparing the state and performance of integrated agroecosystems is proposed. Four smallholder rice farms (1.36€“2.76 hectares) €” including monoculture rice ... -
A regional database management system: the fisheries resource information system and tools (FiRST): Its design, utility and future directions.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis article describes the refined version of FiRST (version 2004) and provides examples on how the database (‘TrawlBase’) has been used to date for analyses aimed at establishing historic resource baselines and examining ...
