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Type: Journal Article
Articles in other Nagas and before them in the ICLARM Newsletter have been used by readers for various purposes, such as to develop new fisheries or to influence legislators, but most often we have no feedback to tell us ...
A post-tsunami assessment of coastal living resources of Langkawi Archipelago, Peninsular Malaysia
Type: Journal Article
Rapid 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 ...
Redistribution of water use and benefits among hydropower affected communities in Lao PDR
Type: Journal Article
In this paper, we assess how resettlement and changes in water access have altered livelihoods of local communities upstream of the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project in Lao PDR. Based on household surveys conducted both ...
Announcing the release of FishBase 96
Type: Journal Article
FishBase is a computerized encyclopedia of fishes developed at International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) with the support of the European Commission and in collaboration with a large number of ...
Drivers of region-wide declines in architectural complexity on Caribbean reefs
Type: Journal Article
Severe declines in the cover of live hard coral on reefs have been reported worldwide, and in the Caribbean region, the architectural complexity of coral reefs has also declined markedly. While the drivers of coral cover ...
Collecting data for poverty and vulnerability assessment in remote areas in Sub-Saharan Africa
Type: Journal Article
Data collection for poverty assessments in Africa is time consuming, expensive and can be subject to numerous constraints. In this paper we present a procedure to collect data from poor households involved in small-scale ...
Assessing forest canopy closure in a geospatial medium to address management concerns for tropical islands: Southeast Asia
Type: Journal Article
The present study outlines an approach to classify forest density and to estimate canopy closure of the forest of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. The vector layers generated for the study area using satellite data was ...
The new NOAA Ocean Service Centers: improving access to ocean data
Type: Journal Article
A history account of the establishment of the NOAA is given in this article.
Computer-aided approaches to identification. III: (Conclusion) . Modern databases
Type: Journal Article
Modern databases can be successfully used to develop computer-based identification systems. In a first case study, fish larvae were identified with an average of three easily obtained characters. In a second case study, ...
Priority setting for research on aquatic resources: an application of modified economic surplus analysis to natural resource systems
Type: Journal Article
In contrast to research on farming systems, research on natural resource systems seldom applies rigorous priority setting techniques, mainly due to difficulties associated with estimating research impact ex ante for such ...