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Trading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
Type: Journal Article
The Mekong River Basin, site of the biggest inland fishery in the world, is undergoing massive hydropower development. Planned dams will block critical fish migration routes between the river's downstream floodplains and ...
The magnitude of global marine species diversity
Type: Journal Article
The question of how many marine species exist is important because it provides a metric for how much we do and do not know about life in the oceans. We have compiled the first register of the marine species of the world ...
Livelihood strategies of tiger shrimp post larvae collectors in backkhali river estuary, cox’s bazar of Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This study aim was to understand the livelihoods of tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon, Fabricius, 1798) post larvae collectors in the Backkhali river estuary areas under Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh during November 2010 ...
The interplay of well-being and resilience in applying a social-ecological perspective
Type: Journal Article
Innovative combinations of social and ecological theory are required to deal with complexity and change in human-ecological systems. We examined the interplay and complementarities that emerge by linking resilience and ...
Beam trawlermen take feet off gas in response to oil price hikes
Type: Journal Article
Average towing speed by Dutch beam trawlermen has fallen substantially between 2002 and 2009. Changes in towing speed are related to changes in oil price. The price of their valuable main target species (sole, Solea vulgaris) ...
Prevalence of White Spot Syndrome Virus in brood stock, Nauplii and Post-larvae of Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798) in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Bangladesh enters into international shrimp market in early 1970s but now it takes second places in the source of foreign currency earning. Now this sector facing a serious problem with a disease named White Spot Syndrome ...
New species in the old world: Europe as a frontier in biodiversity exploration, a test bed for 21st century taxonomy
Type: Journal Article
The number of described species on the planet is about 1.9 million, with ca. 17,000 new species described annually, mostly from the tropics. However, taxonomy is usually described as a science in crisis, lacking manpower ...
Sea cucumber culture, farming and sea ranching in the tropics: Progress, problems and opportunities
Type: Journal Article
Tropical sea cucumber mariculture has potential to become a profitable industry and contribute towards natural population replenishment. Here, we synthesise the fields of progress, current impediments and research opportunities ...