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A draft guide to the ECOPATH II program (ver. 1.0)
Type: Manual
This guide documents the use and background of a program written for MSDOS Computers, in QUICKBASIC 4.5, for straightforward construction and parametrization of steady-state trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. The ECOPATH ...
Management of Philippine marine parks
Type: Journal Article
The author gives an overview of the situation and legislation on the management of the Philippines marine parks
The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar
Type: Journal Article
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the role of mechanization in agricultural development. This literature has given rise to debates over the design of institutions and policies to facilitate accelerated ...
Understanding adaptation and transformation through indigenous practice: the case of the Guna of Panama
Type: Journal Article
Resilience is emerging as a promising vehicle for improving management of social-ecological systems that can potentially lead to more sustainable arrangements between environmental and social spheres. Central to an ...
Seaweed-based economic activities in Lombok and Bali, Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
Seaweed production is an important secondary, activity for fishers in eastern Indonesia. In Lombok and Bali, however, it is a major enterprise involving whole village communities in a range of activities from trading to tourism.
The eggs of marine crabs - an unexploited resource
Type: Journal Article
Marine crabs belonging to the family Portunidae form bycatch of shrimp trawlers in India. They are sold at low prices and consumers discard eggs and consume the meat. The paper details the nutritional value of eggs of ...
Interactions between coastal and marine ecosystems and human population systems: perspectives on how consumption mediates this interaction
Type: Journal Article
Better knowledge about the relationships among population, coastal environments, and consumption is absolutely essential if we are to arrive at adequate policies and management systems. Vibrant economic activity in the ...
A viability analysis for a bio-economic model
Type: Journal Article
This paper presents a simple dynamic model dealing with the management of a marine renewable resource. But instead of studying the ecological and economic interactions in terms of equilibrium or optimal control, we pay ...
A guide to ECOPATH II software system (version 2.0)
Type: Manual
This 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 ...
Creating rural livelihoods in Solomon Islands through an environmentally friendly trade of marine ornamentals for the aquarium trade: lessons learned
Type: Brief
The marine ornamental trade became active in Solomon Islands in the mid-1980s, primarily through the wild harvest of corals and fish. The initiation of more sustainable techniques (cultured giant clams and farmed corals) ...







