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These images will help you see coral reefs in a whole new way

A scuba diver until age 79, Georgette Apol Douwma photographed reefs around the world and then transformed her images into dazzling kaleidoscopic designs. Photographer Georgette Apol Douwma’s ...
IEEE

A Practical Urban Distribution Network Planning Method With Geographic Information System

Abstract: Urban distribution network planning (UDNP) faces new requirements and restrictions due to rapid urbanization. This paper proposes a framework for UDNP, in which the geographic information ...
BBC Wildlife

“I nearly lost my dive watch and a glove while ‘holding hands’ with an octopus in this way.”

Justin is a conservation photojournalist from Australia. His work has appeared in BBC Wildlife magazine and National Geographic, and his images have been awarded seven times in the Natural History ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Kier, P. and Grant, R.E. (1965) Echinoid Distribution and Habits, Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve. Smithsonian Institution.

ABSTRACT: Tripneustes ventricosus and Echinometra lucunter are two species of sea urchins that live in the oceanic waters of Martinique. Both species live in the same habitat and have common food ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Bell, J.J., Davy, S.K., Jones, T., Taylor, M.W. and Webster, N.S. (2013) Could Some Coral Reefs Become Sponge Reefs as Our Climate Changes? Global Change Biology, 19, 2613-2624.

ABSTRACT: This study is an ecological assessment of the Porifera on 22 stations in Martinique (Lesser Antilles). We used the quadrat method and counted each species present in a 32 m2 area. Abiotic ...