Estuarine ecosystems have changed dramatically from centuries of fishing, habitat
disturbance, sedimentation, and nutrient loading. Degradation of oyster reefs by destructive …

Oysters are ecosystem engineers that form biogenic reef habitats in shallow coastal and
estuarine waters and provide important ecosystem services. Widespread global declines …

Globally, pearl culture is a profitable sector generating significant export incomes for
producer countries, as well as livelihood opportunities for local communities. Latin America …

Sea and Land provides an in-depth environmental history of the Caribbean to ca 1850, with
a coda that takes the story into the modern era. It explores the mixing, movement, and …

For sedentary species under fishing pressure, a precautionary approach is required to avoid
collapses. Therefore, the estimation of early warning signals prior to population collapse is a …

There is scarce information on the current importance of oyster beds as fishing grounds in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aims to understand the socio-economic value of …

The yellow-shouldered parrot (Amazona barbadensis) is listed in Venezuela as Endangered
and internationally as Vulnerable, primarily due to poaching for the illegal pet trade. Various …

Sobre la conquista de América se ha escrito mucho y, a primera vista, es un tema conocido
del que ya sabemos lo necesario: los conquistadores europeos, motivados por la ambición …

For pearl production, pearl oyster seeds from foreign pearl oysters as well as hybrids
between native and such foreign pearl oysters are produced in Japanese hatcheries …

The central claim of Baisre's (2010) article is that no significant ecological change occurred
in the Caribbean before the middle of the twentieth century. The assumption that historical …