Search Results - "Obura, D. O"

The coral reef crisis: The critical importance of <350 ppm CO2 by VERON, J. E. N, HOEGH-GULDBERG, O, LENTON, T. M, LOUGH, J. M, OBURA, D. O, PEARCE-KELLY, P, SHEPPARD, C. R. C, SPALDING, M, STAFFORD-SMITH, M. G, ROGERS, A. D

“…Temperature-induced mass coral bleaching causing mortality on a wide geographic scale started when atmospheric CO(2) levels exceeded approximately 320 ppm…”
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Setting evolutionary‐based conservation priorities for a phylogenetically data‐poor taxonomic group (Scleractinia) by Curnick, D. J, Head, C. E. I, Huang, D, Crabbe, M. J. C, Gollock, M, Hoeksema, B. W, Johnson, K. G, Jones, R, Koldewey, H. J, Obura, D. O, Rosen, B. R, Smith, D. J, Taylor, M. L, Turner, J. R, Wren, S, Redding, D. W

“…Given the current extinction crisis coupled with the shortfall in funding, there is a pressing need to establish species conservation priorities. The…”
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Hawksbill turtles as significant predators on hard coral by Obura, D. O, Harvey, A, Young, T, Eltayeb, M. M, von Brandis, R

“…Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), originally thought to be almost exclusively spongivorous (Meylan 1988), were later found to have a more diverse…”
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Setting evolutionary based conservation priorities for a phylogenetically data-poor taxonomic group (Scleractinia): response to the commentaries by Redding, D. W., Curnick, D. J., Head, C. E. I., Huang, D., Crabbe, M. J. C., Gollock, M., Hoeksema, B. W., Johnson, K. G., Jones, R., Koldewey, H. J., Obura, D. O., Rosen, B. R., Smith, D. J., Taylor, M. L., Turner, J. R., Wren, S.

“…Read the Feature Paper: Setting evolutionary‐based conservation priorities for a phylogenetically data‐poor taxonomic group (Scleractinia) and the Commentaries…”
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Resilience and climate change: lessons from coral reefs and bleaching in the Western Indian Ocean by Obura, David O.

“…The impact of climate change through thermal stress-related coral bleaching on coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean has been well documented and is caused…”
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Kenya by Obura, D O

“…The Kenya coast is bathed by the northward-flowing warm waters of the East Africa Coastal Current, located between latitudes 1 and 5 degrees S. With a narrow…”
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The coral reef crisis: The critical importance of < 350ppm CO(2) by Veron, J.E.N., Hoegh-Guldberg, O, Lenton, T M, Lough, J M, Obura, D O, Pearce-Kelly, P, Sheppard, C.R.C., Spalding, M, Stafford-Smith, M G, Rogers, A D

“…Temperature-induced mass coral bleaching causing mortality on a wide geographic scale started when atmospheric CO(2) levels exceeded ~320ppm. When CO(2) levels…”
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Reef corals bleach to resist stress by Obura, David O.

“…A rationale is presented here for a primary role of bleaching in regulation of the coral–zooxanthellae symbiosis under conditions of stress. Corals and…”
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Patterns of coral larval settlement on lagoon reefs in the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve, Kenya by Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Harrison, Peter L., Obura, David O.

“…Spatial and temporal patterns of coral larval settlement were studied on 2 lagoon reefs in the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve (4°S) from 2003 to…”
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Kenya by Obura, DO

“…The Kenya coast is bathed by the northward-flowing warm waters of the East Africa Coastal Current, located between latitudes 1 and 5 degree S. With a narrow…”
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Coral reefs of the Indian Ocean: their ecology and conservation by McClanahan, T. R, Sheppard, Charles (Charles R. C.), Obura, David O

“…Accessible and complex, coral reefs are ideal natural laboratories for studying a wide range of ecological and biological questions. This collection focuses on…”
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The coral reef crisis: The critical importance of<350ppm CO sub(2) by Veron, JEN, Hoegh-Guldberg, O, Lenton, T M, Lough, J M, Obura, DO, Pearce-Kelly, P, Sheppard, CRC, Spalding, M, Stafford-Smith, M G, Rogers, AD

“…Temperature-induced mass coral bleaching causing mortality on a wide geographic scale started when atmospheric CO sub(2) levels exceeded ~320ppm. When CO…”
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Assessing Coral Community Recovery from Coral Bleaching by Recruitment in Two Reserves in Kenya by Visram, S, Mwaura, J, Obura, DO

“…In 2003 and 2005, studies were carried out on the density of small coral colonies (<10 cm) on three reefs in the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve on…”
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Science for management in the western Indian Ocean by Obura, David O., Schleyer, Michael, Muthiga, Nyawira A.

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