A5076049207- Marine and fisheries research
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Marine animal studies overview
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Forest Management and Policy
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
Arkansas Tech University
2025
James Cook University
2014-2024
Science Wares (United States)
2023
Illinois State University
2021
Dakota State University
2021
Eastern Kentucky University
2013-2019
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
2005
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
2005
California Western School of Law
1991
Visual analysis of complex fish habitats is an important step towards sustainable fisheries for human consumption and environmental protection. Deep Learning methods have shown great promise scene when trained on large-scale datasets. However, current datasets tend to focus the classification task within constrained, plain environments which do not capture complexity underwater habitats. To address this limitation, we present DeepFish as a benchmark suite with dataset train test several...
Abstract Canopy‐forming macroalgae can construct extensive meadow habitats in tropical seascapes occupied by fishes that span a diversity of taxa, life‐history stages and ecological roles. Our synthesis assessed whether these macroalgal have unique fish assemblages, provide nurseries support local fisheries. We also applied meta‐analysis independent surveys across 23 reef locations 11 countries to examine how canopy condition is related the abundance macroalgal‐associated fishes. Over 627...
Climate change is already affecting Arctic species including infectious disease agents and greater changes are expected. Some diseases increasing but future difficult to predict because of the complexity host-agent-environment relationships. However mechanisms related climate that will influence patterns understood. Warmer temperatures benefit free living bacteria parasites whose survival development limited by temperature. could promote survivability, shorter rates transmission. Insects...
Abstract Coastal habitats, such as seagrasses, mangroves, rocky and coral reefs, salt marshes, kelp forests, sustain many key fish invertebrate populations around the globe. Our understanding of how animals use these broadly defined habitat types is typically derived from a few well-studied regions often extrapolated to similar habitats elsewhere. As result, working their importance based on information other environmental contexts. Contexts tidal range, rainfall, local geomorphology may...
Given a sufficiently large training dataset, it is relatively easy to train modern convolution neural network (CNN) as required image classifier. However, for the task of fish classification and/or detection, if CNN was trained detect or classify particular species in background habitats, same exhibits much lower accuracy when applied new/unseen habitats. Therefore, practice, needs be continuously fine-tuned improve its handle new project-specific In this work we present labelling-efficient...
Abstract Macroalgae‐dominated reefs are a prominent habitat in tropical seascapes that support diversity of fishes, including fishery target species. To what extent, then, do macroalgal habitats contribute to small‐scale reef fisheries? address this question we: (1) Quantified the macroalgae‐associated fish component catches from 133 fisheries, (2) Compared life‐history traits relevant fishing (e.g. growth, longevity) and coral‐associated (3) Examined how species can influence catch...
Abstract Tropical mangroves are known to support fish production, but natural variability in the link between mangrove habitats and populations undermines our ability manage, conserve restore this ecological relationship. This is largely due undefined context‐dependence use of by fish. We collected a spatially extensive dataset 494 assemblages using standardised Remote Underwater Video surveys edge from five environmentally heterogenous regions Indo‐Pacific. used machine learning methods...
Fifty-four adolescents from a middle school in the Los Angeles area completed two self-report measures that examined their experience of stress and identified stressors environment coping strategies they used to deal with these stressors. Gender differences were evident throughout study, girls indicating higher levels boys reporting different behavioral affective responses stress. Although sample as whole evidenced moderately low stress, school-related highest frequency, followed by siblings...
Abstract The limitations imposed by traditional sampling methods have restricted the acquisition of data on key fisheries parameters. This is particularly case for juveniles because most gear explicitly avoids capture juveniles, and many species use habitats in which ineffective. increasing availability sophistication Remote Underwater Video Techniques (RUVs) such as Baited Video, Unbaited Remotely Operated Vehicles offer opportunity overcoming some more approaches. However, RUV techniques...
Abstract Accuracy in representing, communicating and reporting science is critical to the translation of into knowledge. Any lack accuracy degrades quality reliability consequent decisions. One common cause inaccuracy use superseded paradigmatic concepts with a careful validation. This leads evidentiary dissonance (an apparent abundance evidence little basis actual reported scientific findings). We illustrate nature consequences using example estimates value mangroves fisheries, which are...
Service learning is becoming a more utilized method of instruction in collegiate settings, and holds the potential to provide deeper, transferable meaning course material for students. The purpose this research was examine if therapeutic recreation (TR) concentration students perceived service be personally academically beneficial than non-TR concentrations program. Undergraduate graduate program at regional, American university were asked complete survey class with component. A total 307...
Abstract Shark bites are of high public concern globally. Information on shark occurrence and behaviour, the effects human behaviours, can help understand drivers shark‐human interactions. In Australia, a number bite clusters occurred over last decade. One these took place in Cid Harbour Whitsundays, Queensland, region for which little was known about community. Here, we describe evaluate research response to that cluster. Fishing methods, acoustic satellite tracking, baited remote...
Urban-industrial seascapes are prevalent around the world, yet we lack a basic understanding of how mosaic different habitats in these areas used by mobile marine fauna, including features such as industrial ports and marinas. Urbanised have been alternately characterised scientific literature degraded, depauperate, or some cases diverse abundant. To advance our spatial temporal community fauna areas, repeated sonar image sampling over large swathes two urban-industrial seascapes, combined...
The shallow waters of the world's coasts comprise a variety ecosystems such as tidal wetlands, salt marshes, sand flats, rocky coasts, and coral reef encompass complexes pelagic benthic, vegetated unvegetated habitats. These disparate are bound together by one common feature; that pattern life for marine organisms, outcomes process functioning irrevocably influenced tide. Focusing on tide highlights unique component, intertidal zone – an area alternates between exposure to atmosphere...
Roller derby is an international phenomenon, a form of serious leisure and activity helping female participants define who they are. Thus, the purpose this research study was: (a) to examine phenomenon roller on larger scale better understand identity characteristics in USA (b) investigate perceptions experience development. Through online distribution, total 582 Women's Flat Track Derby Association members across completed survey. The results independent t-tests ANOVA indicated that level...