Browsing Maritime Studies by Type"Article"
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Biology and conservation of elasmobranchs: an introduction to the collection
(2014-08)Elasmobranchs, the taxonomic group comprising sharks, skates and rays, play important roles in society and marine ecology but several species in this subclass are under threat. This collection aims to be an open access ... -
The EBM-DPSER Conceptual Model: Integrating Ecosystem Services into the DPSIR Framework
(2013)There is a pressing need to integrate biophysical and human dimensions science to better inform holistic ecosystem management supporting the transition from single species or single-sector management to multi-sector ... -
The Flotilla Project: Preliminary Report 1997 Fieldwork
(1998)The 1997 Flotilla Project investigated several different areas in the Patuxent River drainage. These include St. Leonard’s Creek where three different sites were inspected to the upper Patuxent in the vicinity of Hill ... -
Marsh macrophyte responses to inundation anticipate impacts of sea-level rise and indicate ongoing drowning of North Carolina marshes
(2012-10)In situ persistence of coastal marsh habitat as sea level rises depends on whether macrophytes induce compensatory accretion of the marsh surface. Experimental planters in two North Carolina marshes served to expose two ... -
Observations on spiny dogfish () captured in late spring in a North Carolina estuary
(2014-10)Five spiny dogfish were captured in early-mid May during gillnet and longline sampling targeting juvenile coastal sharks in inshore North Carolina waters. Dogfish captures were made within Back Sound and Core Sound, North ...