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Dec 3, 2024Marine Science Programme
We know very little of cetacean diversity, distribution, and abundance in the Central Indian Ocean. With a focus on the Chagos Archipelago, this project surveys cetaceans in this poorly-studied region by carrying out sightings and acoustic surveys and is closely linked with regional capacity building. Lead investigator: Dr. Clare Embling (Universit... |
Dec 3, 2024Marine Science Programme
The aim of this research is to provide an accurate representation of how the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area (MPA) protects key species of pelagic predators. Lead investigators: Prof. Barbara Block (Stanford University), Dr. David Curnick (Zoological Society of London). |
Dec 3, 2024Marine Science Programme
Recent decades have seen unprecedented levels of coral reef mortality at a global scale. The Chagos brain coral (Ctenella chagius) is endemic, critcally endangered and considered the rarest coral in world. We are therefore developing and implementing a species survival plan for this species. Lead investigator: Dr. Bryan Wilson (University of Oxford... |
Dec 3, 2024Marine Science Programme
Zoological Society of London and Swansea University have been working to understand the sources, distribution and impacts of plastic pollution in marine habitats in the Indian Ocean. |
Dec 3, 2024Marine Science Programme
This study is working to create a genomic seascape, or comprehensive DNA catalogue, of reef shark populations within the Indian Ocean which will enable enhanced tracking of shark populations. By matching genetic signatures of illegally fished sharks with those of catalogued populations, the location of areas that are being targeted by illegal fishe... |
Dec 3, 2024
The Bertarelli Foundation established its Indian Ocean focussed marine science programme in 2017 to advance the understanding of how large marine protected areas function and they can be better managed. This programme is an endorsed action of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 and addresses the protection of marine... |
Dec 3, 2024
This Dataverse is dedicated to educational resources and methodological frameworks in the fields of artistic practice, research, and art history. It focuses on pedagogical methodologies applied in expanded painting, art history, and related disciplines, offering open educational resources (OER) designed to foster critical thinking, creativity, and... |