Discover the amazing world of island biodiversity and learn how to identify species such as tropical fish, lobsters, crabs, shrimps, squids and endemic birds. (gvi.co.uk)
As a member of the island conservation team, you'll be involved in assessing corals, monitoring species like invertebrates, fish, sharks and dolphins through surveys. (gvi.co.uk)
1999 . Leucon (Crymoleucon) noerrevangi , a new species of leuconid (Cumacea: Crustacea) from the Faroe Islands. (alaska.edu)
species (Porifera: Poecilosclerida) of Northwest Africa and the Macaronesian Islands. (marinespecies.org)
Information on species, direction of travel, distance and behaviour of any animal spotted is yelled down from the watch team on the mast, and she shows me how it's put into a database and turned into statistics. (heraldscotland.com)
Because these are particularly vulnerable to trends like rising sea levels, coastal erosion, seasonal change and coral bleaching, these events can have dramatic impacts on fragile island environments that are often the only home of endangered and threatened species like sea turtles and other vulnerable marine megafauna species. (gviusa.com)
Join us on a remote tropical island with stunning beaches and vibrant coral reefs, a sanctuary for unique marine species in the Indian Ocean. (gviusa.com)
You can contribute to the preservation of Thai environments and species by joining our combination coastal, island, and wildlife conservation program in Thailand. (gviusa.com)
Predominantly this IMMA forms an important feeding area for a range of marine mammal species with the high current Cook Strait area being an important source and also the western reaches of Cook Strait include important deep-water feeding habitats. (marinemammalhabitat.org)
And there are 843 species of birds alone that call the island home, according to Avibase, the global bird database. (shelterattheworld.com)
So it was little surprise to many researchers when a study cataloging New Guinea's plant species came out Aug. 5 in the journal Nature, confirming that it's the most botanically diverse island on Earth. (shelterattheworld.com)
The authors came up with a list of 13,634 plant species on the island - nearly 2,000 more than Madagascar, the island with the planet's second-most diverse vegetation. (shelterattheworld.com)
Despite a long history with the most environmentally disruptive species the planet has ever known, New Guinea remains an unmatched yet fragile crucible of botanical evolution and endemism - 68% of the plants on the island are found nowhere else. (shelterattheworld.com)
Forests2
Biodiversity surveys of endangered mangrove forests. (gviusa.com)
On land, mitigating damage to habitats and ecosystems involves managing agriculture, urban development, pollution and plastics, reducing deforestation and conserving forests and associated biodiversity. (gviafrica.co.za)
Assist with tasks as needed, like seagrass monitoring, marine megafauna sightings, beach cleans, and data entry into citizen science databases. (gviusa.com)
Beach cleans1
You'll also help with biodiversity surveys, join weekly beach cleans or cleanup snorkelling dives, and assist with entering data from beach patrols into citizen science databases, and you might also deliver environmental workshops. (gvi.co.uk)
Climate change3
Gain practical experience in sustainable development, witnessing climate change impacts on islands like Seychelles, while learning how to mitigate these effects. (gviusa.com)
Island nations like Seychelles are at the forefront of environmental challenges presented by climate change. (gviusa.com)
Those opposed to mining focus on the need to protect the ocean, which is already facing numerous challenges including pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change, and to study these little-known deep-sea ecosystems, prior to authorizing any extractive activities. (iisd.org)
Ecosystem1
Work alongside a passionate conservation team and help boost the rich biodiversity of this beautiful island ecosystem. (gviusa.com)
Type locality: Karewa Island, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. (reptarium.cz)
DOC Marine Mammal Sighting and Stranding database 2020) and this IMMA forms an important part of their range within New Zealand and the wider region. (marinemammalhabitat.org)
2018, Giorli and Goetz 2019, New Zealand DOC Marine Mammal Sighting and Stranding database 2020). (marinemammalhabitat.org)
Sustainable2
Travel to scenic Seychelles to live and work on the tropical island of Mahe and assist the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority with collecting data that drives sustainable management and conservation strategies. (gviusa.com)
Pacific island countries continue to pursue ways to improve and protect their environment and biodiversity services for sustainable livelihoods. (sprep.org)
Niue1
Dalzell, P., S.R. Lindsay and H. Patiale,1991 Fisheries resources survey of the Island of Niue. (mnhn.fr)
Strait3
Synonymy: There is a clear genetic separation between the population on North Brother Island and two other groups (western Cook Strait islands and all northern populations) on the basis of both allozyme genetic and morphometric variation (DAUGHERTY et al. (reptarium.cz)
Cape Campbell, The Brothers, Stephens Island, Cape Palliser) occur along the Cook Strait Coastline of both the North and South Islands (Taylor et al. (marinemammalhabitat.org)
Arnoux's, Cuvier's, and Gray's beaked whales, and sperm whales have been recorded from sightings, strandings (including with full stomachs) and acoustic surveys particularly within the deep water eastern reaches of Cook Strait highly with data likely to be indicative of important feeding areas (Gaskin 1968, Goetz and Hupman 2017, Giorli et al. (marinemammalhabitat.org)
Diversity1
Marine faunal diversity of these Islands have not been completely explored despite the fact that the coastal zones and fringing reefs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands harbours a rich variety of echinoderms, which is approximately half the echinoderm fauna of the Indian subcontinent (Sastry 2007). (1library.net)
Habitats3
Find lifelong friends, and have the adventure of a lifetime in one of the most beautiful and remote island habitats in the world! (gvi.co.uk)
GVI has conservation hubs in some of the most remarkable and endangered habitats on the planet, located in regions renowned for their biodiversity. (gviafrica.co.za)
GVI volunteers carry out various activities such as beach cleanups, education and awareness campaigns about the loss of biodiversity, and supporting the activities of our partner organisations involved in conservation, which indirectly benefits habitats and ecosystems. (gviafrica.co.za)
Dramatic1
As the rolling eases near the dramatic little Treshnish Isles, I head below again where she's at work. (heraldscotland.com)
Researchers1
Data aggregators such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility provide researchers looking for seeds with instant access to millions of scanned specimens, along with associated "metadata" such as the GPS coordinates where the plants were collected. (yale.edu)
Coastal1
On our island conservation expedition in Seychelles, you'll get the amazing chance to snorkel and see stunning reefs of coral, marine animals and fascinating coastal creatures up close. (gvi.co.uk)
Marine1
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministries of Health and Medical Services, Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) and Education and Human Resources (MEHRD) wish to acknowledge the many persons, institutions and organizations involved in the development of this policy for their contributions through insights and experiences and for taking this document to its present status. (who.int)
Loss1
The pace of forest loss on the island has picked up in recent years: More than 11,500 square kilometers (4,440 square miles) of primary forest evaporated between 2002 and 2019 alone, according to data from the University of Maryland and the World Resources Institute. (shelterattheworld.com)
Tonga1
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Christmas Island, Cocos Keeling Islands and Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to central Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia, southern New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island and Tonga. (calacademy.org)
19992
1999 . Cumacea (Crustacea) of the Faroe Island Region. (alaska.edu)
Simple biodiversity mashups for non-tech-savvy biologists: a demonstration using the liana flora of Pennsylvania, USA. (umich.edu)
Coral2
Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg,1960 Ecological relationships of the fish fauna on coral reefs of the Marshall Islands. (mnhn.fr)
Snorkel and explore beautiful coral gardens and tropical fish, and contribute to vital island conservation efforts. (gvi.co.uk)
Seychelles1
Join a group of like-minded changemakers from across the world to live and work in Seychelles - a dreamy island in the warm Indian ocean. (gvi.co.uk)
Expedition1
A branch of Blutaparon rigidum , collected on a 1905-1906 expedition to the Galapagos Islands, contains hundreds of potentially viable seeds. (yale.edu)
Fishes1
Miyasaka, A.,1993 A database on scientific and common names of fishes exported from Hawaii. (mnhn.fr)
Beaches1
Travel to Phang Nga province, a region known for its island lifestyle, mangroves, limestone cliffs and beaches. (gviusa.com)
Unique1
Thailand is known worldwide for its breathtaking natural beauty and unique biodiversity. (gviusa.com)
Areas1
New Guinea] is one of our last arcs of biodiversity, one of the last areas where we really have a chance to conserve what we now know is an extremely diverse place. (shelterattheworld.com)
Regions1
The The Andaman group of Islands is broadly separated into three regions, viz. (1library.net)
Tropical island1
Live off the beaten track on the edge of a tropical island. (gvi.co.uk)
Natural history2
As of 1969, the scientific community had no general information on the natural history of Namoluk Atoll in the Eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia. (sprep.org)
Abby Meyer, executive director of Botanic Gardens Conservation International in the United States, points to the rise in recent decades of the field of bioinformatics, which has transformed the trove of biodiversity information once locked up in natural history collections - such as herbarium specimens of extinct plants that contain seeds - into browsable digital databases. (yale.edu)
Program1
Alanna Smith, conservation program manager at Te Ipukarea Society in the Cook Islands. (wbur.org)
People1
The people who live on the island speak more than a thousand languages. (shelterattheworld.com)
Eastern1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands are situated between 60 45'-13 0 45'N & 92 0 12'-93 0 57'E in the south-eastern Bay of Bengal. (1library.net)
North2
Biodiversity of shipwrecks from the Southern Bight of the North Sea. (marinespecies.org)
With me on the boat are volunteers Jenny Hampson, based on Mull, and Andy Tait, who's from the north-east of England but spends much of his time on the island. (heraldscotland.com)
High1
A technician captures high-resolution images of plant specimens in the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium for use in a searchable database. (yale.edu)
Australia1
You go above it in a helicopter, and there's just a huge gorge, then a massive, vertical mountain and then another huge gorge and then another mountain," Mason Campbell, a botanist and adjunct research fellow at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia, said in an interview. (shelterattheworld.com)
Sounds2
Wrap up your sun-soaked days by enjoying board games with newfound friends, cooking seasonal meals together, listening to music, unwinding on hammocks, and reading amidst the soothing sounds of the island. (gvi.co.uk)
Hampson explains it collects the sounds of porpoises, which are plotted into the database. (heraldscotland.com)