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Publications 2004

Dunn, S.R., Thomason, J.C., Le Tissier, M.D.A. and Bythell, J.C. (2004.) Heat stress induces different forms of cell death in sea anemones and their endosymbiotic algae depending on temperature and duration. Cell Death Differentiation 11 (11): 1213-1222

Bythell, J.C., Pantos, O. and Richardson, L.L. (2004). White plague and other 'white' diseases. pp. 351-366 In: Coral health and disease (Eds. Rosenberg E, Loya Y), Springer-Verlag, New York.

Dulvy, N.K., Freckleton, R.P. and Polunin, N.V.C. (2004). Coral reef cascades and the indirect effects of consumer removal by exploitation. Ecology Letters 7: 410-416.

Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J., Arias-González, J.E., Lindeman, K.C., Blackwell, P.G., Gall, A., Gorczynska, M.I., Harborne, A.R., Pescod, C.L., Renken, H., Wabnitz, C.C.C. and Llewellyn, G. (2004). Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean. Nature 427: 533-536.

Dulvy, N.K., Polunin, N.V.C., Mill, A.C. and Graham, N.A.J. (2004). Size structural change in lightly exploited coral reef fish communities: evidence for weak indirect effects. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61: 466-475.

Publications 2003

Edwards, A.J., Gill, A.C. and Abohweyere, P.O. (2003). A revision of F.R. Irvine's Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London. Journal of Natural History 37 (18): 2213-2267.

Gill, A.C. and Edwards, A.J. (2003). Pseudoplesiops wassi, new species of pseudoplesiopine dottyback (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae) from the West Pacific. Zootaxa 291: 1-7.

Pantos, O., Cooney, R.P., Le Tissier, M.D.A., Barer, M.R., O'Donnell, A.G., Bythell, J.C. (2003). The bacterial ecology of a plague-like disease affecting the Caribbean coral Montastrea annularis. Environmental Microbiology 5 (5): 370-382.

Dulvy, N.K., Sadovy, Y. and Reynolds, J.D. (2003). Extinction vulnerability in marine populations. Fish and Fisheries 4: 25-64.

Publications 2002

Brown, B.E., Downs, C.A., Dunne, R.P., Gibb, S.W. (2002). Preliminary evidence for tissue retraction as a factor in photoprotection of corals incapable of xanthophyll cycling. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 277: 129-144.

Bythell, J.C., Barer, M.R., Cooney, R.P., Guest, J.R., O'Donnell, A.G., Pantos, O., Le Tissier, M.D.A. (2002). Histopathological methods for the investigation of microbial communities associated with disease lesions in reef corals. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 34: 359-364.

Cooney, R.P., Le Tissier, M.D.A., Barer, M.R., O'Donnell, A.G., Bythell, J.C. (2002). Characterisation of the bacterial consortium associated with black band disease in coral using molecular microbiological techniques. Environmental Microbiology 4 (7): 401-413.

Dulvy, N.K., Mitchell, R.E., Watson, D., Sweeting, C., Polunin, N.V.C. (2002). Spatial scale-dependent top-down control of mesoinvertebrates along a Fijian fishing gradient. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 278: 1-29.

Dunn, S.R., Thomason, J.C., Le Tissier, M.D.A., Bythell, J.C. (2002). Detection of cell death activity during experimentally induced bleaching of the symbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia sp. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium 2: 145-153.

Dunn, S.R., Bythell, J.C., Le Tissier, M.D.A., Burnett, W.J., Thomason, J.C. (2002) Programmed cell death and cell necrosis activity during hyperthermic stress-induced bleaching of the symbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia sp. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 272: 29-53.

Gill, A.C., Edwards, A.J. (2002). Two new species of the Indo-Pacific fish genus Pseudoplesiops (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology), 68 (1): 19-26.

McClanahan, T.R., Polunin, N.V.C., Done, T.J. (2002). Ecological states and the resilience of coral reefs. Conservation Ecology 6 (2): 18.

McClanahan, T.R., Polunin, N.V.C., Done, T.J. (2002). Resilience of coral reefs. pp 111-163 In: L. Gunderson, B.-O. Jansson, C. S. Hollings, and C. Folke, Resilience and the Behavior of Large-Scale Ecosystems. Island Press, Washington, DC.

Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J. (2002). Mapping marine environments with IKONOS imagery: enhanced spatial resolution can deliver greater thematic accuracy. Remote Sensing of Environment 82: 248-257.

Polunin, N.V.C. (2002). Marine protected areas, fish and fisheries. pp. 293-318 In: P.J.B. Hart & J.D. Reynolds, Handbook of Fish and Fisheries, Volume II, Blackwell, Oxford.

Polunin, N.V.C., Pinnegar, J.K. (2002). Trophic ecology and the structure of marine food webs. pp. 310-320 In: P.J.B. Hart & J.D. Reynolds, Handbook of Fish and Fisheries, Volume I, Blackwell, Oxford.

Rogers, C., Gladfelter, W., Hubbard, D., Gladfelter, E., Bythell, J., Dunsmore, R., Loomis, C., Devine, B., Hillis-Starr, Z., Phillips, B. (2002). Acropora in the U.S. Virgin Islands: A Wake or an Awakening? A Status Report Prepared for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Proceedings of the Caribbean Acropora Workshop, US Department of Commerce, Miami, Florida, pp. 99-122.

Publications 2001

Bythell, J.C., Pan, P., Lee, J. (2001) Three-dimensional morphometric measurements of reef corals using underwater photogrammetry techniques. Coral Reefs 20:193-199.

Edwards, A.J., Clark, S., Zahir, H., Rajasuriya, A., Naseer, A. & Rubens, J. (2001) Coral bleaching and mortality on artificial and natural reefs in Maldives in 1998, sea surface temperature anomalies and initial recovery. Marine Pollution Bulletin 42: 7-15.

Fitt, W.K., Brown, B.E., Warner, M.E. & Dunne R.P. (2001) Coral bleaching: interpreation of thermal tolerance limits and thermal thresholds in tropical corals. Coral Reefs 20 (1): 51-65.

Mumby, P.J. (2001). Beta and habitat diversity in marine systems: a new approach to measurement, scaling and interpretation. Oecologia, 128 (2) : 274-280.

Mumby P.J., Chisholm J.R.M., Clark C.D., Hedley J.D. & Jaubert J. (2001) A bird's-eye view of the health of coral reefs. Nature 413 (1): 36.

Mumby, P.J., Chisholm, J.R.M., Edwards, A.J., Andrefouet, S. and Jaubert, J. (2001). Cloudy weather may have saved Society Island reef corals during the 1998 ENSO event. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 222: 209-216.

Mumby, P.J., Chisholm, J.R.M., Edwards, A.J., Clark, C.D., Roark, E.B., Andrefouet, S. & Jaubert, J. (2001). Unprecedented bleaching-induced mortality in Porites spp. at Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia. Marine Biology, 139: 183-189.

Williams, I.D. & Polunin, N.V.C. (2001) Large-scale associations between macroalgal cover and grazer biomass on mid-depth reefs in the Caribbean. Coral Reefs 19: 358-366

Williams, I.D., Polunin, N.V.C. & Hendrick, V. (2001) Limits to grazing by herbivorous fishes and the impact of low coral cover on macroalgal abundance on a coral reef in Belize. Marine Ecology Progress Series 222: 187-196

Publications 2000

Brown, B.E., Dunne, R.P., Goodson, M.S. & Douglas, A.E. (2000) Bleaching patterns in reef corals. Nature 404 : 142-143

Brown, B.E., Dunne, R.P., Warner, M.E, Ambarsari, I., Fitt, W.K., Gibb, S.W. & Cummings, D.G. (2000) Damage and recovery of Photosystem II during a manipulative field experiment on solar bleaching in the coral Goniastrea aspera. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 195 : 117-124

Burbridge, P.R., Roth, E. & Rosenthal, H. (2000) A discussion of the use of sustainability index: 'ecological footprint' for aquaculture production. Aquatic Living Resources 13 : 1-9

Bythell, J.C., Rogers, C.S. & Hills-Starr, Z.M. (2000) Local variability but landscape stability in coral reef communities following repeated hurricane impacts. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 127 : 347-355

Clark, C.D., Mumby, P.J., Chisholm, J.R.M., Jaubert, J. & Andrefouet, S. (2000) Spectral discrimination of coral mortality states following a severe bleaching event. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21 : 2321-2327

Cooke, A., Polunin, N.V.C., Moce, K. (2000) Comparative assessment of stakeholder management in traditional Fijian fishing-grounds. Environmental Conservation 27: 291-299

Williams, I.D., Polunin, N.V.C. (2000) Differences between protected and unprotected Caribbean reefs in attributes preferred by dive tourists. Environmental Conservation 27: 382-391

Publications 1999

Brown, B.E., Ambarsari, I., Warner, M.E., Fitt, W.K., Dunne, R.P., Gibb, S.W. & Cummings, G. (1999) Diurnal changes in photochemical efficiency and xanthophyll concentrations in shallow water reef corals: evidence for photoinhibition and photoreception. Coral Reefs, 18 : 99-105

Brown, B.E., Dunne, R.P., Ambarsari, I., Le Tissier, M.D.A. & Satapoomin, U. (1999) Seasonal fluctuations in environmental factors and their influence on photophysiological parameters in four Indo-Pacific coral species from the Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 191 : 53-69

Clark, S. & Edwards, A.J. (1999) An evaluation of artificial reef structures as tools for marine rehabilitation in the Maldives. Aquatic Conservation: Marine Freshwater Ecosystems, 9 : 5-21

Davenport, J., Ekaratne, S.U.K., Walgama, S.A., Lee, D. & Hills, J,.M. (1999) Successful stock enhancement of a lagoon prawn fishery at Rekawa, Sri Lanka using cultured penaeid shrimp post-larvae. Aquaculture, 180 : 65-78

Edwards A.J. & Clark, S. (1999) Coral transplantation: a useful management tool or misguided meddling? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37 : 474-487

Edwards, A.J. (1999) Editor. Applications of satellite and airborne image data to coastal management. Coastal Region and Small Island Papers, 4, Paris, vi + 185pp.

Edwards, A.J. (1999) Rehabilitation of coastal ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37: 371-372

Edwards, A.J., Field, C.D. & Fortes, M.D. (1999) Editors. Special Issue; Rehabilitation of Coastal Ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37 : 371-557

Frid, C.L.J. & Huliselan, N.V. (1999) Hydrographic influences on zooplankton diversity around Pulau Ambon, Malaku. Cakalele, 9 : 3-15

Gill, A.C. & Edwards, A.J. (1999) Monophyly, interrelationships and description of three new genera in the dottyback fish subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 51 : 141-160

Jennings, S., Reynolds, J.D. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1999) Predicting the vulnerability of tropical reef fishes to exploitation: an approach based on phylogenies and life histories. Conservation Biology, 13 : 1466-1475

McClanahan, T.R., Hendrick, V. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1999) Varying responses of herbivorous and invertebrate-feeding fishes to macroalgal reduction on a coral reef. Coral Reefs, 18: 195-203

Mumby, P.J. (1999) Bleaching and hurricane disturbances to populations of coral recruits in Belize. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 190 : 27-35

Mumby, P.J. (1999) Can Caribbean coral populations be modelled at metapopulation scales? Marine Ecology Progress Series, 180 : 275-288

Mumby, P.J., Green, E.P., Edwards, A.J. & Clark, C.D. (1999) The cost-effectiveness of remote sensing for tropical coastal resources assessment and management. Journal of Environmental Management, 55 : 157-166

Mumby, P.J. & Harborne, A.R. (1999) Development of a systematic classification scheme of marine habits to facilitate regional movement of Caribbean reef corals. Biological Conservation, 88 : 155-163

Retraubun, A.S.W., Dawson, M. & Evans, S.M. (1999) The impacts of fiddler crabs on sediments of mangrove shores. Cakalele, 9 : 17-23

Retraubun, A.S.W., Pattipeiluhu, S.M., Gill, M.E. & Evans, S.M. (1999) Traditional knowledge of ectoparasites of reef fishes. Cakalele, 9 : 41-46

Stevenson, N.J., Lewis, R.R. & Burbridge, P.R. (1999) Disused shrimp ponds and mangrove rehabilitation. In: An International Perspective on Wetland Rehabilitation, ed. W. Streever, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 277-297

Uneputty, P. & Frid, C.L.J. (1999) Spatial patterns in meiofaunal communities in Malaku, and their potential uses as biomonitors. Cakalele, 9 : 31-40

Upstill-Goddard, R.C., Barnes, J. & Owens, N.J.P. (1999) Nitrous oxide and methane during the 1994 SW monsoon in the Arabian Sea/northwestern Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 : 30,067-30,084

Watts, L.J. & Owens, N.J.P. (1999) Nitrogen assimilation and the f-ratio in the northwestern Indian Ocean during an intermonsoon period. Deep Sea Research, 46 : 725-743

Watts, L.J., Sathyendranath, S., Caverhill, C., Platt, T. & Owens, N.J.P. (1999) Modelling new production in the northwest Indian Ocean region. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 183 : 1-12

Publications 1998

Burbridge, P.R. (1998) A generic framework for measuring success in coastal management. Ocean and Coastal Management, 37 : 175-189

Edwards, A.J. & Clark, S. (1998) Coral transplantation: a useful management tool or misguided meddling? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37 : 474-488

Edwards, A.J., Field, C. & Fortes, M. (Editors) (1998) Rehabilitation of coastal ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 37 : 371-557

Green, E.P., Mumby, P.J., Clark, C.D., Edwards, A.J. & Ellis, A.C. (1998) Remote sensing techniques for mangrove mapping. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 19 : 935-956

Green, E.P., Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J. & Clark, C.D. (1998) Cost-effective mapping of coastal habitats. GIS Asia Pacific, 40-44

Green, E.P., Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J., Clark, C.D. & Ellis, A.C. (1998) The assessment of mangrove areas using high resolution multispectral airborne imagery. Journal of Coastal Research, 14 : 433-443

Guard, M., Muller, C., Evans, D. & Horsfall, I. (1998) Marine biological and marine resource use surveys in the Mtwara District, Tanzania. Report No.1 Comparative summary report fringing and coral patch reefs within and adjacent to Mnazi Bay Msimbati Outer, Ruvula, Chamba Cha Matenga, Mnazi Bay South, Chamba Cha Chumbo, Chamba Cha Lusale, Island Complex.

Hardy, F.G. (1998) Further observations on the coast and marine Algae in Ghana. The Phycologist, 50 : 7-9

Hillis, Z.M., & Bythell, J.C. (1998) "Keep up or give up": hurricanes promote coral survival by interrupting burial from sediment accumulation. Coral Reefs, 17 : 262

Horsfall, I.M. (1998) Seacucumbers of Tanzania, the salad days are over. Miombo, 18 : 405

Mumby, P.J., Clark, C.D., Green, E.P. & Edwards, A.J. (1998) Benefits of water column correction and contextual editing for mapping coral reefs. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 19 : 203-210

Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J., Clark, C.D. & Green, E.P. (1998) Managing tropical coastal habitats. Should I use satellite or airbirne sensors? Backscatter, May 1998: 22-26

Mumby, P.J., Green, E,P., Clark, C.D. & Edwards, A.J. (1998) Digital analysis of multispectral airbirne imagery of coral reefs. Coral Reefs, 17 : 59-69

Pattipeiluhu, S.M. & Gill, M.E. (1998) Ectoparasites of coral reef fishes and their value as biological indicators of pollution. Cakele, 9 : 25-29

Polunin, N.V.C. & Jennings, S. (1998) Differential effects of small-scale fishing on predatory and prey fishes on Fijian reefs. In: Dynamics of Tropical Communities, ed. D.M. Newberry, H.H.T. Prins & N. Brown, Symposia of the British Ecological Society, 37, Blackwells, Oxford, 95-124

Retraubun, A.S.W., Pattipeiluhu, S.M., Gill, M.E. & Evans, S.M. (1998) Traditional knowledge of ectoparasites of reef fishes. Cakele, 9 : 41-46

Uneputty, P., Evans, S.M. & Suyoso, E. (1998) The effectiveness of a community education programme in reducing litter pollution on shores of Ambon Bay (eastern Indonesia). Journal of Biological Education, 32 : 143-148

Publications 1997

Ambarsari, I., Brown, B.E., Barlow, R.G., Britton, G. & Cummings, D. (1997). Fluctuations in algal chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments during solar bleaching in the coral Goniastrea aspera at Ko Phuket, Thailand. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 159 : 303-307

Armah, A.K., Awumbila, M., Clark, S., Dzietror, A., Foster-Smith, R., Porter, R. & Young, E.M. (1997) Coping responses and strategies in the coastal zone of South Eastern Ghana: a case study in the Angola area. In: The Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management. Penshaw Press, Sunderland, 17-27

Brown, B.E. (1997) Adaptations of coral reefs to physical environmental stress. Advances in Marine Biology, 31 : 221-299

Brown, B.E. (1997) Coral bleaching: causes and consequences. Coral Reefs, 16 Supplement : S129-128

Bythell, F.C., Douglas, A.E., Sharp, V.A., Searle, J.B. & Brown, B.E. (1997) Algal genotype and photoacclimatory response of the symbiotic alga Symbiodinium in natural populations of the sea anemone Anemonia viridis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 264 : 1277-1282

Bythell, J.C. (1997) Coral reef community structure analysis in three-dimensional space: a comparison of techniques. Proceedings of the 4th Underwater Science Symposium, Newcastle, 35-47

Clark, C.D., Ripley, H,T., Green, E.O., Edwards, A.J. & Mumby, P.J. (1997) Mapping and measurement of tropical coastal environments with hyperspectral and high spatial resolution data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 18 : 237-242

Davies, J.M., Dunne, R.P. & Brown, B.E. (1997) Coral bleaching and elevated sea-water temperature in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 1996. Marine and Freshwater Research, 48 : 513-516

Edwards, A.J., & Mumby, P.J. (1997) Applications of marine and coastal image data to coastal management. Seventh Computer-based Learning Module, UNESCO-CSI Bilko for Windows distance-learning software for remote sensing and coastal management, 173pp.

Evans, S.,M., Vanderpuye, C.J. & Armah, A.H. (1997) The Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management. Penshaw Press, Sunderland, 246pp.

Evans, S.M., Gill, M.E., Retraubun, A.S.W., Abrahamz, J. & Dangeubun, J. (1997) Traditional management practices and the conservation of the gastropod (Trochus nilitocus) and fish stocks in the Maluku Province (eastern Indonesia). Fisheries Research, 31 : 83-91

Foster-Smith, J.L. (1997) The role of mapping in marine nature conservation management. In: The Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management. Penshaw Press, Sunderland, 41-50

Green, E.P., Mumby, M.J., Edwards, A.J., Clark, C.D. & Ellis, A.C. (1997) Estimating leaf area index of mangroves from satellite data. Aquatic Botany, 58 : 11-19

Green, E.P., Mumby, P.J., Clark, C.D., Edwards, A.J. & Ellis, A.C. (1997) A comparison between satellite and airborne multispectral data for the assessment of mangrove areas in the eastern Caribbean. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, Florida, 17-19th March 1997. 1 : 168-176

Green, E.P., Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J. & Clark, C.D. (1997) A comparative assessment of remote sensing for mangroves. Intercoast Network Special Edition, 1 ; 19

Green, E.P., Mumby, P. J., Edwards, A.J. & Clark, C.D. (1997) Mapping reef habitats using remotely sensed data: exploring the relationship between cost and accuracy. Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama, 24-29 June, 1996, 2 : 1503-1506

Hardman-Mountford, N.J., Polunin, N.V.C. & Boullé, D. (1997) Can the age of tropical species be determined by otolith measurement? A study using Pristipomoides filamentosus (Pisces: Lutjanidae) from the Mahé Plateau, Seychelles. NAGA, The ICLARM Quarterly, 20 : 27-31

Humphrey, S. & Burbridge, P.R. (1997) Survey of Existing Integrated Management Monitoring and Evaluation Methodologies, Indicators and Instruments. UNDP, New York

Jennings, S. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1997) Impacts of predator depletion by fishing on the biomass and diversity of non-target reef fish communities. Coral Reefs, 16 : 71-82

Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J., Green, E.P., Anderson, C.W., Ellis, A.C. & Clark, C.D. (1997) A visual assessment technique for estimating seagrass standing crop. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 7 : 239-251

Mumby, P.J., Green, E.P., Clark, C.D. & Edwards, A.J. (1997) Reef habitat assessment using (CASI) airborne remote sensing. Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama, 24-29 June, 1996, 2 : 1499-1502

Mumby, P.J., Green, E.P., Edwards, A.J. & Clark, C.D. (1997) Coral reef habitat mapping: how much detail can remote sensing provide? Marine Biology, 130 : 193-202

Mumby, P.J., Green, E.P., Edwards, A.J. & Clark, C.D. (1997) Measurement of seagrass standing crop using satellite and digital airborne remote sensing. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 159 : 51-60

Munro, J.L. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1997) A decade of progress in coral reef fisheries research: 1986-1995. Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, 2 : 2003-2008

Nunoo, F. & Evans, S.M. (1997) The by-catch problem of the commercial shrimp fishery in Ghana. In: The Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management. Penshaw Press, Sunderland, 187-196

Nyarko, E. & Evans, S.M. (1997) Impacts of tributyltin pollution and human food gathering on populations of gastropods Thais haemastoma and Thais nodosa along the Ghana coast. In: The Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management. Penshaw Press, Sunderland, 93-110

Olsen, S., Lowry, K., Tobey, J., Burbridge, P.R. & Humphrey, S. (1997) Current purposes and methods for evaluating coastal management projects and programs funded by international donors. Coastal Management Report, 2200, Coastal Resource Centre, University of Rhode Island

Pan, P. & Bythell, J.C. (1997) Monitoring and assessing environmental impacts on corals using underwater terrestrial photography: a first step towards a high resolution 3D GIS. CoastGIS'97 - Aberdeen

Scoffin, T.P., Brown, B.E., Dunne, R.P. & Le Tissier, M.D.A. (1997) The controls on growth form of intertidal massive corals, Phuket, Thailand. Palaios, 12 : 237-248

Sharp, V.A., Brown, B.E. & Miller, D. (1997) Heat shock protein (hsp 70) expression in the tropical reef coral Goniopora djiboutiensis. Journal of Thermal Biology, 22 : 11-19

Stevenson, N. & Burbridge, P.R. (1997) Abandoned shrimp ponds: option for mangrove rehabilitation. Intercoast Special Issue on Mangroves, May 1997

Uneputty, P. & Evans, S.M. (1997) Accumulation of beach litter on islands of the Pulau Seribuu Archipelago, Indonesia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 34 : 652-656

Uneputty, P. & Evans, S.M. (1997) The impact of plastic debris on the biota of tidal flats in Ambon Bay (Eastern Indonesia). Marine Environmental Research, 44 : 233-242

Wiafe, G. & Frid, C.L.J. (1997) Hydrographic forcing and zooplankton temporal variation off the coast of Ghana, West Africa. In: The Coastal Zone of West Africa: Problems and Management. Penshaw Press, Sunderland, pp. 149-159

Publications 1996

Austin, T., Douglas, A., Edwards, A.J., Galal, N., Hawkins, J., Hogarth, P., Mees C., Ormond, R.F.G., Roberts, Van't Hof, T., Watson, M., Wells, S.M., & White, A. (1996) The Exploitation of Coral Reefs, London, British Ecological Society, 45pp.

Brown, B.E. (1996) Disturbances to reefs in recent times. In: Life and Death of Coral Reefs, ed. C.E. Birkeland, Chapman and Hall, London, 354-379

Brown, B.E., Dunne, R.P. & Chansang, H. (1996) Coral bleaching relative to elevated seawater temperature in the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) over the last 50 years. Coral Reefs, 15 : 151-152

Burbridge, P.R. (1996) Integrated Coastal Zone Training Manual. Bangkok; UNEP, Regional Coordination Unit-East Asian Action Plan

Burbridge, P.R. (1996) Social, cultural and economic factors that influence the sustainable development of peatlands. In: Tropical Lowland Peatlands on S E Asia: Proceedings of the Workshop on Integrated Planning and Management of Tropical Lowland Peatlands, Bogor, Indonesia, 1994, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, 163-171

Burbridge, P.R., Samarkoon, J. & Masabathula, S. (1996) Economic and social linkages between coastal communities and coral reefs. Proceedings of the International Coral Reef Initiative Workshop, Maldives, November, 1995, Natural Resources Institute/ICRI, London

Dalzell, P., Adams, T.J.H. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1996) Coastal fisheries in the Pacific islands. Oceanography Marine Biology Annual Review, 34 : 395-531.

Dunne, R.P. & Brown, B.E. (1996) Penetration of solar UV-B radiation in shallow tropical waters and its potential biological effects on coral reefs; results from the central Indian Ocean and Andaman Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 144 : 97-107

Green, E.P., Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J., Clark, C.D. & Ellis, A.C. (1996) A review of remote sensing for tropical coastal resources assessment and management. Coastal Management, 24 : 1-40

Jennings, S. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1996) Effects of fishing on the biomass and structure of target reef fish communities. Journal of Applied Ecology, 33 : 400-412

Jennings, S. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1996) Fishing strategies fishery development and socioeconomics in traditionally managed Fijian fishing grounds. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 3 : 335-347

Jennings, S. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1996) Impacts of fishing on tropical reef ecosystems. Ambio, 25 : 44-49

Jennings, S., Boullé, D., Polunin, N.V.C. (1996) Habitat correlates of the distribution and biomass of Seychelles reef fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 46 : 15-25

Jennings, S., Marshall, S.F. & Polunin, N.V.C. (1996) Seychelles' marine protected areas: comparative structure and status of reef fish communities. Biological Conservation, 75 : 201-209

Le Tissier, M.D.A. & Brown, B.E. (1996) Dynamics of solar bleaching in the intertidal reef coral Goniastera aspera at Ko Phuket, Thailand. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 136 : 235-244

Maltby, E., Burbridge, P.R. & Fraser, A. (1996) Peatland and sulphate soils: a case study from Vietnam. In: Tropical Lowland Peatlands on S E Asia: Proceedings of the Workshop on Integrated Planning and Management of Tropical Lowland Peatlands, Bogor, Indonesia, 1994, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, 187-197

Mumby, P.J., Clarke, K.R. & Harborne, A.R. (1996) Weighting species abundance estimates for marine resource assessment. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 6 : 115-120

Osborne, P.L., Polunin, N.V.C., Totome, R.G. (1996) Sediments as indicators of ecosystem function in four contrasting lakes in Papua New Guinea. In : Perspectives in Tropical Limnology. ed. F. Schiemer & K.T. Boland, APB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, 131-149

Polunin, N.V.C. & Roberts, C.M. (1996) (Editors). Reef Fisheries, London, Chapman and Hall, 384pp.

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