Seagrass meadows are important sinks of organic carbon (Corg), in particular the near-surface Corg pool (? 15 cm) compared to deeper sediments. Near-surface is highly susceptible disturbance and loss atmosphere, however, inadequate accounting for variability this limits their uptake into frameworks. We therefore investigated spatial seagrass biomass across different geomorphic (estuary, lagoona...

Bivalve larvae and hydrographic parameters were sampled over a range of spatio-temporal scales in a deep atoll lagoon. Bivalve larvae abundances were very high throughout the year: 18,550 m(-3) in average. Larvae were (i) concentrated at mid-depth with nocturnal ascent and diurnal descent, (ii) heterogeneously dispersed at the lagoon scale, (iii) subject to day-to-day variation in abundance and...

Biodiversity surveys were conducted on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles, to assess ichthyofaunal richness and to compare with published surveys of other Caribbean localities. The primary objective was to estimate the total species richness of the Saba Bank ichthyofauna. A variety of sampling techniques was utilized to survey the fish species of both the visually accessible megafauna and the camo...

A geographically isolated set of southern localities of the formerly monotypic goby genus Eucyclogobius is known to be reciprocally monophyletic and substantially divergent in mitochondrial sequence and nuclear microsatellite-based phylogenies relative to populations to the north along the California coast. To clarify taxonomic and conservation status, we conducted a suite of analyses on a comp...

Lagoonal mangrove ecosystems are vital for carbon capture, protection of coastlines and conservation biodiversity. Yet, they decreasing globally at a higher rate than other ecosystems. In addition to human drivers, local environmental factors influence the functioning lagoonal ecosystems, but their importance combined effects relatively unknown. Here, we investigate drivers functioning, approxi...

Barrier islands are a primary coastal defense and often experience erosion during storms. When they fail due to storm-induced breaching, there can be significant changes the small- large-scale hydrodynamics morphodynamics of region. In this study, we explore formation breach on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, Isabel (2003) subsequent flooding into Pamlico Sound. Two-way coupling high-fidelity,...

The depositional environment and sequence stratigraphy of the Samana Suk Formation (of CollovianBathonian age) based on field and petrographic data is presented. The formation is mainly composed of limestone with subordinate sandstone and marl. The limestone is medium to thick bedded and nodular at places with inter beds of sandstone and thin conglomerate intervals. The sandstone is reddish bro...