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    Droppin' science : critical essays on rap music and hip hop culture /

    Published 1996
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    Description: Agenda 21 supports sustainable development while safeguarding the Earth's environment. This requires optimal management of natural resources which depends on the availability of reliable and timely information at the global, national, regional and local scales. One such technology, “Geoinformatics”, consisting of Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS) is source of reliable and timely information needed for natural resource management, environmental protection and addressing issues related to sustainable development. It offers a powerful tool for resource assessment, mapping, monitoring, modeling, management etc. It is also capable to make use of recent developments in the digital integration of human reasoning, data and dynamic models. These tools have been available for past three decades. Many institutions and organizations are carrying out various research and operational applications of direct relevance particular to natural resource management. However, there are still limitations in understanding the underlying science and research elements, as there are larger questions of capacity building to use geoinformatics in natural resource management and associated sustainable development applications. These programs also find gaps between the theoretical concepts and the operational utilization of these tools. This could be solved by providing wide range of applications and prospective potential of this technology to the students and research community in this area. ‘Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Management'contains chapters written by noted researchers and experts. The focus emerged with filling a gap in the available literature on the subject by bringing together the concepts, theories and experiences of the experts in this field.

    Authors: Joshi, P. K.

    Resource Type: eBook.

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    Race matters / by West, Cornel

    Published 2001
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    Authors: Verutes GM; Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.; Campus Do*Mar, International Campus of Excellence, Vigo, Spain., Johnson AF; MarFishEco Fisheries Consultants, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.; The Lyell Centre, Institute of Life and Earth Sciences, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom., Caillat M; Environmental Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA, United States of America., Ponnampalam LS; The MareCet Research Organization, Shah Alam, Malaysia., Peter C; Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, University Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia., Vu L; Vietnam Marine Megafauna Network, Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Endangered Species, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam., Junchompoo C; Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Rayong, Thailand., Lewison RL; Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States of America., Hines EM; Estuary & Ocean Science Center, San Francisco State University, Tiburon, CA, United States of America.

    Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Aug 20; Vol. 15 (8), pp. e0237835. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 20 (Print Publication: 2020).

    Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

    Language: English

    Journal Info: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE

    Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science

    Abstract: Fisheries bycatch has been identified as the greatest threat to marine mammals worldwide. Characterizing the impacts of bycatch on marine mammals is challenging because it is difficult to both observe and quantify, particularly in small-scale fisheries where data on fishing effort and marine mammal abundance and distribution are often limited. The lack of risk frameworks that can integrate and visualize existing data have hindered the ability to describe and quantify bycatch risk. Here, we describe the design of a new geographic information systems tool built specifically for the analysis of bycatch in small-scale fisheries, called Bycatch Risk Assessment (ByRA). Using marine mammals in Malaysia and Vietnam as a test case, we applied ByRA to assess the risks posed to Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) and dugongs (Dugong dugon) by five small-scale fishing gear types (hook and line, nets, longlines, pots and traps, and trawls). ByRA leverages existing data on animal distributions, fisheries effort, and estimates of interaction rates by combining expert knowledge and spatial analyses of existing data to visualize and characterize bycatch risk. By identifying areas of bycatch concern while accounting for uncertainty using graphics, maps and summary tables, we demonstrate the importance of integrating available geospatial data in an accessible format that taps into local knowledge and can be corroborated by and communicated to stakeholders of data-limited fisheries. Our methodological approach aims to meet a critical need of fisheries managers: to identify emergent interaction patterns between fishing gears and marine mammals and support the development of management actions that can lead to sustainable fisheries and mitigate bycatch risk for species of conservation concern.
    Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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    Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20200821 Date Completed: 20201015 Latest Revision: 20201015

    Update Code: 20240105

    PubMed Central ID: PMC7446845

    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237835

    PMID: 32817725

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