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dc.contributor.authorNaseer, Abdulla-
dc.contributor.authorއަބުދުﷲ ނަސީރު-
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T15:10:28Z-
dc.date.available2018-04-12T15:10:28Z-
dc.date.issued1993-09-01-
dc.identifier.citationNaseer, A. (2003). Coral reef management in the Maldives, with special reference to reef monitoring: The use of line transect method for monitoring coral reefs in the Maldives. Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies, Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.en_US
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dc.description.abstractThis study attempts to ascertain aspects of coral reef management in the Maldives, with emphasis laid on reef monitoring. The patterns of exploitation of reefs are described. Threats to reefs, both man-made and natural, are reviewed. The major human impacts on reefs in the Maldives appear to be coral mining, dredging and reclamation, tourist related activities and pollution. Acanthaster plancii predation is a significant threat to coral reefs in some atolls of Maldives. Aspects of coral reef monitoring are reviewed with emphasis on monitoring objectives, design and operation of monitoring programmes, and methods employed in reef monitoring. Transect methods, quadrat methods, photographic methods and visual surveys are reviewed. A monitoring programme developed at the Marine Research Section of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, in Maldives is described. Data collected under this programme were analysed in chapter 4. This is a long-term monitoring scheme being developed to detect anthropogenic impacts on coral reefs. The problems and short comings of the data as well as their usefulness is discussed. It was concluded that the data collected under the monitoring programme can be put to management use only with further studies and refinements to the sampling procedures.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCentre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies, Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, University of Newcastle upon Tyneen_US
dc.subjectcoral reefen_US
dc.subjectcoral reef managementen_US
dc.subjectreef monitoringen_US
dc.subjectMaldivesen_US
dc.subjectexploitation of reefen_US
dc.subjectcoral miningen_US
dc.subjectdredgingen_US
dc.subjectreclamationen_US
dc.subjecttourist related activitiesen_US
dc.subjectpollutionen_US
dc.subjectMarine Research Sectionen_US
dc.subjectޓުވަރިސްޓުން ހިންގާ ހަރަކާތް-
dc.subjectފަރުތަކުން ގައު ނެގުން-
dc.subjectބިންހިއްކުން-
dc.subjectފަރުތައް ބެލެހެއްޓުން-
dc.subjectފަރުތައް ގޮއްވުމާއި ހަލާކުކުރުން-
dc.titleCoral reef management in the Maldives, with special reference to reef monitoring: The use of line transect method for monitoring coral reefs in the Maldives.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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