Moon dance: scientists shed new light on - and choreograph new protections for - the ritual mating sites of reef fish

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Documentation of large-scale spawning in the coral reefs off southern Belize has helped improve protections for fish species and fostered the growth of ecotourism as an alternative to commercial fishing. This conservation approach is being used as a model for similar coral reef fauna protection projects.

Government domestic functions, Science & research, Management dynamics, Belize, Research, Management, Environmental policy, Company business management, Coral reef conservation, Coral reef ecology, Coral reef ecosystems, Coral reef fauna, Coral reef animals, Spawning

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Protecting the heartwood

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The scientists hope to safeguard the whole of the forest by saving the core of the forest. The Nature Conservancy, has connected huge expanses of spruce and fir wilderness, and its Katahdin Forest project is described.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Land, mineral, wildlife conservation, Oregon, Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions, Scientists, Forests & Parks, Forests and forestry, Forests, Mount Katahdin

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The right core for the right forest

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Pairing reserves and working forest in Cumberland Plateau are described. The Nature Conservancy is trying to protect 2.1 million acres of forest as part of the northern CumberlandEs project.

United States, Rain forests, Cumberland Plateau

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