Bird's Head Seascape ecology Archives - Page 21 of 25

Announcing the Bird’s Head Seascape Whale Shark ID Database! Text and Photos by Mark Erdmann As part of our continuing efforts to make the Bird’s Head Seascape website as useful,...

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Two New Damsels Named to Honor Two Diving Divas. BHS fish species count now 1759! By Mark Erdmann

07 Mar 2016

Two new BHS damsels named to honor two diving divas! BHS fish species count now 1759! By Mark Erdmann It’s an honor and a great pleasure to announce the recent description of two new BHS...

Marine Mammal Species Biodiversity in Raja Ampat (2011-15) by Benjamin Kahn

29 Feb 2016

Marine Mammal Species Biodiversity in Raja Ampat (2011-15) by Benjamin Kahn Raja Ampat is a world-class dive destination and is famous for its exceptional reef species diversity as well as...

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The Gubernatorial Goby, Trimma atururii by Mark Erdmann

22 Feb 2016

The Gubernatorial Goby, Trimma atururii! by Mark Erdmann Leave it to the Bird’s Head to produce a gubernatorial goby! In a recent paper published with my colleagues Dr. Rick Winterbottom...

Nobar Film Alam Berbicara : Satu Orang Satu Aksi by Wida Sulistyaningrum

22 Feb 2016

Nobar Film Alam Berbicara : Satu Orang Satu Aksi By Wida Sulistyaningrum Kaum Muda Keuskupan Manokwari Sorong yang semula heboh mengikuti materi pendidikan lingkungan hidup yang dibawakan lewat...

Supporting Coastal Conservation and Community Development in Kaimana, Indonesia by valuing Blue Carbon by Jennifer Howard

01 Feb 2016

Supporting Coastal Conservation and Community Development in Kaimana, Indonesia by valuing Blue Carbon by Jennifer Howard What is blue carbon? Mangrove ecosystems provide a range of ecosystem...

Indonesia continues to draw the attention of the International BLUE CARBON community by Jennifer Howard

28 Dec 2015

Indonesia continues to draw the attention of the International BLUE CARBON community by Jennifer Howard Encompassing 13,466 islands and more than 95,181 km of coasts, Indonesia is the world’s...

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4 Things We’ve Discovered from Tagging Indonesia’s Mantas by Nicole Han

28 Dec 2015

4 Things We’ve Discovered from Tagging Indonesia’s Mantas by Nicole Han (from Conservation International’s Human Nature blog) Manta Rays are among dive tourists’ most beloved swimming...

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Gurano Bintang by Imam Syuhada

07 Dec 2015

Gurano Bintang by Imam Syuhada KM Gurano Bintang was first commissioned in Alor under the name Kotekelema. Kotekelema is Lamaleran, a language group from Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur...

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Raja Ampat Environmental Watch App

24 Nov 2015

Raja Ampat Environmental Watch App A long awaited method for reporting Environmental Abuse within Raja Ampat and it’s MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) has finally been realized. Through the...