As coral reefs experience dramatic declines in cover throughout the tropics, there is an urgent need to understand role that non-reef habitats, such as mangroves, play ecological niche of corals. Mangrove habitats present a challenge reef-dwelling corals because they can differ dramatically from adjacent reef with respect key environmental parameters, light. Because variation light within known...

The circulation in a shallow lagoon–inlet–coastal ocean system is significant to material transports (e.g., debris, pollutants, and larvae). To study surface flows this system, we deployed 35 drifters at various tidal phases wind conditions during 2017 2018 the Maryland Coastal Bays (MCBs). Given that winds tides are two important drivers of estuarine coastal circulation, their influences on dr...

Understanding Quaternary dynamics of delta-coastal plains across multiple glacial-interglacial cycles in the Milankovitch band (~100 kyrs) is crucial to achieve a robust evaluation possible environmental response future climate-change scenarios. In this work, we document long-term bio-sedimentary record core 204 S16 (~205 m long), which covers wide portion post-MPR (Mid-Pleistocene Revolution) ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: assessing educational environment is vital in determining the success or failure of any institute. a positive environment leads to achievements of students in learning while a negative one would hinder their accomplishments. the aim of this study was to evaluate the medical students’ perceptions of their educational environment and to id...

background: in spite of the increased range of inactivity and obesity among iranian adults, insufficient research has been done on environmental factors influencing physical activity. as a result adapting a subjective (self-report) measurement tool for assessment of physical environment in iran is critical. accordingly, in this study neighborhood environment walkability scale (news) was adapted...

writing has always been considered an important literacy skill for foreign/second language learners. the internet provides such unique applications for the writing skill as weblogs, wikis, and social networking websites. up to now researchers have put their focus on the learners’ performances in the traditional paper and pencil environment or wikis and blogs it is time to also consider learners...

Atolls are annular midocean reefs with various topographical features. The reef rim of an atoll encloses a central lagoon and lagoonal patch therein. Two hypotheses explaining the origins in lagoons have been developed: karst hypothesis growth hypothesis, which emphasize role uneven erosion timing accretion (especially horizontal expansion), respectively, formation reefs. In this study, we inve...

a rural environment is reflect of the historical practices over the time, mutually feedback of human settle, activities nature and include aesthetic quality, environmental function, local knowledge, tradition and customs. but rapid growth of consuming economy and emphases only on functional character without linkage to different environmental socio-cultural and economic condition led to model o...

The Epanomi gas field discovery during the 1980s at eastern fringe of Thermaikos Basin in Northern Greece proved existence an active petroleum system area. Seismic and drilling exploration programs area provide data to study Cenozoic clastic sequence Basin. This aims recognize, through core well-log data, wide range facies associations from different depositional environments, which contribute ...