Scientific articles
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2022
Tsunamigenic Potential of an Incipient Submarine Landslide in the Tiran Straits
Purkis, S. J., Ward, S. N., Shernisky, H., Chimienti, G., Sharifi, A., Marchese, F., et al. (2022). Tsunamigenic potential of an incipient submarine landslide in the Tiran Straits. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL097493. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL097493
KSLOF Chief Scientist, Dr. Sam Purkis, released a study of the potential impacts of a tsunami in the Red Sea.
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2022
Environmentally-Driven Variation in the Physiology of a New Caledonian Reef Coral
Mayfield, A.B.; Dempsey, A.C. Environmentally-Driven Variation in the Physiology of a New Caledonian Reef Coral. Oceans 2022, 3, 15–29. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans3010002
This publication by one of our former fellows and our Director of Science Management studies the physiology of 'pristine' corals in New Caledonia just before the onset of severe annual bleaching events, so that future generations might know how these corals functioned in their last bleaching-free year.
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2021
André, L.V., Van Wynsberge, S., Chinain, M., Gatti, C.M.I., Dempsey, A., & Andréfouët, S. (2021). A framework for mapping local knowledge on ciguatera and artisanal fisheries to inform systematic conservation planning. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78(4), 1357–1371. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab016
This Living Ocean Foundation publication illustrates the value of integrating local knowledge of ciguatera into marine spatial planning decisions in Raivavae Island, French Polynesia.
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2021
Gleason ACR, Smith R, Purkis SJ, Goodrich K, Dempsey A and Mantero A (2021) The Prospect of Global Coral Reef Bathymetry by Combining Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 Altimetry With Multispectral Satellite Imagery. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:694783. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.694783
This publication by KSLOF's Chief Scientist, considers the use of a satellite equipped with lasers to chart the topography of Earth’s coral reefs.
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2021
Winrow, N., et al. Empowering and Inspiring Young Girls a STEM at a Time: Using Place-Based Learning to Cultivate STEM Identities. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 35(1), pp. 6–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cjme.41
The Living Oceans Foundation works with Black Girls Dive foundation to empower and inspire young black girls in Baltimore through aquatic-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities and ocean stewardship.
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2021
Multi-decadal atoll-island dynamics in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago
Mingyue Wu, Virginie K.E. Duvat, & Sam J. Purkis. Multi-decadal atoll-island dynamics in the Indian Ocean Chagos Archipelago. Global and Planetary Change. Vol. 202.
A study of conducted on the Global Reef Expedition examined the dynamics of the coastlines of uninhabited islands in the Chagos Archipelago in an effort to understand how low-lying atoll islands respond to rising sea level. This study was published in Global and Planetary Change.
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2021
Pacific-wide pH snapshots reveal that high coral cover correlates with low, but variable pH
Manzello D. P., Enochs I. C., Carlton R., Bruckner A., Kolodziej G., Dempsey A. & Renaud P. Pacific-wide pH snapshots reveal that high coral cover correlates with low, but variable pH. Bulletin of Marine Science. Volume 97, Number 1, January 2021, pp. 239-256(18). https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2019.0100
A study of samples collected on the Global Reef Expedition found that ocean acidification (OA) is impairing the construction of coral reefs while simultaneously accelerating their breakdown. This study was published in the Bulletin of Marine Science.