Caren E Eckrich- Master of Science
- Researcher at STINAPA Bonaire
Caren E Eckrich
- Master of Science
- Researcher at STINAPA Bonaire
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Introduction
Current institution
STINAPA Bonaire
Current position
- Researcher
Publications
Publications (5)
134. Five species of terns are reported breeding in Bonaire from April to August. For three years, the species Sternula antillarum, Sterna hirundo, Thalasseus maximus, Thalasseus eurygnatha and in 2017 Sterna dougalli were monitored in southern Bonaire during the breeding season, with the objective of suggesting management actions and increasing re...
An encrusting red alga (Ramicrusta sp., Peyssonneliaceae) present in Lac Bay, Bonaire, overgrows and kills corals and other sessile organisms. Living coral tissue comprises 7.2 % of the benthic composition of the shallow reef, while Ramicrusta sp. covers 18.7 % of the substratum. Of 1374 coral colonies surveyed, 45.8 % were partially overgrown by R...
Human wading in shallow coastal waters is a common activity that inherently involves trampling of the substrate. An experiment was conducted in Thalassia testudinum seagrass beds in Puerto Rico to determine how seagrass and associated mobile fauna respond to this anthropogenic disturbance. Three trampling intensities were applied to replicate seagr...
