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  3. Burger 2005 Pisonia J Trop Ecol




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Dispersal and germination of seeds of Pisonia grandis, an Indo-Pacific tropical tree associated with insular seabird colonies by Alan E. Burger, Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3N5 Canada, and Nature Seychelles, Mont Fleuri, Seychelles. Email: aburger@uvic.ca


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  3. Burger Lawrence shearwater2001 MO




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BURGER, A.E. & LAWRENCE, A.D. 2001. Census of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus pacificus and Audubon’s Shearwaters P. lherminieri on Cousin Island, Seychelles using call-playback. Marine Ornithology 29: 57–64.


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  3. Can land crabs be used as a rapid ecosystem evaluation tool?




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Land crabs as ecosystem evaluation tool_2009_Brook_ea (2).pdf

Brook, S., et al., Can land crabs be used as a rapid ecosystem evaluation tool? A test using distribution…, Acta Oecolo. (2009), doi:10.1016/j.actao.2009.07.001


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  3. Can the Aldabra White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri aldabranus) fly?




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Atoll Res Bull.pdf

Wanless et al. 2003. Can the Aldabra White-throated Rail  (Dryolimnas cuvieri aldabranus) fly?. Atoll Research Bulletin 508:1-9


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  3. Checklist of lichens for the Seychelles group




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Checklist of lichens of Seychelles.pdf

MARK R.D.SEAWARD & ANDRÉ APTROOT. 2009. Checklist of lichens for the Seychelles group. Biodiversity and ecology of lichens – Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman. A. Aptroot, M.R.D. Seaward & L.B. Sparrius (eds): Bibliotheca Lichenologica 99: 335-366. J. Cramer in der Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin & Stuttgart, 2009.


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  3. Comment on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger,




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J. Frazier & P. Matyot. Comment on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68(2) June 2011.


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  3. Consequences of sibling rivalry vary across life in a passerine bird Bebbington et al 2016




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Consequences of sibling rivalry vary across life in a passerine bird Bebbington et al 2016.pdf

We test a suite of hypothesized immediate (early-life body mass, telomere length, and survival) and delayed (adult reproductive potential and lifespan) costs of sibling rivalry for offspring of differing competitive ability in Seychelles warblers, where most offspring are raised singly and hence competitor success can be compared to a competition-free scenario. Compared to those raised alone, all competing nestlings had lower body mass and weaker competitors experienced reduced survival. However, the stronger competitors appeared to have longer adult breeding tenures and lifespan than
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Reefs and climate changeConsLetters 2008.pdf

McClanahan et al. 2008. Conservation action in a changing climate. Conservation Letters 1 (2008) 53–59


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  3. Conservation introductions of Seychelles fody and warbler to Denis Island




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Conservation introductions of Seychelles fody and warbler to Denis Island, Seychelles by Rachel Bristol, Science Co-ordinator, Nature Seychelles. Re-introduction NEWS: No. 24 April 2005


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  3. Conservation of oceanic island floras: Present and future global challenges




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Caujape-Castells_PPEES_inpress.pdf

Caujape-Castells, J., et al., Conservation of oceanic island floras: Present and future global challenges. Perspect. Plant Ecol. Evol. Systematics (2010), doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2009.10.001


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Caujapé-Castells, J , Tye, A., Crawford, D. J., Santos-Guerra, A., Sakai, A., Beaver, K., Lobin, W., Florens, F. B. V., Moura, M., Jardim, R., Küffer, C.  (2010)  Conservation of oceanic island floras: present and future global challenges.  Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics in press. doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2009.10.001


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  3. Conservation of the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat Coleura seychellensis from 1997- 2011 and future pr




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Phelsuma 19e.pdf

Justin Gerlach. 2011. Conservation of the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat Coleura seychellensis from 1997-2011 and future prospects. Phelsuma 19 (2011); 54–68


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  3. Coral recovery at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles: five years after the 1998 bleaching event




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Sobart et al 2004.pdf

Stobart et al. 2004. Coral recovery at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles: five years after the 1998 bleaching event. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A (2005) 363, 251–255


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  3. Coral Reef Restoration Toolkit – A Field-Oriented Guide Developed in the Seychelles Islands




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Coral Reef Restoration Toolkit - A Field-Oriented Guide Developed in the Seychelles Islands

Frias-Torres, S., P.H. Montoya-Maya, N. Shah (Eds). 2018. Coral Reef Restoration Toolkit: A Field-Oriented Guide Developed in the Seychelles Islands. Nature Seychelles, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles.

The purpose of this Toolkit is to describe how to complete a coral reef restoration project, using the ‘coral gardening’ concept.


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  3. Coral reef status report for the Western Indian Ocean (2017)




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This report provides an update to the regional sections in the GlobalStatus reports publication by the GCRMN in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2008. It is ajoint output of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), the Indian OceanCommission, Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO),the United Nations Environment’s Nairobi Convention Coral Reef Task Force and theInternational Union for the Conservatoin of Nature Species Survival Commission’s (IUCNSSC)Coral Specialist Group.


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  3. Corals and reefs of Cosmoledo and Aldabra atolls: Extent of damage, assemblage shifts and recovery




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Sheppard_Obura 2003.pdf

CHARLES SHEPPARD & DAVID OBURA. 2003. Corals and reefs of Cosmoledo and Aldabra atolls: Extent of damage, assemblage shifts and recovery following the severe mortality of 1998. Journal of Natural History, 2005; 39(2): 103–121


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  3. Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries




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McClanahan et al PNAS 2011 EE.pdf

McClanahan et al. 2011. Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries. PNAS 2011; published ahead of print September 26, 2011, doi:10.1073/pnas.1106861108. Open access article, contains supporting information. See McClanahan et al. Supporting information 10.1073/pnas.1106861108


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  3. Deciding when to lend a helping hand: a decision-making framework for seabird island restoration




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Deciding when to lend a helping hand. A framework for seabird island restoration. Buxton et al. 2016..pdf

altFollowing the removal of an introduced species, island restoration can follow two general approaches: passive, where no further intervention occurs and the island is assumed to recover naturally, and; active, where recovery of key taxa (e.g. seabirds) is enhanced by manipulating movement and demography. …We summarize the advantages of incorporating these analyses of past restoration results as an initial step in the decision-making process. We illustrate this process using lessons learned from the restoration of seabird-driven island ecosystems after introduced vertebrate eradication in New Zealand.

(Rachel T. Buxton1, Christopher J. Jones, Philip O’Brien Lyver, David R. Towns4 and Stephanie B. Borrelle)

 


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  3. Delayed dispersal and the costs and benefits of different routes to independent breeding in a cooperatively breeding bird Kingma et al 2016 Evolution




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Delayed dispersal and the costs and benefits of different routes to independent breeding in a cooperatively breeding bird Kingma et al 2016 Evolution.pdf

Why sexually mature individuals stay in groups as nonreproductive subordinates is central to the evolution of sociality and cooperative breeding. To understand such delayed dispersal, its costs and benefits need to be compared with those of permanently leaving to float through the population. However, comprehensive comparisons, especially regarding differences in future breeding opportunities, are rare.


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  3. Description and validation of production processes in the coral reefecosystem model CAFFEE




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Carlos Ruiz Sebastián and Timothy R. McClanahan. 2013. Description and validation of production processes in the coral reefecosystem model CAFFEE (Coral–Algae–Fish-Fisheries EcosystemEnergetics) with a fisheries closure and climatic disturbance. Ecological Modelling 263 (2013) 326– 348