Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon can do the same. Carpenter Falls on beautiful Skaneateles Lake was my father’s favorite. It lies in an old growth Hemlock forest towering above the cliffs of Bear Swamp Creek. My dear father passed away in 2022, but I could clearly envision him standing ...
Gilles on the western coast, over the pastel-green reef flats of Passe de l’Hermitage, the elongated lagoon of La Saline, and the town of St. Leu. It was exhilarating! Without a shadow of doubt, after diving the depth of Reunion, an eagle’s view of the island provided memories that...
Figure 4. Pie chart shows the percentage contribution of Protoperidinium steinii along with other phytoplankton groups during the bloom event (2–14 October 2019). Nitrogen and phosphorus are the two essential nutrients that cause eutrophication leading to luxuriant algal growth when their concentratio...
Anecdotal information indicates that salt marshes and tidal flats are prevalent in almost all the countries on the Indian Ocean rim. However, this region has received very little attention compared to the stretch and potential that coastal habitats can offer to mitigate climate change. The present ...
1c. For safety, fishermen rarely operated outside the atoll rim; so, most capture locations are concentrated along the western perimeter of the atoll inside the lagoon, especially near the shallow entrance to the lagoon where turtles (but not boats) can pass at high tide. The daytime ...