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Closing the parachute and opening the umbrella: Strategies for inclusivity and representation in producing impactful coastal ecosystem research

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12. Habitat restoration and creation

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Citizen scientists highlight conservation value of a small subtropical reef, Flinders Reef, southeast Queensland, AustraliaPreprint

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14. Education and awareness

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The use and value of opportunistic sightings for cetacean conservation and management in Canada

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Uptake, explore and champion best practices of Citizen Science (CS) projects

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9. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.09

4. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.04

2. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.02

13. Species management

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.13

7. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.07

5. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.05

1. About this book

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.01

10. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.10

11. Habitat protection

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.11

6. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.06

References

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.15

3. Threat

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.03

Coral Conservation

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453

8. Invasive alien and other problematic species

Thornton, A., Morgan, W. H., Bladon, E., Smith, R. K., & Sutherland, W. J. (2025) · Open Book Publishers · doi:10.11647/obp.0453.08

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Management strategy based on multi-staff integration target control of lionfish invasion on a South Atlantic oceanic islandPreprint

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Effects of land-sea protection on Red Sea coral reef communities

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Marine biodiversity survey in the Northern Red Sea: a large-scale monitoring carried out in collaboration with volunteer divers

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Citizen science in data and resource-limited areas: A tool to detect long-term ecosystem changes

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