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EDINBURGH CORAL EXPEDITION: MADAGASCAR 2001

Details (as held in the RGS-IBG Expeditions Database at 3/29/2024 1:50:34 PM)
Country(s): Madagascar
Organisation: Edinburgh University Coral Awareness and Research Expeditions (EUCARE)
Contact: Alasdair R. Harris
Website: www.eucarenet.com
E Mail: al.harris@scotland.com; enquiries@eucarenet.com
Members: 10
Year: 2001
Start: 7/1/2001
End: 8/26/2001
Status: Returned
Location: Baie de Sainte-Luce, SE Madagascar, Taolagnao (Ft. Dauphin)

Summary
Project Eucare surveyed and mapped un-chartered coral reefs in the Baie de Sainte-Luce, South-Eastern Madagascar and studied their biodiversity and health, and assessed the potential threats these unknown ecosystems may be under. The team also carried out underwater baseline transect surveys of the Sainte-Luce coral reefs, recording fish, coral, invertebrate, and algal species diversity and habitat area and collected oceanographic data from the survey sites, including observations on anthropogenic impacts and activities on the reef. The team also worked with students and staff from the University of Antananarivo with the aim of setting up the necessary infrastructure to allow for more long term studies to be carried out on the survey sites.

Publications
TypeDetailsRefLocation
ReportFinal Report 100pp. Maps and Illus. 4152Report Collection

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