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Ecology of Audubon's Shearwaters (Puffinus lherminieri) at San Salvador, Bahamas
… (60% of the West Indian population) nest in the Bahamas. In May and June of 2000, I collected data on shearwater demographics, colony site selection, burrow microhabitat, chick behavior and the effect of moonlight on the onset of calling of the Audubon's Shearwaters nesting on the satellite cays …
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An Evaluation of the Medicinal Plants of Andros Island, Bahamas
… manage health related problems. Andros Island, Bahamas is a subtropical habitat of several native and endemic species that could contain plant secondary metabolites previously never studied and without conservation or protection of these habitats, ethnobotanical opportunities to research natural …
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Stromatolitic Knobs in Storrs Lake, San Salvador, Bahamas: Insights into Organomineralization
… lake on the east coast of San Salvador Island, Bahamas, contains well-developed microbial mats, some of which have developed calcified structures called microbialites. Many of these microbialites are laminated, and therefore classified as stromatolites. This study focuses on small stromatolitic …
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Improving service quality in small communities: The Bahamas as a model
… industry. In small communities such as The Bahamas, where tourism is the driving factor for economic stability, service quality is paramount. In 2001, the Bahamian Ministry of Tourism set customer satisfaction goals for the country and is continually striving to improve the country's visitor …
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Seagrass-Mediated Carbonate Dissolution and Early Diagenesis in Bahamas Bank Sediments
… in carbonate dissolution and early diagenesis of Bahamas Bank sediments. Three aspects of this problem are addressed: (1) stable carbon isotopes as an indicator of early diagenesis of carbonates, using results of a field study; (2) carbonate dissolution stoichiometry and carbonate reprecipitation, …
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Succulent and spiny : the Bahamas' quest for a sustainable lobster fishery
… most important industries in the economy of the Bahamas, and in turn it is one of the largest lobster industries in the world. The natural geography of the Bahamas makes its waters into a lobster haven that Bahamian fishermen have successfully exploited over the past few decades. In 2009, in …
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Organic matter preserved in modern ooids from Shark Bay and the Bahamas
… Shark Bay, Western Australia, and Highborne Cay, Bahamas) were dissolved incrementally. Analysis of radiocarbon by accelerator mass spectrometry of C02 liberated during incremental dissolution of ooid carbonate provided information about the timescale of ooid formation and the ages of these …
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The Effect of "Casitas" on Lobster Biology and Fishery Sustainability in the Bahamas
… argus</em>) in the Caribbean and in The Bahamas, where lobster is the most valuable fishery. Yet, casitas are largely unregulated in The Bahamas and they may threaten fishery sustainability through alteration of lobster growth, disease, or mortality rates and due to insufficient …
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Ecology of the Endangered Sandy Cay Rock Iguana, Cyclura rileyi cristata, in the Bahamas
… <em>C. rileyi</em>which is endemic to the Bahamas. One of three recognized subspecies, <em>C. r. cristata</em>lives on a single cay in the Exumas chain and is among the most endangered lizards in the world. Various size measurements indicate that this taxon is among the smallest within the …
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Scanning Electron Microscopy of the Fine Fraction of Recent Carbonate Sediments From Bimini, Bahamas
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T18:09:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7114961.pdf: 4876187 bytes, checksum: 75258cca9ccfdb527ff010721101921f (MD5) Previous issue date: 1970
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An Integrated Approach to the Solid Waste Management System on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, The Bahamas
… Cay (GTC) is an island 3-miles long in The Bahamas with a strong tourism economy that has been negatively impacted from growing volumes of waste produced each year. The primary form of waste disposal on the island is open dump burning which is impacting the environment, community, and …
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Analysis of Fresh Water Resources at the Line Hole Well Field, San Salvador Island, the Bahamas
A major economic constraint in the Bahamas, and other small carbonates islands world-wide, is the lack of fresh water resources. To combat these socio-economic problems on San Salvador Island I sought to gain a more detailed understanding of the extent, behavior, and controls on the island’s …
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From refugees to settlers: ‘Palatines’ in the British Isles, New York, Carolina, and the Bahamas, 1709-1755
The student, Margaret Brennan, accepted the attached license on 2023-07-13 at 15:26.
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Perceptions of Public School Teachers Regarding the Effectiveness of the Career Path System Evaluation Instrument in the Bahamas
… instrument, the Career Path System, in the Bahamas.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. The research population consisted of two categories of public school teachers: (a) level of teachers—elementary and secondary teachers, and (b) status of teachers— evaluated and non-evaluated teachers. The data were …
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Whose land is it anyway? : an analysis of the management and distribution of Crown Land in the Bahamas
Like many islands throughout the Caribbean, The Bahamas are now experiencing rapid growth and development in the form of large-scale luxury resorts and second homes. Consistent with a long history going back to the colonial era, these development trends are being driven by external factors - …
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Optimization of residential buildings and renewable energy integration in small island developing states: the Bahamas as a case study
… and design of residential homes in The Bahamas with the goal of providing objective data for policy makers to achieve the sustainability goals in the country. EnergyPlus and jEPlus+EA provide the platform for this study, implementing the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II …
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Systematics, Biogeography and Leaf Anatomy and Architecture of Bursera subgen. Bursera (Burseraceae) in the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas
… in Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The goals of the first chapter were to test monophyly of the group, revisit a recent transfer of two species of <em>Bursera</em> to <em>Commiphora</em>, and place recently discovered mainland species using the reconstructed phylogenies. …
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The Development of a Continuing Educational System for the College of the Bahamas with Implications for Third World Countries
… maximum effect for The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, considering its geography. No systematic study has been undertaken with a view to develop such a continuing education system. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a continuing education system for the College of the …
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