| Code: | PRFJ0000001 |
| Title: | Coastal Pacific Ecosystems: Terrigeneous and Anthropogenic Influences |
| Institution: | Institut de recherehe pour le development. |
| Address: | IRD, BP AS, 98848, Noumea Cedox, New Caledonia. Tel. +687 260727, Fax. +687 264323 |
| Coordinator: | Renaud, Fichez |
| Clavier, Jaacques |
| Address: | IRD BP 5, 98848 Noumea Cedox, New Caledonia. |
| E-Mail. fichez@noumea.ird.nc |
| Date-commence: | 1997 |
| Duration: | 3 Years |
| Locations: | IRD, Noumea. |
| University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. |
| Sponsors: | IRD |
| French Foreign Ministry |
| National Programme on Coastal Environment. |
| Collabs: | University of the South Pacific, School of Pure and Applied Science, Marine Studies Programme. |
| Objectives: | 1. What are the origin, nature and amount of the main terrigeneous and anthropogenic agents entering the lagoon? |
| 2. What are the mechanisms responsible for the transport and transformation of these agents in the coastal zone? |
| 3. How do terrigeneous-anthropogenic inputs modify pelagic and sedimentary environments? |
| 4. How do shift in non living environment modifies living communities (pelagic, benthic, and fish populations)? |
| 5. What information can be gained from those results in terms of sustainable management of the tropical coastal zone? |
| Keywords: |
Biology
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Environmental processes
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Physical factors
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Sedimentation
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Fauna
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Benthos
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Fish
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Flora
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Benthos
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Micro-organisms
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Benthos
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Management
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Conservation
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Sustainable management
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Research methods
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Ecology
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Population dynamics
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Geography
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Country
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Fiji
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