Ahmed S/O A Aliyar

[Insights] Celebrating International Day of Biological Diversity 2019

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Today – Wednesday 22nd May – is the International Day of Biological Diversity 2019. This year’s theme is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health”. You can find more information about IDB and the Convention on Biodiversity at their website, https://www.cbd.int/idb/.

Many Singaporeans profess to live to eat, and one of the most frequent questions we get during our nature guided walks around St John’s Island is “this one eh sai jiak bo?” (can this be eaten?).

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[Seminar] The Future of Coral Reefs: Bridging Science to Policy and Knowledge to Action

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Both the value and plight of corals reefs are well established. During the past five decades, researchers have identified the key problems affecting reefs, including sedimentation, pollution, overfishing and climate change. We have also documented extensive losses, with an estimated 50% of reefs having been severely impacted during this period, as a result of human activities. Some reefs are thriving and have demonstrated the capacity for recovery from both local and global level stressors. Others have passed a tipping point and reached an alternate stable state, dominated by algae, and are unlikely to recover without interventions.

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[Seminar] The role of coastal ocean processes in the global carbon cycle: Land Ocean Carbon fluxes and Blue Carbon Burial

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Fossil fuel combustion and changes in patterns of land usage are together adding approximately 10 GT C yr-1 to the atmosphere, of which about half remains in the atmosphere contributing to global warming with the remaining half being taken up by the terrestrial biosphere and the oceans in approximately equal amounts. This major perturbation to the global carbon cycle is set against a much larger natural carbon cycle which our research focus is beginning to turn to understanding.

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[Conference Announcement] 5th Mangrove, Macrobenthos and Management meeting

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Singapore will be hosting the 5th Mangrove, Macrobenthos and Management meeting from the 1st to 5th July 2019. Please visit the website https://www.mmm5singapore.com/ to find out more.

There are student registration grants still available for graduate and undergraduate students working within the mangrove environment. Please contact Dr Zeehan Jaafar at jaafarz@nus.edu.sg for more information, and to register your interest.

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[Guided Walks] Free guided walks at St John’s Island

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St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory is happy to announce 5 public guided walks for 2019 on St John’s Island. These guided walks are part of the Marine Conservation Programme, a partnership between the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum and SJINML. The programme is funded by the Jubilee Whale Fund, is free of charge, and open to public. The walks will introduce participants to marine habitats in Singapore, the biodiversity and natural heritage, as well as provide an opportunity to visit SJINML, Singapore’s only offshore marine laboratory. Each guided walk session is open to a maximum of 40 people.

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[Seminar] Fate and Toxicology of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Real-World Scenarios

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Microplastics (MPs) are the most numerous debris reported in marine environments and assessment of the amounts of MPs that accumulate in wild organisms is necessary for risk assessment. Nanoplastics (NPs, ≤1µm) may result from larger plastic debris released in the environment and can pose a further risk to aquatic organisms and ecosystems. The risk of M-NPs can be exacerbated because toxicants adsorbed to the particles may be transported to and become more bioavailable to organisms. Our project is focused on providing critical information to enhance the environmental risk assessment of M-NPs, based on real-world exposure scenarios.

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[News] NUS marine scientists find toxic bacteria on microplastics retrieved from tropical waters

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Researchers from St John’s Island National Marine Lab and the Tropical Marine Science Institute, Dr Sandric Leong and Ms Emily Curren are in the news for their research! The full story can be found here: http://news.nus.edu.sg/press-releases/toxic-bacteria-on-microplastics-tropical.

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[Seminar] Fishy tales from the lord of the rings

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Her research at TMSI focused on biofouling and corals before she headed to the University of Western Australia to pursue her post-graduate studies. Her PhD thesis investigated the effects of climate change on tropical fish growth. After graduation, Joyce joined Rutgers University as a Postdoctoral Associate, researching on the causes and consequences of ecological synchrony in California’s marine ecosystem.

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[Seminar] Paradise Trashed: Sources and solutions to marine litter pollution in French Polynesia

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Anthropogenic marine litter pollution is a serious issue facing oceans worldwide. Limited data exists on this pollution issue for South Pacific Island nations. This study presents the first extensive baseline survey of macro-sized marine litter on Mo’orea (0.75 items m-2) and Tahiti (0.95 items m-2), French Polynesia. Locally sourced land-based catchments accounted for the greatest amount of recovered marine litter on both islands. Beverage containers and associated items, such as caps were commonly recovered. Further studies conducted on Mo’orea, demonstrated that micro-litter was prevalent (3.84 items m-2) in beach sands and that 22% of surveyed holothurians had ingested microplastics.

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