Small Island Research Group
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The Small Island Research Group and Centre was established in 2016 to broaden the scope of environmental research in the Maldives. Research Centre in Huvadhu.
Maldives
Joined June 2018
NOAA’s latest coral bleaching forecast signals a tough season ahead. As ocean temperatures climb, reefs across the tropics are at risk—some may not recover. Support the work by @mmri_maldives by reporting the status of your reefs.
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Exploring Maahuttigalaa, our coral reef research island. This 3D model, created using photogrammetry, allows us to study this remote island in South Huvadhoo Atoll with great accuracy. This digital representation provides valuable insights for scientific research & monitoring.
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RT @chiarapisapia_: Wrapping up our 2024 expedition, celebrating 8 years of coral reef monitoring in central #Maldives! Collected essential….
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RT @Ahm3dShabin: "A MONTH'S RAINFALL IN THREE DAYS!". alright, let's talk about this. 🧵 👇🏽.
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RT @MMRI_Maldives: We are honored to commence the Fifth Maldives Marine Science Symposium 2024. It takes us great pride that this symposium….
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RT @ResilientReefs: Check out this new research! 🌱. Seagrass globally is declining rapidly, but the Maldives stands out as a rare global se….
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RT @mohamedseeneen: When we feed sharks, we distort their natural behaviour's and set up potentially dangerous situations for all. FEEDING….
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RT @matthewmartinf: I wrote a piece in The Conversation to discuss some of the results from our recent paper!. Seagrass meadows are rapidly….
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While humanity often has a negative impact, people may inadvertently play a pivotal role in this Maldivian seagrass success story.
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RT @HelberStephanie: Jetzt ist es endlich raus…Ich dürfte für die neue WAS IST WAS Reihe einen Band über Korallenriffe schreiben! Ich bin s….
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Happy to have been part of this research by @matthewmartinf and team @NorthumbriaUni.
🚨🚨New paper and first PhD chapter🚨🚨. Rapid seagrass meadow expansion in an Indian Ocean bright spot. We show that Maldivian seagrass habitat has expanded 3-fold in area over the last two decades and the habitat is associated with inhabited islands!.1/6
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We have deployed loggers to measure sea temperature and are closely monitoring the reefs around our research station in Huvadhu.
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New paper alert. By Dr @zubba89 . Nearshore tsunami amplitudes across the Maldives archipelago due to worst-case seismic scenarios in the Indian Ocean.
New research article: Nearshore tsunami amplitudes across the Maldives archipelago due to worst-case seismic scenarios in the Indian Ocean
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RT @matthewmartinf: Great to see old friends and meet new ones while sampling #BlueCarbon in Maldivian #seagrass beds! @HelberStephanie @Bl….
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Such a wonderful week at @apcrs2023 in Singapore. We gave out information on doing Research in the Maldives. Time well spent with nearly 900 Marine Scientists from all over the world. We listened in to their findings and had a fruitful sharing of ideas. #apcrs2023 #singapore
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Her deepness Dr @SylviaEarle at the closing of the @apcrs2023. What better way to end the symposium
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Dr @arifsamshuri @UMTOfficial talk on composition of Thiol Proteome in Acropora digitifera under thermal pressure @apcrs2023
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And that's a wrap @apcrs2023 . It's been an incredible gathering. Thank you all. Hope to have you at the Small Island Research Centre in the Maldives
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Puteri Nur Adila @UMTOfficial talking about assessing coral reef resilience at Pulau Redang Marine Park using indicators @apcrs2023
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RT @WhyOceansMATTer: Population reinforcement of leopard sharks in the Coral-Triangle! Last morning plenary Mark Erdmann! Amazing story unf….
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