Biodiversity: Combating the Sixth Mass Extinction

Fish Gut Microbiome: A Primer to an Emerging Discipline in the Fisheries Sciences

“…In marine ecosystems, parallel work could investigate the connection between the fish gut microbiome and the microbiome of coral reefs. Coral reefs are often coined as the “rainforests of the ocean” due to their high biodiversity, yet coral reefs worldwide have been experiencing severe degradation and destruction, especially those located near coastal developments (Normander ). It is estimated that 20% of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed, and an additional 35% could be lost in the next 10–40 years (Normander ).…”

“…Coral reefs are often coined as the “rainforests of the ocean” due to their high biodiversity, yet coral reefs worldwide have been experiencing severe degradation and destruction, especially those located near coastal developments (Normander ). It is estimated that 20% of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed, and an additional 35% could be lost in the next 10–40 years (Normander ). Recent evidence indicates that corals, their endosymbionts, and the coral holobiont community have a conserved core microbiome that function in maintaining the success of the dinoflagellate endosymbiosis in corals across environmental regimes (Ainsworth et al.…”

Fisheries Volume 45 Number 5 May 2020

“…In marine ecosystems, parallel work could investigate the connection between the fi sh gut microbiome and the microbiome of coral reefs. Coral reefs are often coined as the "rainforests of the ocean" due to their high biodiversity, yet coral reefs worldwide have been experiencing severe degradation and destruction, especially those located near coastal developments (Normander 2012 ) . It is estimated that 20% of the world ' s coral reefs have been destroyed, and an additional 35% could be lost in the next 10-40 years (Normander 2012 ).…”

“…Coral reefs are often coined as the "rainforests of the ocean" due to their high biodiversity, yet coral reefs worldwide have been experiencing severe degradation and destruction, especially those located near coastal developments (Normander 2012 ) . It is estimated that 20% of the world ' s coral reefs have been destroyed, and an additional 35% could be lost in the next 10-40 years (Normander 2012 ). Recent evidence indicates that corals, their endosymbionts, and the coral holobiont community have a conserved core microbiome that function in maintaining the success of the dinofl agellate endosymbiosis in corals across environmental regimes (Ainsworth et al 2015 ).…”

The Role of Demography in the Transition to Sustainable Societies

“…with their respective consequences on respiratory diseases, stress…; destruction of agricultural soil; speculation and lack of planning, which leads to chaotic growth (illegal construction without the proper infrastructures), use of substandard materials, occupation of areas vulnerable to natural catastrophes…; more time and energy needed for commuting; separation from nature; social exclusion and citizen insecurity, which increases with cities' dimensions. • Transition from an ethnocentrism depredatory of the rest of the biosphere to the recognition of the necessity of protecting biodiversity, putting an end to the current accelerated extinction of species that is threatening the survival of our own species (NORMANDER, 2012). For this reason, the extinction rate of biodiversity loss (number of species disappeared per million species per year) is considered as one of the most important planetary boundaries not to be surpassed.…”