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The Effect of Algal-Gardening Damselfish on the Resilience of the Mesoamerican Reef

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
The structures, functions, and services provided by coral reef ecosystems are deteriorating worldwide. However, not all coral reefs are affected the same way, with some showing signs of resistance and/or recovery from disturbances.
Ángela Randazzo Eisemann, Ángela Randazzo Eisemann, Jorge Luis Montero Muñoz, Melanie McField, Jenny Myton, Jesús Ernesto Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto Arias-González   +6 more
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Synthesis of coral reef health indicators for the Western Atlantic: Results of the AGRRA program (1997-2000)

Atoll Research Bulletin, 2003
Peer-reviewed ...
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Citizen science baseline dataset for monitored reef sites around Isla Solarte, Bocas del Toro, Panama (2023–2025)

Discover Oceans
Caribbean coral reefs have experienced long-term declines in coral cover, structural complexity, and ecological function, yet many local reef systems remain underrepresented in sustained monitoring programs.
Paula Sills, Rosie Young
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What can two years of monitoring tell us about Venezuelan coral reefs? The Southern Tropical America node of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (STA-GCRMN)

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010
In spite of their economic importance, coral reef communities of the world are rapidly decreasing, and an adequate management planification is needed. The benthic and fish communities of Dos Mosquises Sur and Madrizquí at Los Roques National Park, and ...
Aldo Cróquer, Denise Debrot, Eduardo Klein, Martina Kurten, Sebastian Rodríguez, Carolina Bastidas   +5 more
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A vision for regular, rapid assessments of the tropical northwestern Atlantic’s coral reefs

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2006
The Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) Program, consisting of non-fixed, transect- based visual surveys, provides "snapshot" characterizations of a number of structurally or functionally important benthic and fish indicators on tropical ...
Judith C Lang, Robert N Ginsburg
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CONDICIÓN DE LOS ARRECIFES DE CORAL FRENTE A COSTAS CON ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS Y APORTES TERRÍGENOS: EL CASO DEL LITORAL HABANERO, CUBA

Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, 2011
Se evaluó la condición de los arrecifes de coral del norte de las provincias habaneras (NW Cuba), área con influencia variable de asentamientos humanos y de aporte  terrígeno, con la aplicación de indicadores biológicos del bentos de la metodología AGRRA:
Hansel Caballero, Pedro M. Alcolado, Aloyma Semidey   +2 more
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Patrones espacio-temporales en la abundancia y biomasa de peces loro (Perciformes: Scaridae) en la costa norte de la República Dominicana

Novitates Caribaea
Los arrecifes de coral en la República Dominicana han experimentado un declive acelerado debido a una serie de estresores locales y globales. La extracción comercial de peces loros (géneros Scarus y Sparisoma) ha llevado a la reducción de las poblaciones
Someira Zambrano, Aldo Croquer, D. Yasmín Evangelista, Samuel King, Jonathan Delance, Daniel Romero-Mujalli   +5 more
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Static measurements of the resilience of Caribbean coral populations

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012
The progressive downward shift in dominance of key reef building corals, coupled with dramatic increases in macroalgae and other nuisance species, fields of unstable coral rubble ,loss of structural relief, and declines of major functional groups of ...
Andrew W. Bruckner
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The status of coral reefs and associated fishes and invertebrates of commercial importance in Pedro Bank, Jamaica

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014
The coral reefs located off the north coast of the Jamaican mainland are some of the best and most studied reefs in the world. Coral reefs of Pedro Bank, Jamaica were assessed in March, 2012 as part of the KSLOF Global Reef Expedition using a modified ...
Andrew W. Bruckner, Brian Beck, Phil Renaud   +2 more
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Insights from the 2-year-long human confinement experiment in Grand Cayman reveal the resilience of coral reef fish communities. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Johnson JV, Chequer AD, Goodbody-Gringley G.   +2 more
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