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Reef fish assemblages impacted by sponges overgrowing corals
Abstract Numerous stressors are driving long‐term declines in coral cover on coral reefs, significantly impacting reef fish biodiversity and community structure. The benthic space made available by declining coral cover is often occupied by increases in other organisms, including macroalgae, encrusting ascidians, and sponges.
Saúl González‐Murcia +3 more
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EVALUACIÓN DE CORALES ESCLERACTINEOS Y GORGONIAS EN DOS LOCALIDADES DE CIUDAD DE LA HABANA, CUBA.
En la desembocadura de los ríos Quibú y Almendares se colocaron emisarios submarinos en 1997 y 1999 respectivamente. Esto debería haber contribuido a la recuperación de los arrecifes coralinos en estas zonas de la costa de la Ciudad de La Habana.
Oyaima González-Ontivero +2 more
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Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has coral communities and reefs on the Caribbean coast and on the Pacific along the coast and off-shore islands. The Southern section of the Caribbean coast has fringing and patch reefs, carbonate banks, and an incipient algal ridge.
Jorge Cortés +3 more
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En las comunidades coralinas, los peces herbívoros ocupan un papel principal en el mantenimiento y control de algas que son la base de la cadena trófica en los arrecifes coralinos.
John Alberto Carvajal Gil +1 more
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Lista anotada de arrecifes coralinos y corales de Colombia
Se presenta la lista anotada de las espcies coralinas y arrecifes conocidos para Colombia, incluyendo datos sobre su distribución y una revisión de la bibliografía conocida.
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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 +2 more
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Abstract Introduction Coral reefs, vital for marine ecosystems and human well‐being, face drastic decline due to climate change effects. In the Caribbean, global disturbances and regional water pollution exacerbate conditions, eliciting disease outbreaks that, in synergy with coral bleaching and hurricanes, cause significant damage to key reef‐building
J. J. Adolfo Tortolero‐Langarica +2 more
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Conservation status and spatial patterns of AGRRA vitality indices in Southwestern Atlantic Reefs
Coral reefs along the Eastern Brazilian coast extend for a distance of 800km from 12° to 18°S. They are the largest and the richest reefs of Brazil coasts, and represent the Southernmost coral reefs of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Ruy K.P Kikuchi +2 more
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Se presenta la distribución de arrecifes coralinos a lo largo de la costa de las islas de Bastimentos, Solarte, Carenero y Colón (ca. 120 km), Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panamá.
Héctor M. Guzmán, Carlos A. Guevara
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Many coral reef fish exhibit habitat partitioning throughout their lifetimes. Such patterns are evident in the Caribbean where research has been predominantly conducted in the Eastern region.
Jessica Jaxion-Harm +2 more
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