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The structure and productivity of the Thalassia testudinum community in Bon Accord Lagoon,Tobago

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2005
The Thalassia testudinum dominated seagrass community in the Buccoo Reef/Bon Accord Lagoon Marine Park,measures 0.5 km² and is part of a contiguous coral reef,seagrass bed and mangrove swamp system in southwest Tobago.T.testudinum coverage,productivity ...
Rahanna A Juman
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Growth dynamics and state of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, Caribbean, Costa Rica

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2009
Seagrass beds are highly productive and valuable habitats, which fulfill a key role in coastal ecosystems. Spatial distribution, biomass, density, productivity and leaf dynamics of the dominant seagrass species Thalassia testudinum were studied at five ...
Lucia S Krupp, Jorge Cortés, Matthias Wolff   +2 more
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Two Decades of CARICOMP Mangrove Monitoring (1992–2013) Reveal Variability in Tree Structure and Productivity of Rhizophora mangle Across the Wider Caribbean

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The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) program was conceptualized in 1985 to monitor coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forests at multiple sites across the wider Caribbean. Mangrove monitoring was focused on the dominant Caribbean species, red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
Björn Kjerfve, Hazel A. Oxenford, Rachel Collin, Inácio Abreu Pestana, Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Israel Medina-Gómez, Jorge Cortés, Struan R. Smith, Karen Koltes, Ilka C. Feller, Carolina Bastidas, Rahanna Juman, Francisco X. Geraldes, Alessandro Filippo, Ramon Varela, Croy McCoy, Jaime Garzón-Ferreira, Jaime Polanía, Juan C. Capelo, John Ogden   +19 more
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The management of coral reef resource systems [PDF]

Coral reefs, Resource management ...
Munro, J.L., Munro, P.E. (eds.)
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The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002 [PDF]

, 2003
Called for by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force’s (USCRTF) National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, this is the first biennial report on the condition of coral reefs. It is the scientific baseline for subsequent reports on the health of U.S. coral reef
Asch, Rebecca G., Banks, Kenneth, Birkeland, Charles E., Brainard, Russell E., Catanzaro, Don, Causey, Billy, Craig, Peter, Davis, Gerry W., Delaney, Joanne, Diaz, Ernesto, Dodge, Richard E., Edward, Ahser, Friedlander, Alan, Garcia, Jorge R., Golbuu, Yimnang, Gulko, David A., Gutierrez, Jay, Hillis-Starr, Zandy, Houk, Peter, Hunter, Cynthia L., Idechong, Noah, Jaap, Walter, Keller, Brian, Maragos, James E., Maragos, James E., Matos, Cruz A., Miller, Margaret W., Nemeth, Richard, Paulay, Gustav, Richmond, Robert H., Rogers, Caroline, Schmahl, George P., Spieler, Richard E., Starmer, John, Tafileichig, Andrew, Taylor, Herman, Taylor, Marcia, Trianni, Michael, Turgeon, Donna D., Vander Velde, Nancy   +39 more
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New Members The ICRI Membership welcomed seven new Members: [PDF]

travel support to a number of delegates therefore enabling their participation in the meeting.

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Biomass,litterfall and decomposition rates for the fringed Rhizophora mangle forest lining the Bon Accord Lagoon,Tobago

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2005
The mangrove forest that fringes the Bon Accord Lagoon measures 0.8 km² and is dominated by red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle ).This forest forms the landward boundary of the Buccoo Reef Marine Park in Southwest Tobago,and is part of a mangrove-seagrass ...
Rahanna A Juman
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Science-based restoration monitoring of coastal habitats, Volume Two: Tools for monitoring coastal habitats [PDF]

, 2005
Healthy coastal habitats are not only important ecologically; they also support healthy coastal communities and improve the quality of people’s lives. Despite their many benefits and values, coastal habitats have been systematically modified, degraded ...
Burrows, Felicity M., Gayaldo, Perry F., McTigue, Teresa A., Merkey, David H., Salz, Ronald J., Thayer, Gordon W.   +5 more
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Seasonal Occurrence of Reef-Related Medusae (Cnidaria) in the Western Caribbean Sea [PDF]

, 2004
Seasonal fluctuations in composition and abundance of medusae collected in a reef lagoon of the Mexican Caribbean were analyzed. Plankton samples and hydrological data were taken monthly from January to September 1994 at 2 stations: coastal and near-reef.
Ramos, Gloria, Segura-Puertas, Lourdes
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Mangrove forest composition and structure in Las Perlas Archipelago, Pacific Panama

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010
Mangrove forest is an important ecosystem that provides many services, but in Panama, as in other countries, they are under threat due to a variety of human activities.
Tom McGowan, Sarah L Cunningham, Héctor M Guzmán, James M Mair, José M Guevara, Tanja Betts   +5 more
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