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First record of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata preying on colonies of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora Cervicornis in the southeastern outplanting sites of the Dominican Republic

Calle-Triviño, Johanna; Cortés-Useche, Camilo; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto (2017)

[English] Several fireworms Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) were observed feeding on coral colonies or transplanted fragments of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816), in outplanting sites ...

A scuticociliate causes mass mortality of Diadema antillarum in the Caribbean Sea

Hewson, Ian; Ritchie, Isabella T.; Evans, James S.; Altera, Ashley; Behringer, Donald; Bowman, Erin; Brandt, Marilyn; Budd, Kayla A.; Camacho, Ruleo A.; Cornwell, Tomas O.; Countway, Peter D.; Cróquer, Aldo; Delgado, Gabriel A.; DeRito, Christopher; Duermit-Moreau, Elizabeth; Francis-Floyd, Ruth; Gittens Jr, Samuel; Henderson, Leslie; Hylkema, Alwin; Kellogg, Christina A.; Kiryu, Yasunari; Kitson-Walters, Kimani A.; Kramer, Patricia; Lang, Judith C.; Lessios, Harilaos; Liddy, Lauren; Marancik, David; Nimrod, Stephen; Patterson, Joshua T.; Pistor, Marit; Romero, Isabel C.; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Sevier, Moriah L. B.; Sharp, William C.; Souza, Matthew; Valdez-Trinidad, Andreina; van der Laan, Marijn; Vilanova-Cuevas, Brayan; Villalpando, María; Von Hoene, Sarah D.; Warham, Matthew; Wijers, Tom; Williams, Stacey M.; Work, Thierry M.; Yanong, Roy P.; Zambrano, Someira; Zimmermann, Alizee; Breitbart, Mya (2023)

Echinoderm mass mortality events shape marine ecosystems by altering the dynamics among major benthic groups. The sea urchin Diadema antillarum, virtually extirpated in the Caribbean in the early 1980s by an unknown cause, ...

An updated checklist of the reef fishes of the Southeastern Reefs Marine Sanctuary of the Dominican Republic

Cortés-Useche, Camilo; Calle-Triviño, Johanna; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Luis-Báez, Alido; Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto (2018)

[English] This work presents an updated taxonomic list of the fish fauna of the coral reefs in the Southeastern Reefs Marine Sanctuary (SMASE) in the Dominican Republic. The inventory is the result of 360 visual surveys ...

Human perceptions regarding endangered species conservation: a case study of Saona Island, Dominican Republic

White, Thomas H.; Jhonson Camacho, Arely; Bloom, Toby; Lancho Diéguez, Patricia; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I. (2011)

[English] Globally, human populations have caused increased demands on natural resources and the endangerment of numerous species, particularly on oceanic islands with limited resources. In such cases, attitudes and ...

Approach to the functional importance of Acropora cervicornis in outplanting sites in the Dominican Republic

Calle-Triviño, Johanna; Muñiz-Castillo, Aarón Israel; Cortés-Useche, Camilo; Morikawa, Megan; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto (2021)

Coral restoration has been recognized as an increasingly important tool for coral conservation in recent years. In the Caribbean, the endangered staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis has been studied for restoration for ...

Assessing and genotyping threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis nurseries during restoration in southeast Dominican Republic

Calle-Triviño, Johanna; Rivera-Madrid, Renata; León-Pech, María Geovana; Cortés-Useche, Camilo; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Aguilar-Espinosa, Margarita; Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto (2020)

Acropora cervicornis is a structurally and functionally important Caribbean coral species. Since the 1980s, it has suffered drastic population losses with no signs of recovery and has been classified as a critically ...

Assisted fertilization of threatened Staghorn Coral to complement the restoration of nurseries in Southeastern Dominican Republic

Calle-Triviño, Johanna; Cortés-Useche, Camilo; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto (2018)

Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata have declined dramatically in the Caribbean since the early 80’s, and are classified as Critically Endangered Species. To promote their recovery, restoration programs focusing on ...

Dolphin ecology and behaviour in the southeastern waters of the Dominican Republic: preliminary observations

Whaley, A. R.; Parsons, E. C. M.; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Bonnelly de Calventi, I. (2006)

Between June 2004 and April 2006, 381 hours of dolphin surveys were undertaken in the waters off the village of Bayahíbe and Parque Nacional del Este on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic. This was the first ...

Primeros registros de cachalotes, Physeter macrocephalus y Kogia sima, en aguas caribeñas de la República Dominicana

Vázquez-Castán, Laura; Ángel-Galindo, José; Serrano, Arturo; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Lancho-Diéguez, Patricia (2012)

[Español] Éste es el primer registro del cachalote (Physeter macrocephalus) y del cachalote enano (Kogia sima) para el área de Bayahíbe en República Dominicana. Se efectuaron 10 salidas al mar, con un esfuerzo de 49.92 ...

Effects of elevated temperatures and health status of the crustose coralline algae Hydrolithon boergesenii (Corallinales: Mastophoroideae) on the larval settlement of Diploria labyrinthiformis (Scleractinia: Faviinae)

García, Nepsis; Villalpando, María F.; Cano, Iván; Sellares-Blasco, Rita I.; Cróquer, Aldo (2022)

Crustose Coralline Algae (CCA) is a well-known settlement inducer for stony corals and, ultimately, recruitment, a vital component for reef growth and resilience. However, potential impacts of diseased CCA on larval ...