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A scuticociliate causes mass mortality of Diadema antillarum in the Caribbean Sea
(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, ...
Free-swimming fauna associated with influxes of pelagic sargassum : implications for management and harvesting
(2023)
Mass accumulations of pelagic sargassum (Sargassum natans and S. fluitans) in the Tropical Atlantic, across the Caribbean and off the coast of West Africa, are causing extensive ecological and socioeconomic harm. The ...
Seasonal variation in morphotype composition of pelagic Sargassum influx events is linked to oceanic origin
(2023)
The recent proliferation of pelagic Sargassum spp. in the Tropical Atlantic causes major ecological and socioeconomic impacts to the wider Caribbean when it washes ashore, with regional fisheries and tourism industries ...
Reef condition and protection of coral diversity and evolutionary history in the marine protected areas of Southeastern Dominican Republic
(2019)
Changes in structure and function of coral reefs are increasingly significant and few sites in the Caribbean can tolerate local and global stress factors. Therefore, we assessed coral reef condition indicators in reefs ...
Widespread loss of Caribbean acroporid corals was underway before coral bleaching and disease outbreaks
(2020)
The mass mortality of acroporid corals has transformed Caribbean reefs from coral- to macroalgal-dominated habitats since systematic monitoring began in the 1970s. Declines have been attributed to overfishing, pollution, ...
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)
(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 ...
Status and trends of coral reefs of the Caribbean region
(2021)
Content: 1. Geographic information and context -- 2. Summary of data contributed to this report -- 3. Status of coral reefs in the Caribbean region -- 4. Subregional trends in the cover of live hard coral and algae within ...
Coral disease hotspots in the Caribbean
(2017)
Recent outbreaks of coral diseases in the Caribbean have been linked to increasingly stressful sea-surface temperatures (SSTs). Yet, ocean warming is spatially heterogeneous and therefore has the potential to lead to ...
Community perceptions of tourism impacts on coastal protected areas
(2019)
The Dominican Republic is one of the countries with the highest growing number of tourists in coastal protected areas. The objective of this study was to examine the perceived impact of tourism on three coastal national ...
Planning for resilience : incorporating scenario and model uncertainty and trade-offs when prioritizing management of climate refugia
(2022)
Climate change has become the greatest threat to the world's ecosystems. Locating and managing areas that contribute to the survival of key species under climate change is critical for the persistence of ecosystems in the ...