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The transformation of Caribbean coral communities since humans
(2021)
The mass die-off of Caribbean corals has transformed many of this region’s reefs to macroalgal-dominated habitats since systematic monitoring began in the 1970s. Although attributed to a combination of local and global ...
Importancia de los viveros de coral y su impacto socioeconómico
(2022)
[Español] Desde el 2004, en la República Dominicana se ha impulsado la restauración de ecosistemas marinos mediante este método y se ha llegado a ver cómo estas acciones han afectado positivamente a las comunidades costeras ...
Diversidad y abundancia relativa de corales, octocorales y esponjas en el Parque Nacional Jaragua, República Dominicana
(2006)
[English] The Jaragua National Park is located in a remote area to the SW coast of the Dominican Republic. Fishing and mining are the major human activities. The main reef formations of the Park include: (a) long bank reefs ...
Acciones de conservación marina a través de la integración de la comunidad local
(2022)
[Español] Debido a distintas presiones globales y locales, los ecosistemas costero-marinos se encuentran rápidamente en declive a un ritmo alarmante. La República Dominicana es especialmente vulnerable a los efectos de la ...
Similarities and differences between two deadly Caribbean coral diseases : white plague and stony coral tissue loss disease
(2021)
For several decades, white plagues (WPDs: WPD-I, II and III) and more recently, stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) have significantly impacted Caribbean corals. These diseases are often difficult to separate in the ...
Effects of herbivory by the urchin Diadema antillarum on early restoration success of the coral Acropora cervicornis in the central Caribbean
(2020)
Herbivory is a key process well-known to maintain a coral-dominated state, and in the Caribbean Sea, the long-spine urchin Diadema antillarum is thought to aid coral success by removing algae from seafloor substrate that ...
Factores globales y locales que inciden sobre la degradación de los arrecifes coralinos : una revisión para la República Dominicana
(2022)
Este trabajo tiene por objetivo identificar los factores globales y locales que han impactado la salud de los arrecifes dominicanos en las últimas décadas, así como puntualizar las acciones que se han llevado a cabo en el ...
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 ...
Overcoming barriers to reef restoration : field-based method for approximate genotyping of Acropora cervicornis
(2023)
Reef restoration efforts aim to enhance resilience by safeguarding the genetic diversity of coral populations. This could be facilitated by genotyping methods that are relatively inexpensive, and field-based. A potential ...
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 ...