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    Status of coral reefs in the Northern Caribbean and Western Atlantic GCRMN Node in 2008

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    Recursos naturales
    Recursos costeros y marinos
    Arrecifes de coral
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    Technicians, professionals and scientists
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    Abstract:The Node is a mix of islands, some with well-developed economies like Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos, where reef conservation is strong or improving, and others with developing or extremely poor economies like Haiti, where reef monitoring and conservation need to expand. All northern Caribbean coral reefs except Bermuda were affected during the major coral bleaching and hurricane year in 2005. Reefs were severely damaged; for example, 34% of corals around Jamaica bleached, and half of these died, though there is evidence of coral resilience on the north coast. The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica signed the Caribbean Challenge to conserve 20% of their coastal resources, including coral reefs, by 2010, along with other Caribbean states. The invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) now occurs in several countries, including Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos, posing a significant risk to native species.
    Author(s):Creary, Marcia
    Alcolado, Pedro
    Coelho, Vania
    Crabbe, James
    Green, Sean
    Geraldes, Francesco
    Henry, Ainsley
    Hibbert, Marlon
    Jones, Ross
    Jones-Smith, Loureene
    Manfrino, Carrie
    Manuel, Sarah
    McCoy, Croy
    Wiener, Jean
    Date:2008
    Published:Status of coral reefs of the world: 2008 (pp. 239-252)
    Citation:Creary, M., Alcolado, P., Vania Coelho, J. A., Crabbe, S. G., Geraldes, F., Henry, A., & Hibbert, M. (2008). Status of coral reefs in the Northern Caribbean and Western Atlantic GCRMN Node in 2008. In Status of coral reefs of the world: 2008 (pp. 239-252). Recuperado de:
    URI:https://bvearmb.do/handle/123456789/5842

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