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Assessing and genotyping threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis nurseries during restoration in southeast Dominican Republic
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Show full item recordAbstract: | 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 endangered species. Its rapid growth rate makes it an excellent candidate for coral restoration programs. In 2011, the Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos (Dominican Marine Studies Foundation, FUNDEMAR) began an A. cervicornis restoration program in Bayahibe, southeast Dominican Republic. In this study, we present the methodology and results of this program from its conception through 2017, a preliminary analysis of the strong 2016 and 2017 cyclonic seasons in the greater Caribbean, and a genetic characterization of the “main nursery”. |
Author(s): | Calle-Triviño, Johanna
Rivera-Madrid, Renata León-Pech, María Geovana Cortés-Useche, Camilo Sellares-Blasco, Rita I. Aguilar-Espinosa, Margarita Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto |
Date: | 2020 |
Published: | PeerJ [2167-8359], 8, e8863. |
Citation: | Calle-Triviño, J. et al. (2020). Assessing and genotyping threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis nurseries during restoration in southeast Dominican Republic. PeerJ, 8, e8863. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8863 |
URI: | https://bvearmb.do/handle/123456789/716
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