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    • Thresholds in Caribbean coral reefs : implications for ecosystem-based fishery management 

      Karr, Kendra A.; Fujita, Rod; Halpern, Benjamin S.; Kappel, Carrie V.; Crowder, Larry; Selkoe, Kimberly A.; Alcolado, Pedro M.; Rader, Doug (2014)
      This article describes how ecosystem-based fishery management can preserve coral reefs by preventing transitions to degraded states. Analyzing 2,001 Caribbean reefs, researchers identified nonlinear thresholds in total ...
    • Regional spatio-temporal trends in Caribbean coral reef benthic communities 

      Schutte, Virginia G. W.; Selig, Elizabeth R.; Bruno, John F. (2010)
      Caribbean coral cover has declined sharply, with the biggest drop in 1980–1981 during the Acropora white band disease outbreak. Since 1982, coral cover has remained relatively stable. Macroalgal cover peaked in 1986 after ...
    • Island biogeography of Caribbean coral reef fish 

      Sandin, Stuart A.; Vermeij, Mark J. A.; Hurlbert, Allen H. (2008)
      This study tested biogeographical predictions for reef fish assemblages in the Caribbean, focusing on the relationships between fish species richness and island area, isolation, and oceanographic variables. Data from 24 ...
    • Status of coral reefs in the Northern Caribbean and Western Atlantic GCRMN Node in 2008 

      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 (2008)
      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 ...
    • 19 de febrero : Día Mundial de las Ballenas 

      Fundación Propagas (2025)
      ¿Sabías que la República Dominicana es uno de los destinos más importantes para las ballenas jorobadas?