Condition assessment of coral reefs of two marine protected areas under different regimes of use in the north-western Caribbean
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- 作者：Susana Perera-Valderramaa ; susana.perera@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; susana@snap.cu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hé ; ctor Herná ; ndez-Aranab ; hhernand@ecosur.mx" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Miguel-Á ; ngel Ruiz-Zá ; rateb ; Pedro M. Alcoladoc ; Hansel Caballero-Aragó ; nd ; Jaime Gonzá ; lez-Canoe ; Alejandro Vega-Zepedab ; Dorka Cobiá ; n-Rojasf
- 关键词：Coral reefs ; Marine protected areas ; Caribbean region ; Coral condition
- 刊名：Ocean & Coastal Management
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：July 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：127
- 期：Complete
- 页码：16-25
- 全文大小：1544 K
文摘
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We assessed the condition of reefs of two protected areas in Cuba and Mexico.
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Indicators were related to hard corals, macroalgae and Diadema antillarum.
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Studied reefs are in different stages of changes that Caribbean reefs are facing.
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Both Guanahacabibes reefs in Cuba showed a very similar condition in coral dominance.
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Cancun reefs display different patterns between them and with those in Cuba.