Caribbean-wide, long-term study of seagrass beds reveals local variations, shifts in community structure and occasional collapse.

Autor: Brigitta I van Tussenbroek, Jorge Cortés, Rachel Collin, Ana C Fonseca, Peter M H Gayle, Hector M Guzmán, Gabriel E Jácome, Rahanna Juman, Karen H Koltes, Hazel A Oxenford, Alberto Rodríguez-Ramirez, Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Struan R Smith, John J Tschirky, Ernesto Weil

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 3, p e90600 (2014)

The CARICOMP monitoring network gathered standardized data from 52 seagrass sampling stations at 22 sites (mostly Thalassia testudinum-dominated beds in reef systems) across the Wider Caribbean twice a year over the period 1993 to 2007 (and in some c

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Widespread local chronic stressors in Caribbean coastal habitats.

Autor: Chollett I; Smithsonian Marine Station, Smithsonian Institution, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America., Collin R; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Panama City, Panama., Bastidas C; Departamento de Biología de Organismos, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sea Grant Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America., Cróquer A; Departamento de Estudios Ambientales, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela., Gayle PMH; Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Ann, Jamaica., Jordán-Dahlgren E; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Puerto Morelos, Mexico., Koltes K; Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior, Washington DC, United States of America., Oxenford H; Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados., Rodriguez-Ramirez A; Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Weil E; University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico., Alemu J; University of the West Indies, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago., Bone D; Instituto de Tecnología y Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela., Buchan KC; Environment and Economy Directorate, Dorset County Council, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom., Creary Ford M; Centre for Marine Sciences, University of West Indies, St. Ann, Jamaica., Escalante-Mancera E; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Puerto Morelos, Mexico., Garzón-Ferreira J; Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States of America., Guzmán HM; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Panama City, Panama., Kjerfve B; American University of Sharjah, Sharja, United Arab Emirates., Klein E; Departamento de Estudios Ambientales, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela., McCoy C; Department of Environment, Cayman Islands Government, Georgetown, Grand Cayman.; School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Gwyneth, United Kingdom., Potts AC; University of Trinidad and Tobago, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago., Ruíz-Rentería F; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Puerto Morelos, Mexico., Smith SR; Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, Flatt's, Bermuda., Tschirky J; American Bird Conservancy, International Program, Washington DC, United States of America., Cortés J; Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.

Publikováno v: PloS one [PLoS One] 2017 Dec 20; Vol. 12 (12), pp. e0188564. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 20 (Print Publication: 2017).