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Factores que afectan la propagación y establecimiento de Avicennia germinans L. en ambientes degradados de regiones semiáridas subtropicales
(2005)
Massive mortality in mangrove stands was reported during the 1990’s in Jobos
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (JOBANNER). At the present the recruitment
and growth of Avicennia germinans seedlings are negligible. ...
Coastal habitat connectivity of reef fishes from southwestern Puerto Rico
(2004)
In the western Atlantic, despite increasing concerns about designing and
implementing an integrated approach in coastal conservation and management, the
ecological relationships (i.e., habitat connectivity) for reef ...
Assessment of coral reef community structure using water optical properties
(2008)
Measuring and monitoring the underwater light field is essential for coral reef
ecological assessments since the health of these communities are affected or influenced
by nutrients, sediments, and other materials that ...
Metazoan parasites of marine mammals from the Caribbean and the western coast of North America
(2005)
Studies concerning marine mammal parasites are scarce and some are outdated. I
document the metazoan parasites of cetaceans and sirenians from Puerto Rico, the
U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and of cetacean and pinnipeds ...
Nutrient distribution across the insular shelf of La Parguera Puerto Rico: Assessment by algal tissue nitrogen
(2008)
A survey was conducted to investigate possible presence of an inshore to shelf edge gradient in % nitrogen (%N) and stable nitrogen isotope ratio (δ15N; ‰ vs. air) in tissues of the rhodophyte Acanthophora spicifera and ...
Spatio-temporal variation in organic nitrogen and carbon in sediments associated with tropical submerged cage aquaculture
(2007)
The diminution of marine fish populations due to over-fishing has stimulated the increase of
mariculture activities, including in cages located near the coast. However, these activities may
be detrimental influence to ...
Ontogenetic migration and growth of french grunt (Teleostei: Haemulon flavolineatum) as determined by coded wire tags
(2005-12)
The early life history of grunts was studied using mark-recapture techniques. Juvenile fish (Haemulon flavolineatum) were tagged with coded wires and the effects of tagging were investigated in controlled tank experiments. ...
Coastal mycology of Puerto Rico: A survey and biological aspects of marine, estuarine, and mangrove fungi
(2005-05)
This study was subdivided into the chapters listed below, which treated a number of
biological aspects of the coastal mycology of Puerto Rico (PR): (1) A review chapter on
mangroves and mangrove-associated plants was ...
Macrobiofouling on open-ocean submerged aquaculture cages in Puerto Rico
(2007)
Biofouling in aquaculture cages is known as a significant problem in aquaculture cage farm operations. The purpose of this study was to assess biofouling composition and percentage of biofouling coverage over time on nets ...
A multivariate review of the taxonomy of the scleractinian genus Meandrina (Lamarck, 1801) in the Caribbean
(2004-05)
The genus Meandrina is a widely distributed scleractinian group in the western
Atlantic. The specific taxonomy within the genus remains confusing due to short and
poorly detailed descriptions, lack of statistically-based ...