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Crecimiento bacteriano en el área de la Parguera: Respuesta a factores climáticos y al flujo de agua proveniente del área de Guánica
(2008)
The temporal and spatial variability of bacterial abundance (BA), production (BP) and respiration (BR) was compared to phytoplankton biomass, salinity, temperature, turbidity, and fluorescence of dissolved organic matter ...
A case study of Irgarol contamination in coastal environments: The case of Caribbean waters
(2006)
Coral reefs are amongst the most biologically diverse habitats on earth, which, in addition to their ecological importance, are significant sources of sea food, nursery grounds for many fisheries and a reservoir of ...
Accumulation and elimination of copper by the flat-tree oyster Isognomon alatus
(2007-05)
A baseline study of copper concentrations in I. alatus from Bioluminescent Bay during May 2004 to June 2005 was conducted. In general, average copper levels were (7.64-17.1 μg/g dry wt), which are lower than those previously ...
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. ...
Isolation and identification of the fecal pollution indicators Enterococcus spp. from seagrass Thalassia testudinum at la Parguera Puerto Rico and the use of enterococci for microbial source tracking
(2008)
The occurrence and persistence of the fecal contamination indicators Enterococcus
spp. were studied in La Parguera, southwestern Puerto Rico, as an initial step in
microbial source tracking (MST). The scientific literature ...
Mitochondrial DNA analyses for species Identification of snappers from Caribbean waters
(2008)
This study examined phylogenetic relationships among fifteen species of the Lutjanidae family
occurring within the Caribbean Basin, based on mitochondrial 12S rDNA analysis. Previous
investigations have limited their ...