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Benthic habitat mapping and bio-optical characterization La Parguera Marine Reserve using passive and active remote sensing data
(2015)
Remote sensing techniques are widely useful in the field of oceanography and provide a better understanding of the dynamics of ocean circulation, in monitoring climate change, for navigation and fisheries management, and ...
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 ...
Long-term trends in water quality parameters in coastal waters of Puerto Rico
(2016)
Ocean color remote sensing technology has been widely used in coastal water quality
research. Of particular importance is the influence of river discharge on turbidity and
chlorophyll concentration in coastal areas, which ...
Ecological aspects of sponges in mesophotic coral ecosystems
(2010)
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCE) represent a new realm of unexplored habitats that range from 30-100m deep. Given the worldwide coral reef decline, MCE research has created great expectations because of their potential ...
Spectral properties and population dynamics of the harmful dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides (Margalef) in southwestern Puerto Rico
(2008)
Recurrent blooms of the potentially ichthyotoxic dinoflagellate Cochlodinium
polykrikoides were observed since 1958 at Bahía Fosforescente, a bioluminescent bay in
southwestern Puerto Rico. Despite its potential deleterious ...
Responses of two species of Caribbean shallow-water branching corals to changes in ultraviolet radiation
(2005)
Clear coral reefs waters are highly transparent to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and
therefore, reef organisms should be adapted to tolerate present levels of UVR. However,
UVR can severely damage coral tissues and overall ...
Hurricane forcing of phytoplankton biomass in the Sargasso Sea
(2015)
Phytoplankton is responsible for half of the world’s oxygen and plays an
important role in carbon sequestration. Satellite ocean color sensors provide estimates
of chlorophyll-a concentration [chl-a] from phytoplankton ...
Influence of Saharan aerosols on phytoplankton biomass in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean
(2010-12)
Atmospheric transport of aerosols from desert regions of Africa supply nutrients, such as iron, to oligotrophic oceanic waters. Phytoplanktonic organisms in surface waters use bio-available Fe, increasing their rate of ...
Assessing spatial and temporal changes in seagrass communities using historical aerial photography and satellite data
(2016)
Seagrass beds provide a number of important ecosystem services. However, reported cases of seagrass loss have increased, emphasizing the need for assessing seagrass health worldwide. This study provides a high resolution ...
Evaluation and development of bio-optical algorithms for chlorophyll retrieval in western Puerto Rico
(2008)
A series of cruises were carried out in Mayagüez Bay from January, 1997, to January, 2004, with the purpose of studying phytoplankton dynamics, optically active water components and ultimately developing bio-optical ...