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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This work investigates the seasonality of the satellite-derived chlorophyll signal (Chl-a) at eight (8) established fish spawning aggregation sites in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands and events that might ...

The picoplankton contribution to the total biomass has not been considered when it is estimated using remote sensors. In this work, In situ chlorophyll-a values were compared to values obtained from; a) Sea-viewing Wide ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...