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Sexual reproduction in the Caribbean coral genus Mycetophyllia, in la Parguera, Puerto Rico
(2006)
Sexual reproduction is the most important process in the life history of corals because it provides the genetic variability to survive in changing environments. There is a lack of information about the reproductive biology ...
Estatus de los nuevos ensamblajes bénticos y dinámica de lo juveniles de coral que crecen sobre colonias de Orbicella faveolata que murieron después de la anomalía térmica de 2005
(2020-05-23)
La combinación de enfermedades y el blanqueamiento intensivo durante la anomalía térmica en el año 2005 causaron la pérdida del 53% de la cobertura viva de coral en la Reserva Natural La Parguera (RNLP). Al desaparecer el ...
Population dynamics of hurricane-generated fragments of elkhorn coral Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816)
(2005-05)
Fragmentation and local dispersion of hurricane-generated fragments have been
considered an important feature in the life history, population dynamics and genetic
structure of the elkhorn coral Acropora palmata. The ...
Integrated studies in coral reef ecology: Genetics, octocoral predation, and remote sensing
(2016)
This dissertation consists of three peer-reviewed publications that are integrated by their collective contribution to several different scales of information (molecular, community, and landscape) that are important in ...
Reproductive biology of two ecomorphs of the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa in La Parguera, Puerto Rico
(2020-12-09)
The reproductive success of corals is an important element for the maintenance of populations, community and ecosystem function. The common Caribbean reef-building scleractinian Montastraea cavernosa has two distinct, ...
Sexual reproduction in the Caribbean coral genus colpophyllia (Scleractinia: Mussidae) in Puerto Rico
(2017)
Three species of Caribbean scleractinian coral have been described within the genus Colpophyllia, C. natans, C. breviserialis and C. amaranthus, but only C. natans seems to be widely recognized by the scientific community. ...
Morphometric examination of corallite and colony variability in the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa
(2004-12)
The genus Montastraea in the Caribbean was thought to be formed by two
species, M. annularis and M. cavernosa. However, recent research has uncovered two
more species in the M. annularis complex, and two different ...
Comparison of molecular biomarkers within and across scleractinian coral species exposed to elevated temperatures
(2005)
There has been an increase in the frequency and intensity of bleaching events on
scleractinian corals since 1980. Coral bleaching in 1998 was the most extensive and
severe ever recorded. These large scale bleaching ...
Madracis auretenra (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae): Testing our knowledge of systematics, biology and connectivity in the western North Atlantic
(2009)
The systematic biology of the Caribbean scleractinian coral Madracis auretenra Locke,
Weil and Coates 2007 is presented. This includes a new species description and brief taxonomic
history, an explanation for the name ...
Coral reef community structure in La Parguera Natural Reserve ten years after the 2005-06 mass mortalities
(2020-05-26)
La Parguera Natural Reserve has one of the best-developed coral reef ecosystems in Puerto Rico, sustaining an important socio-ecological system. In 2005, an unprecedented high thermal anomaly produced intensive and extensive ...