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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. ...
Deciphering bahía fosforescente: New approaches towards the understanding of this unique ecosystem
(2015)
For decades, bioluminescent bays and lagoons have intrigued and puzzled researchers due to the accumulation of high cell densities of the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense var. bahamense. In recent years ...
Autotrophic picoplankton in tropical reservoirs: A hydrobiological approximation of their abundance, dynamics and diversity
(2016)
In the present study, the abundance, dynamics and diversity of photosynthetic picoplankton were studied, with emphasis on the picocyanobacteria community, in two tropical reservoirs of Puerto Rico (Cerrillos and Lucchetti). ...
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 ...
Detection of human-derived fecal contamination in Puerto Rico using carbamazepine, HF183 bacteriodes, and fecal indicator bacteria
(2015)
Carbamazepine (CBZ) and fecal indicator bacteria were used to detect fecal pollution and its human origins in 17 sites located mostly in coastal areas of Puerto Rico. CBZ was quantified using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent ...
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 ...