In the western Atlantic, despite increasing concerns about designing and implementing an integrated approach in coastal conservation and management, the ecological relationships (i.e., habitat connectivity) for reef ...

In the western central Atlantic the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is harvested within 30 exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and local waters where it provides essential sustenance and sport fishing opportunities ...

Since the mid-1980s, two Indo-Pacific lionfishes, Pterois volitans and P. miles, have established a significant presence in the Western North Atlantic, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The first documented ...

The relationship between the distribution, abundance, and movement of fishes to the abundance and arrangement of habitats constitutes a fundamental basis for ecosystem-based management. Defining nursery areas, essential ...

The world oceans are deteriorating at a fast pace with obvious effects on coral reefs, in which at least 50% of coral cover has disappeared. Conservation actions, such Marine Protected Areas are being implemented to ...

Roving herbivorous fishes are an integral part of the biodiversity of coral reefs due to their high abundance and ecological role as grazers of benthic algae. The present study examined the ecology of surgeounfish ...

Marine and coastal ecosystems are subject to a wide variety of stressors derived from anthropogenic activities. Because of the complexity of these threats and the difficulty in monitoring them in a synoptic manner, ...

Some coral reef fishes depend on specific habitats to complete ontogenetic migrations. The distribution of these nursery species may be influenced by the connectivity between nursery habitats, used during early life ...

This dissertation characterizes the fish community associated with Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) of the La Parguera shelf-slope between 2007 and 2011 using rebreather trimix technical diving. Fishes were identified, ...