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Epizootiology of Caribbean Yellow Band Disease in La Parguera, Puerto Rico
(2011)
Caribbean Yellow Band Disease (CYBD) is one of the most important coral diseases
affecting Montastraea species in the Caribbean. This work includes two studies of the
current status of CYBD affecting Montastraea faveolata ...
Multiple antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus spp. in waters and sediments of Barceloneta–Manatí, Puerto Rico
(2010)
Recently the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment has increased, creating a
worldwide human health problem. Antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus spp. in coastal areas of
Mayagüez, Guayanilla, ...
Development of an autonomous sample filtration and archival device for aquatic microbiology: Assessment of potential preservation buffers
(2011)
Ongoing advances in molecular techniques have certainly increased our understanding of marine microbial ecology. However, much of this knowledge could be enhanced by increased sampling frequency. This work presents the ...
Comparative transcriptomics of the two distinct morphologies of the Caribbean octocoral Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766)
(2019-05-15)
Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766) seems to be the only Caribbean species in the genus Briareum, with four additional species found in the Indo-pacific region. Since the 1970’s, interest from pharmaceutical companies to ...
Dynamics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter, cdom, in coastal tropical waters
(2010)
Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM ag355) distribution in surface waters of
Mayagüez Bay, Puerto Rico can be related to riverine allochtonous sources. Inshore CDOM
ag355 had six times (0.55 m-1), and offshore ...
Using DNA barcoding to describe the diversity of sharks in Puerto Rico
(2020-11-04)
Worldwide shark populations have been drastically decreasing due to illegal fishing. In healthy marine ecosystems, sharks are considered apex predators and their removal (e.g., overfishing) has caused a negative impact on ...
Macrobiofouling on open-ocean submerged aquaculture cages in Puerto Rico
(2007)
Biofouling in aquaculture cages is known as a significant problem in aquaculture cage farm operations. The purpose of this study was to assess biofouling composition and percentage of biofouling coverage over time on nets ...
A multivariate review of the taxonomy of the scleractinian genus Meandrina (Lamarck, 1801) in the Caribbean
(2004-05)
The genus Meandrina is a widely distributed scleractinian group in the western
Atlantic. The specific taxonomy within the genus remains confusing due to short and
poorly detailed descriptions, lack of statistically-based ...
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 ...
The diet of masked, brown and red-footed boobies (sulidae: pelecaniformes) in the mona passage, Puerto Rico
(2009)
From four visits to Monito Islet in the Isla de Mona Natural Reserve, the prey
description (diversity, dominance, importance, length, taxonomy and volume), the dietary
niche (breadth, contribution and overlap) and the ...