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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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). ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...