Predicting Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea from MODIS observations
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl072932
Abstract: Recurrent and significant Sargassum beaching events in the Caribbean Sea (CS) have caused serious environmental and economic problems, calling for a long-term prediction capacity of Sargassum blooms. Here we present predictions based on a hindcast… read more here.
Keywords: modis; sargassum blooms; beaching events; caribbean sea ... See more keywords
Occurrence and virulence properties of Vibrio and Salinivibrio isolates from tropical lagoons of the southern Caribbean Sea
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DOI: 10.1007/s10482-017-0856-0
Abstract: Abstract The Vibrionaceae are Gram-negative bacteria present in marine and estuarine environments worldwide, including several species known as important pathogens to humans and aquatic organisms. The aim of this research was to investigate the occurrence… read more here.
Keywords: vibrio; virulence; caribbean sea; salinivibrio ... See more keywords
Shipwrecks on Roncador Cay, the Caribbean Sea and Their Relationship with Hurricanes, 1492-1920
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DOI: 10.1007/s10761-021-00612-9
Abstract: Previous studies suggest that tropical storms and hurricanes are among the leading causes of shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea since 1492. This paper will explore the relationship between shipwrecks and hurricanes in the Western Caribbean,… read more here.
Keywords: roncador cay; caribbean sea; 1492 1920; relationship hurricanes ... See more keywords
Planktonic foraminifera as indicators of oceanographic complexity on the southern Caribbean Sea continental shelf
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106359
Abstract: Abstract The southern Caribbean Sea over the northern South American continental shelf is oceanographically complex. It is subject to (1) widespread coastal upwelling, (2) wakes and eddies in the NW-flowing Guiana and Caribbean Currents to… read more here.
Keywords: plume; continental shelf; caribbean sea; southern caribbean ... See more keywords
Plastic pollution in islands of the Atlantic Ocean.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.096
Abstract: Marine plastic pollution is present in all oceans, including remote oceanic islands. Despite the increasing number of articles on plastic pollution in the last years, there is still a lack of studies in islands, that… read more here.
Keywords: islands atlantic; atlantic ocean; pollution; plastic pollution ... See more keywords
The invasive species Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758 - Bivalvia: Mytilidae) on artificial substrates: A baseline assessment for the Colombian Caribbean Sea.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110926
Abstract: This baseline paper shows the Indo-Pacific mussel Perna viridis (Asian green mussel) inhabiting on floating plastic substrates in the Atlantico Department, as well as rafting on marine debris found at the Via Parque Isla de… read more here.
Keywords: invasive species; perna viridis; colombian caribbean; caribbean sea ... See more keywords
Ocean model resolution dependence of Caribbean sea-level projections
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71563-0
Abstract: Sea-level rise poses severe threats to coastal and low-lying regions around the world, by exacerbating coastal erosion and flooding. Adequate sea-level projections over the next decades are important for both decision making and for the… read more here.
Keywords: sea level; sea; level projections; caribbean sea ... See more keywords
A guide to the morphology of bioluminescent signaling Cypridinid Ostracods from the Caribbean Sea, and a tabular key to the genera
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4303.3.1
Abstract: This guide is a convenient graphic description of all the salient features of the bioluminescent ostracods in the family Cypridinidae from the Caribbean Sea that are useful, and essential, for their accurate identification upon microscopic… read more here.
Keywords: cypridinid ostracods; guide; caribbean sea; tabular key ... See more keywords
Hispidorhynchus styracurae n. sp. (Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae) From the Chupare Stingray, Styracura schmardae (Werner), from the Caribbean Sea, Including New Records of Oncomegas wageneri (Linton, 1890)
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DOI: 10.1645/17-5
Abstract: ABSTRACT Species of the eutetrarhynchid genus Hispidorhynchus Schaeffner and Beveridge, 2012 possess an uncinate macrohook on the bothrial surface of the basal swelling of each tentacle. This unique feature of the oncotaxy is only shared… read more here.
Keywords: oncomegas wageneri; hispidorhynchus; caribbean sea; styracura schmardae ... See more keywords
A 17-year dataset of surface water fugacity of CO2 along with calculated pH, aragonite saturation state and air–sea CO2 fluxes in the northern Caribbean Sea
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DOI: 10.5194/essd-12-1489-2020
Abstract: Abstract. A high-quality dataset of surface water fugacity of CO2 ( fCO2w ) 1 , consisting of over a million observations, and derived products are presented for the northern Caribbean Sea, covering the time span… read more here.
Keywords: co2; surface water; northern caribbean; air sea ... See more keywords
Predictability of non-phase-locked baroclinic tides in the Caribbean Sea
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DOI: 10.5194/os-15-1287-2019
Abstract: Abstract. The predictability of the sea surface height expression of baroclinic tides is examined with 96 h forecasts produced by the AMSEAS operational forecast model during 2013–2014. The phase-locked tide, both barotropic and baroclinic, is identified by… read more here.
Keywords: non phase; predictability; phase locked; sea ... See more keywords