Temporal changes in the composition and biomass of beached pelagic Sargassum species in the Mexican Caribbean
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2020.103275
Abstract: Abstract Since 2011, unusually large quantities of pelagic Sargassum fluitans and S. natans (sargasso) have been washing ashore along the coasts of some African countries and the Greater Caribbean, impacting ecosystems and economies. We estimated… read more here.
Keywords: biomass; pelagic sargassum; sargassum species; mexican caribbean ... See more keywords
Coral reef systems of the Mexican Caribbean: Status, recent trends and conservation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.07.005
Abstract: Over the last four decades the Mexican Caribbean has experienced intensive coastal development, and change on the reef system condition has already been observed. This paper describes the reef system characteristics, at local and seascape… read more here.
Keywords: status; systems mexican; reef systems; coral reef ... See more keywords
A new species of Monstrilla (Copepoda, Monstrilloida) from the western Caribbean with comments on M.wandelii Stephensen, 1913 and M.conjunctiva Giesbrecht, 1893
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1128.84944
Abstract: Abstract The taxonomic study of monstrilloid copepods is hampered by incomplete early descriptions, uncertain synonymies, and the difficulty of reliably matching males and females of species. A re-evaluation of male monstrilloid specimens collected from two… read more here.
Keywords: mexican caribbean; wandelii; wandelii stephensen; new species ... See more keywords
Transcriptomic differences between bleached and unbleached hydrozoan Millepora complanata following the 2015-2016 ENSO in the Mexican Caribbean
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14626
Abstract: The 2015-2016 El Niño-southern oscillation or “ENSO” caused many M. complanata colonies that live in the Mexican Caribbean to experience extensive bleaching. The purpose of this work was to analyze the effect of bleaching on… read more here.
Keywords: mexican caribbean; enso mexican; following 2015; 2015 2016 ... See more keywords
Epibiont hydroids on beachcast Sargassum in the Mexican Caribbean
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9795
Abstract: Massive accumulations of pelagic species of Sargassum have generated recent social, economic and ecological problems along Caribbean shores. In the Mexican Caribbean, these events have prompted the study of diverse biological and ecological aspects of… read more here.
Keywords: sargassum mexican; hydroids beachcast; epibiont hydroids; area ... See more keywords