Changes in growth, vitality, and habitat value of Acropora cervicornis in the US Caribbean
The project was planned to document the habitat value of Acropora cervicornis, staghorn coral, colonies or stands/thickets as they changed in configuration through growth and disturbance. Research addressed environmental condition and productivity of A. c...
Effects of trap fishing on coral reefs and associated habitats in the US Caribbean [Project:trap_impacts_studiesCarib.mxd]
We are conducting surveys of trap distributions, targeted habitats, trap damage to coral reefs and associated habitats, and spatial/temporal distribution of catches. Field work was conducted with local partners: FWCC in Florida Keys; UPR-M in Puerto Rico ...
Effects of trap fishing on coral reefs and associated habitats in the Florida Keys [Project title: trap_impacts_studiesFL.mxd]
We conducted surveys of trap distributions, targeted habitats, trap damage to coral reefs and associated habitats, and spatial/temporal distribution of catches. Field work was conducted with local partners: FWCC in Florida Keys (this data set); UPR-M in P...
Population dynamics and genotypic richness of threatened Acropora species and their hybrid in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata have experienced substantial losses in coral cover throughout the Caribbean, but their hybrid (A. prolifera) appears to be increasing at some sites. The shifts in relative abundance could result from hybridization with ...
Passive acoustic monitoring of fish spawning aggregations in Puerto Rico
"Large predators are important in healthy coral reef ecosystems. However, many populations of these species are depleted on the insular shelves of the U.S. Caribbean. Commercially important species, e.g., large groupers, that gather annually to spawn, are...
Ten years of change to coral communities off Mona and Desecheo Islands, Puerto Rico, from disease and bleaching
"Remote reefs off southwest Puerto Rico have experienced recent losses in live coral cover of 30 to 80%, primarily due to the decline of Montastraea annularis and M. faveolata from disease and bleaching. These species were formerly the largest, oldest, an...
Characterization of a mid-shelf bank in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico as essential habitat of corals and reef fishes [electronic resource] : final report 10/1/2003 - 4/31/2004 / submitted by Jay R. Rooker, Ronald L. Hill, Tim Dellapenna.
"Research objectives: 1) characterize and quantify economically important fish populations at Sonnier Bank to support evaluation of this area as essential habitat; 2) map benthic habitat characteristics on a finer scale than what is currently available fo...
Characterization of macroalgal-associated microbial communities from shallow to mesophotic depths at Manawai, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawai‘i
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawai‘i, is one of the most isolated and protected archipelagos in the world, making it a natural laboratory to examine macroalgal-microbial diversity because of limited direct anthropogenic impacts. We co...
Changes in growth, vitality, and habitat value of Acropora cervicornis in the US Caribbean
Engineering by catch reduction in West Indian fish traps (Excerpt by R. L. Hill to remove financial information unrelated to reported activities)