Azooxanthellate Madracis coral communities off San Bernardo Islands (Colombian Caribbean)
"Azooxanthellate habitat-forming corals develop in deep waters adjacent to shallow fringing coral reefs off San Bernardo and Rosario Islands (Colombian Caribbean). This study was carried out to characterize biological and geological features of the contin...
Establecimiento de un Sistema de Monitoreo Socioeconomico para el Parque Nacional Natural Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo - sector San Bernardo, Caribe Colombiano
Status and trends assessment for LBSP impacts on reef communities in Faga’alu Bay and Vatia Bay
This work builds on prior assessment and monitoring surveys of the benthic reef communities conducted in Faga’alu and Vatia bays to address national and jurisdictional goals to reduce the impacts of land-based sources of pollution in coral reef ecosystems...
Understanding the spatial distribution, intensity, overlap and cumulative impact of human activities is essential for effective management and protection of ecosystem services generated by coral reefs. These maps of human impact and activities also direct...
Assessment of management effectiveness for the Marine Protected Areas at the Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Park (Cartagena): Towards an adaptive management of Colombias first coral reef protected area
This is the first management effectiveness evaluation with biological, socioeconomic and governance components. The project followed an approach, which consisted of: 1. Initial meetings to identify and prioritize the relevant MPA effectiveness indicators....
Goals: "1. Conduct ecosystem monitoring of the species composition, abundance, percent cover, size distribution, and general health of the fishes, corals, other invertebrates, and algae of the shallow water (<30 m) coral reef ecosystems 2. Deploy, retr...
Determining the efficacy of watershed management in the Wahikuli and Honokowai watersheds, West Maui
Purpose/need: The Hawaii Coral Reef Strategy identified the coral reef ecosystem along the West Maui watersheds (Ka’anapali to Honolua) as a State Priority Management Area. Coral reefs in the region are severely affected by sedimentation and siltation str...
Identifying coral reef resilience potential in American Samoa based on CRED coral reef monitoring data
Purpose/Need: Reefs in American Samoa have been repeatedly impacted by predation from Crown-Of-Thorns Seastars (COTS), and are also increasingly threatened by impacts related to climate change such as bleaching. Local managers have expressed a specific in...
Summary Report of Baseline Surveys for Benthic and Fish Communities in the Fagamalo No-Take Marine Protected Area, American Samoa
"The village of Fagamalo in American Samoa became the first village in the Territory of American Samoa to set aside a portion of their coastline and marine environment as a Fishery Management Area (No-Take Marine Protected area). In May 2010 villagers of ...
Oceanic productivity and high-frequency temperature variability—not human habitation—supports calcifier abundance on central Pacific coral reefs
Past research has demonstrated how local-scale human impacts—including reduced water quality, overfishing, and eutrophication—adversely affect coral reefs. More recently, global-scale shifts in ocean conditions arising from climate change have been shown ...
Azooxanthellate Madracis coral communities off San Bernardo Islands (Colombian Caribbean)