Status of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in Southern Tropical America: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panamá and Venezuela

 

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Autores: Rodríguez Ramírez, Alberto, Bastidas, Carolina, Cortés Núñez, Jorge, Guzmán, Héctor M., Leão, Zelinda, Garzón Ferreira, Jaime, Kikuchi, Ruy, Padovani Ferreira, Beatrice, Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José, Jiménez Centeno, Carlos, Fonseca Escalante, Ana Cecilia, Salas De la Fuente, Eva María, Nivia Ruiz, Jaime, Fernández García, Cindy, Rodríguez, Sebastian, Debrot, Denise, Cróquer, Aldo, Gil, Diego L., Gómez López, Diana Isabel, Navas Camacho, Raúl, Reyes Nivia, María Catalina, Acosta, Alberto, Alvarado Ch., Elvira M., Pizarro, Valeria, SanJuan, Adolfo, Herrón, Pilar, Zapata, Fernando A., Zea, Sven, López Victoria, Mateo, Sánchez, Juan Armando
Formato: capítulo de libro
Fecha de Publicación:2008
Descripción:Algae are the most abundant reef organisms in most of the countries; high coral cover does occur at numerous reef locations at the Caribbean (~70%) and Pacific (~95%) coasts. No major changes in live coral cover have been observed recently in the region; some localised decline and recovery trends are evident for each country. Coral reefs in the region experience many natural and human threats, and predictions suggest that nearly 50% of reefs are at very low risk of decline in 5-10 years, even considering global climate change, and around 40% of reefs could be under high risk of decline in the mid-long term (>10 years). Massive coral bleaching occurred in southern tropical America during 2005, but the severity varied across the region. Reef monitoring has increased, but low funding for monitoring programs occurs all countries; socio-economic monitoring is restricted to Brazil. Information on reef fisheries from monitoring programs is scarce, however, the consensus is for depletion of coral reefs resources, particularly in the Caribbean; and seagrass and mangrove communities are mainly threatened by coastal development, sedimentation, pollution, and deforestation.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/91386
Acceso en línea:https://icriforum.org/documents/status-of-coral-reefs-of-the-world-2008/
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/91386
Palabra clave:CORAL REEFS
ECOSYSTEMS
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
PANAMA
VENEZUELA

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