Current challenges to coral reef sustainability include overfishing, destructive fishing practices, bleaching, acidification, sea-level rise, starfish, algae, agricultural run-off, coastal and resort development, pollution, diseases, invasive species and hurricanes. We used SCUBA belt transects to record coral cover and digital image analysis in the Dairy Bull Reef off the north coast of Jamaica and found that it is a positive example of how reefs can recover after major environmental disturbance. Live coral cover increased from 13±5% in 2006 to 31±7% in 2008, while live Acropora cervicornis increased from 2±2% in 2006 to 22±7% in 2008. Coral cover levels were maintained until 2012. Rev. Biol. Trop. 62 (Suppl. 3): 137-140. Epub 2014 Septem...
In 2005, the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment protocol (AGRRA v. 4) was implemented for the f...
Discovery Bay is one of nine sites around Jamaica’s coastline, soon to gain the legislative protecti...
Coral reefs provide extensive ecosystem goods and services to the communities that depend upon them ...
Current challenges to coral reef sustainability include overfishing, destructive fishing practices, ...
Discovery Bay is one of nine sites around Jamaica’s coastline, soon to gain the legislative protecti...
The reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis was a dominant ecosystem element on the Caribbean reef ...
La estructura de la comunidad de la mayoría de los arrecifes del Caribe ha cambiado dramáticamente d...
Coral reefs are among the world's most endangered ecosystems. Coral mortality can result from ocean ...
Introduction: El Niño 2015-2016 was considered one of the most severe worldwide, causing the third g...
Hard coral coverage contributes to increasing the structural complexity of coral reefs, provides bio...
When conservation can keep up with development´s pace: Health status of coral ecosystems in the Nort...
Coral reefs accommodate as much as a quarter of all known marine species and generate billions of US...
Shallow water Acropora species have become uncommon on north coast Jamaican coral reefs owing to a n...
Benthic cover and herbivore abundances on the Discovery Bay, Jamaica coral reef were measured in the...
Benthic cover and herbivore abundances on the Discovery Bay, Jamaica coral reef were measured in the...
In 2005, the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment protocol (AGRRA v. 4) was implemented for the f...
Discovery Bay is one of nine sites around Jamaica’s coastline, soon to gain the legislative protecti...
Coral reefs provide extensive ecosystem goods and services to the communities that depend upon them ...
Current challenges to coral reef sustainability include overfishing, destructive fishing practices, ...
Discovery Bay is one of nine sites around Jamaica’s coastline, soon to gain the legislative protecti...
The reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis was a dominant ecosystem element on the Caribbean reef ...
La estructura de la comunidad de la mayoría de los arrecifes del Caribe ha cambiado dramáticamente d...
Coral reefs are among the world's most endangered ecosystems. Coral mortality can result from ocean ...
Introduction: El Niño 2015-2016 was considered one of the most severe worldwide, causing the third g...
Hard coral coverage contributes to increasing the structural complexity of coral reefs, provides bio...
When conservation can keep up with development´s pace: Health status of coral ecosystems in the Nort...
Coral reefs accommodate as much as a quarter of all known marine species and generate billions of US...
Shallow water Acropora species have become uncommon on north coast Jamaican coral reefs owing to a n...
Benthic cover and herbivore abundances on the Discovery Bay, Jamaica coral reef were measured in the...
Benthic cover and herbivore abundances on the Discovery Bay, Jamaica coral reef were measured in the...
In 2005, the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment protocol (AGRRA v. 4) was implemented for the f...
Discovery Bay is one of nine sites around Jamaica’s coastline, soon to gain the legislative protecti...
Coral reefs provide extensive ecosystem goods and services to the communities that depend upon them ...