The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast Cay
The global and regional impacts of climate change are having devastating consequences on the coral reef ecosystems of the Caribbean. Long term monitoring are important tool for assessing reef health. Monitoring was established in 2000 in the Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica. Following the pilot project,...
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2014-09-01
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| description | The global and regional impacts of climate change are having devastating consequences on the coral reef ecosystems of the Caribbean. Long term monitoring are important tool for assessing reef health. Monitoring was established in 2000 in the Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica. Following the pilot project, the program was institutionalized in Jamaica and monitoring was conducted on eight occasions from 2000 to 2010. Monkey Island and “Gorgo City” near Discovery Bay (both on the north coast) and Southeast Cay at Port Royal on the south coast were selected. Macroalgae dominated the benthic substrate. Monkey Island and “Gorgo City” had the highest coral cover. Porites astreoides, Montastraea spp., Porites porities, Siderastrea siderea, and Agaricia agaricites were the most common species. Data from this programme have been used in local and regional coral reef assessment and management initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c987973bf2fc4bd1a62f84166652f3282023-09-03T02:09:38ZengVicerractoría InvestigaciónRevista de Biología Tropical0034-77442014-09-0162suppl 36573S0034-77442014000700006The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast CayMarcia Creary Ford0Loureene Jones SmithSean O. Green1University of the West IndiesNational Environment and Planning AgencyThe global and regional impacts of climate change are having devastating consequences on the coral reef ecosystems of the Caribbean. Long term monitoring are important tool for assessing reef health. Monitoring was established in 2000 in the Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica. Following the pilot project, the program was institutionalized in Jamaica and monitoring was conducted on eight occasions from 2000 to 2010. Monkey Island and “Gorgo City” near Discovery Bay (both on the north coast) and Southeast Cay at Port Royal on the south coast were selected. Macroalgae dominated the benthic substrate. Monkey Island and “Gorgo City” had the highest coral cover. Porites astreoides, Montastraea spp., Porites porities, Siderastrea siderea, and Agaricia agaricites were the most common species. Data from this programme have been used in local and regional coral reef assessment and management initiatives.http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000700006&lng=en&tlng=enBahía DiscoveryPortlandPuerto RoyalJamaicavideovigilanciaarrecifes de coralmonitoreo a largo plazocambio climático |
| spellingShingle | Marcia Creary Ford Loureene Jones Smith Sean O. Green The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast Cay Revista de Biología Tropical Bahía Discovery Portland Puerto Royal Jamaica videovigilancia arrecifes de coral monitoreo a largo plazo cambio climático |
| title | The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast Cay |
| title_full | The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast Cay |
| title_fullStr | The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast Cay |
| title_full_unstemmed | The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast Cay |
| title_short | The results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in Jamaica: Monkey Island, “Gorgo City” and Southeast Cay |
| title_sort | results of long term coral reef monitoring at three locations in jamaica monkey island gorgo city and southeast cay |
| topic | Bahía Discovery Portland Puerto Royal Jamaica videovigilancia arrecifes de coral monitoreo a largo plazo cambio climático |
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