Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean

Coral reef connectivity results from the export and import of species or reproductive product between localities. Possible exchange pathways between the reef ecosystems in the country are not known; such knowledge about coral reef connectivity could contribute to its management and conservation. The...

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Autores: Chávez Hidalgo, Alejandra, De La Cruz Agüero, Gustavo, Chávez Ortiz, Ernesto Aarón
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
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Palabra clave:Similarity
Connectivity
dispersion
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spelling Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbeanChávez Hidalgo, AlejandraDe La Cruz Agüero, GustavoChávez Ortiz, Ernesto AarónSimilarityConnectivitydispersionCoral reef connectivity results from the export and import of species or reproductive product between localities. Possible exchange pathways between the reef ecosystems in the country are not known; such knowledge about coral reef connectivity could contribute to its management and conservation. The connectivity between reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean was evaluated based on patterns of similarity — information for 55 stony coral species in 17 localities. Species richness suggests that the highest coral biodiversity is located in Mahahual on the Caribbean with 37 species. Cluster analysis based on biological similarity between localities shows that the Veracruz Reef System (VRS) is more similar to the reefs of the Mexican Caribbean than those in the Yucatan shelf. Correlation (Mantel test) of biological similarity with geographical distance, days of transport by currents and environment variables, was negative and highly significant, corroborating that biological similarity decreases with increasing distances. The hypothesis that the reefs of the VRS and the Caribbean are more similar because these areas are less affected by hurricanes is proposed. This environmental stability would lead to an accumulation of Caribbean coral species that makes VRS more similar to the Caribbean than to those reefs in the Northern Veracruz or those in the Yucatan shelf.Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN). Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias MarinasCiencias marinasProceedings of the 62nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute November 2 - 6, 2009 Cumana, Venezuela2013-02-15T21:29:30Z2013-02-15T21:29:30Z2009info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx/handle/123456789/12992reponame:Repositorio Digital del IPNinstname:Instituto Politécnico Nacionalinstacron:IPNen_USinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:www.repositoriodigital.ipn.mx:123456789/129922026-02-18T16:42:28Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
title Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
spellingShingle Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
Chávez Hidalgo, Alejandra
Similarity
Connectivity
dispersion
title_short Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
title_full Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
title_fullStr Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
title_sort Coral similarity and connectivity of some reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and the mexican caribbean
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chávez Hidalgo, Alejandra
De La Cruz Agüero, Gustavo
Chávez Ortiz, Ernesto Aarón
author Chávez Hidalgo, Alejandra
author_facet Chávez Hidalgo, Alejandra
De La Cruz Agüero, Gustavo
Chávez Ortiz, Ernesto Aarón
author_role author
author2 De La Cruz Agüero, Gustavo
Chávez Ortiz, Ernesto Aarón
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Similarity
Connectivity
dispersion
topic Similarity
Connectivity
dispersion
description Coral reef connectivity results from the export and import of species or reproductive product between localities. Possible exchange pathways between the reef ecosystems in the country are not known; such knowledge about coral reef connectivity could contribute to its management and conservation. The connectivity between reefs of the Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean was evaluated based on patterns of similarity — information for 55 stony coral species in 17 localities. Species richness suggests that the highest coral biodiversity is located in Mahahual on the Caribbean with 37 species. Cluster analysis based on biological similarity between localities shows that the Veracruz Reef System (VRS) is more similar to the reefs of the Mexican Caribbean than those in the Yucatan shelf. Correlation (Mantel test) of biological similarity with geographical distance, days of transport by currents and environment variables, was negative and highly significant, corroborating that biological similarity decreases with increasing distances. The hypothesis that the reefs of the VRS and the Caribbean are more similar because these areas are less affected by hurricanes is proposed. This environmental stability would lead to an accumulation of Caribbean coral species that makes VRS more similar to the Caribbean than to those reefs in the Northern Veracruz or those in the Yucatan shelf.
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