Evidencia de la recuperación inicial de la comunidad coral en Bahía Discovery, Costa norte de Jamaica

M. James C. Crabbe

doi:10.15517/rbt.v62i0.15908

Vol. 62 No. S3 (2014), AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES

Vol. 62 No. S3 (2014)

Evidence of initial coral community recovery at Discovery Bay on Jamaica’s North Coast

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES

https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v62i0.15908

Published September 1, 2014

M. James C. Crabbe⁺⁻

M. James C. Crabbe

University of Bedfordshire, Institute for Biomedical and Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies and Science, Park Square, Luton, LU1 3JU, UK University of Oxford, Department of Zoology, The Tinbergen Building, South Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK

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Keywords

hurricanes
bleaching
MPAs
climate change
global warming
Belize
Jamaica
huracanes
blanqueo
amp
el cambio climático
Belice
Jamaica

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Crabbe, M. J. C. (2014). Evidence of initial coral community recovery at Discovery Bay on Jamaica’s North Coast. Revista De Biología Tropical, 62(S3), 137–140. https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v62i0.15908

Abstract

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 September 01.

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