It is widely recognized the importance of scientific information to advance social and
economic development. Although Jardines de la Reina (JR) archipelago and its …

Macrophytes constitute an important component of coral reef communities. This chapter will
review the knowledge of macroalgae and marine angiosperms associated with Cuban coral …

Background Cleaning symbiotic interactions are an important component of coral reef
biodiversity and the study of the characteristics of these interacting species networks allows …

Coral reefs are complex and biodiverse ecosystems that are undergoing significant change.
Understanding reef composition and biodiversity at multiple spatial scales is necessary to …

Upside-down jellyfish are a group of benthic scyphozoans belonging to the genus
Cassiopea, whose members are in symbiosis with dinoflagellates and inhabit tropical and …

The spatial structuring of seabird populations makes individual colonies very dependent on
regional factors. That is especially the case in small edge populations located far from large …

En el Caribe, los arrecifes coralinos han estado en constante cambio, como consecuencia
de los impactos locales y globales. Se espera que tales modificaciones también ocurran en …

El reclutamiento de corales es un proceso ecológico clave para el mantenimiento y
recuperación de poblaciones naturales en los arrecifes coralinos. Para determinar el …

The coral reefs of Cuba are considered among the best conserved in the Caribbean basin.
Of the Cuban coral reefs, 35%(more than one hundred thousand hectares) are included in …

Coral reefs are extremely important for nature and humans. However, public and decision
makers are often unaware of their importance, in part because their true value is hard to …