Levels of booster biocides (Irgarol, diuron, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid and DCOIT),
organotins (TBT, DBT, MBT, TPhT, DPhT and MPhT) and antifouling paint particles (APPs) …

Insufficient attention to the large volumes of wastewater produced by expansive tourism and
urban development in the north of the Mexican Caribbean has increased concerns on the …

Macroalgal blooms are increasing on the Belize Barrier Reef (BBR) as scleractinian coral
cover declines. Although some have attributed this to reduced grazing, the role of land …

Submarine groundwater discharges (SGD) have been associated with important sources of
nutrients between the land and oceans that can generate eutrophication conditions. This …

This chapter describes the importance of coral reef ecosystems, particularly those of the
Mexican Caribbean and the causes of coral reef degradation. Ironically, the explosion in …

With the rise of regionalization and globalized approaches to dealing with the associated
sources and impacts of marine debris, it is often a challenge to properly capture the unique …

Nitrogen isotopes (δ 15 N) have been used as an indicator of anthropogenic nitrogen
loading at local and regional scales. We examined δ 15 N in fish from estuaries across the …

Halophila stipulacea is a tropical seagrass species, native to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and
Indian Ocean, while invasive to the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas. The benthic fauna …

Economic activities carried out in coastal zones have brought about changes in them. One of
the most evident and harmful is eutrophication. In the northern zone of the Mexican …

In the past decades, one of the most widely reported phenomena on Caribbean reefs is the
general fall in coral cover and rise in macroalgae. Reefs with low coral cover and high …