Cuban coral reefs have been called the “crown jewels of the Caribbean Sea,” but there are
few comparative data to validate this claim. Here, we provide an overview of Cuban coral …

Understanding temporal and spatial variation of coral reef communities allows us to analyze
the relative effects of local stressors, such as fishing and eutrophication, and global …

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

Organic contamination is a major environmental concern in coastal regions, and it can be
evaluated by the determination of aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHs), polycyclic aromatic …

Rivers are the main sources of nutrients to coastal zones. Therefore, the effects of water
quality degradation on octocoral assemblages and their relationship with microbiological …

The main goal of this research was to obtain baseline field data of the composition of
sponges, corals, and gorgonian assemblages that can be used as a reference for future …

Hydroid assemblage's responses to organic contamination were evaluated using
sedimentary sterols as explanatory variables. At seven coral reef sites in the Havana west …

Reef crests in the Caribbean have lost approximately 80% of the foundational habitat-
forming coral Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816), with declines registered as early as the …

The main goal of our research was to determine which indicators describing cumulative
stress might better explain the differences observed in diversity components of reef fish …

The main goal of the study was to investigate changes in reef fish species abundance and
its correlation with selected environmental variables. Three main questions guided the …