The Reef Corridor of the Southwest Gulf of Mexico: Challenges for its management and conservation

Ortiz-Lozano, L.; Pérez-España, Horacio; Granados-Barba, Alejandro; González‐Gándara, Carlos; Gutiérrez‐Velázquez, Ana; Martos, Javier

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.10.006

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“…A total of 70 species of Scleractinia corals have been identified in the Mexican Caribbean (e.g., Villegas-Sánchez et al, 2013;Horta-Puga et al, 2015), in contrast, only 38 species were previously reported in the VRS (Ortiz-Lozano et al, 2013), in this work we identify 48 species. The higher species richness was recorded in the Los Amarillos and El Rincon reefs with 18 species.…”

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New coral reef structures in a tropical coral reef system

Liaño-Carrera¹,

Camarena-Luhrs²,

Gómez-Barrero³

et al. 2019

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A multibeam sonar combined with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) were used at the Veracruz Reef System (VRS), Gulf of Mexico, during the spawning period of August 2016 in order to elucidate plankton trajectories within the study area. The new high-resolution bathymetry provided the location of 50 coral reefs, 27 more reefs than known at the VRS. Most of those reefs are submerged reefs located at depths greater than 40 m. The total coral reef area of the VRS was calculated in 70.1557 km 2 . Only ~10% of the total area corresponds to submerged reefs. Forty-eight species were identified, seven more than known species at the VRS, 45 of the order of Escleractinia and 3 of the order of Anthoathecatae. Acropora prolifera, a hybrid, was also identified in most reefs. All species were observed in the emerged and submerged reefs. The distance at which the three local river discharges (Jamapa, La Antigua, and Actopan) brought sediments to the VRS was calculated. Those are inappropriate areas for coral settlement or development due to sediment transport and temperature and salinity fluctuation. Finally, light penetration was measured at 19 m depth near one reef structure during August 2016 suggesting that even during cloud coverage and rain periods there was a light bioavailability at the sampling point.

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New coral reef structures in a tropical coral reef system

Liaño-Carrera¹,

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Gómez-Barrero³

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“…Furthermore, invasive lionfish were first recorded in Veracruz in the past four years (Santander-Monsalvo et al 2012) and its populations may expand to threatening levels if culling is not employed. The Veracruz Reef System is internationally recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and has been designated as a national park since 1992; however, no effective management plan is in place and the Mexican government recently reconfigured the boundaries of the park to expand operations of the Port of Veracruz onto part of the reef (Ortiz-Lozano et al 2013). A coral reef restoration and nursery program is being implemented, but its potential for effectiveness, alongside ongoing degradation, is not known.…”

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The conservation status of marine bony shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean

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Ralph²,

Carpenter³

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“…In the section of the genus, previous records of Veracruz are included, except in the genus Hypoglossum in that there are no previous species for Veracruz, so those of the southern Gulf of Mexico are included. (Ortiz-Lozano et al, 2013). https://doi.org/10.…”

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New records of subtidal benthic marine algae from the state of Veracruz, southern Gulf of Mexico

Godínez-Ortega¹,

Ramı́rez-Garcı́a²,

Granados-Barba

et al. 2019

Rev.Mex.Biodiv.

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New records of subtidal benthic marine algae from the State of Veracruz, the southern Gulf of Mexico, are presented, which include 7 species and 2 forms. The material was collected from 6 sampling forays at 4 locations between October 2013 and September 2017. The collection sites included the "Ana Elena" and "Riva Palacio" shipwrecks and some poorly explored reefs in the State of Veracruz, Mexico. The morphological characteristics of Hypoglossum simulans, Halymenia hancockii, Dictyota humifusa, Caulerpa sertularioides f. longiseta, Avrainvillea levis f. translucens, Udotea caribaea, U. dixonii, U. unistratea, and Anadyomene saldanhae are described. Information about the habitats and geographic distributions of these taxa is provided.

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The Reef Corridor of the Southwest Gulf of Mexico: Challenges for its management and conservation

Cited by 54 publications

References 35 publications

New coral reef structures in a tropical coral reef system

New coral reef structures in a tropical coral reef system

The conservation status of marine bony shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean

New records of subtidal benthic marine algae from the state of Veracruz, southern Gulf of Mexico

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