Advances in our knowledge of eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) coral reef biogeography and
ecology during the past two decades are briefly reviewed. Fifteen ETP subregions are …

Mexico harbors more than 10% of the planet's endemic species. However, the integrity and
biodiversity of many ecosystems is experiencing rapid transformation under the influence of …

The state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico harbors the highest faunistic and floristic biodiversity
of the region; however, to date, research effort has focused on terrestrial flora and fauna …

Abstract Corals in the Eastern Pacific extend south from the Gulf of California to Ecuador and
oceanic Chile, and west from Colombia to Clipperton Atoll. Nevertheless, large stretches of …

While undeniably successful in protecting nearshore marine ecosystems from overfishing,
conventional marine reserves often im**e on the livelihoods of dependent coastal …

To define the functional groups of fish and macroinvertebrates in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
(ETP), visual censuses were performed in 18 areas of four biogeographic provinces: Cortés …

Facing the worldwide coral degradation, active restorations are moving toward improving
techniques to maintain coral coverage. Transplant methods have been used to restore coral …

Porites panamensis is a hermatypic coral present in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Skeletal
growth parameters have been reported, but studies of the relationship between annual …

Producto de la revisión de literatura científica especializada, visitas a colecciones de
referencia y trabajo de campo, se presenta el listado de corales pétreos (10 especies) …

Fourteen species of echinoderms and their relationships to the benthic structure of the coral
reefs were assessed at 27 sites—with different levels of human disturbances—along the …