Background The long-time study of coral reefs with low human impacts can provide
information on the effects of regional pressures like climate change, and is an opportunity to …

The 1983-1984 mass mortality event of Diadema antillarum affected more than 93% of the
total Caribbean population. Although there are no records about the status of Diadema …

The 1983-1984 mass mortality of Diadema antillarum produced severe damages on
Caribbean reefs contributing to substantial changes in community structure that still persist …

Scuba diving is one of the main activities in the Jardines de la Reina National Park (PNJR),
located off the southern coast of Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila and Camagüey provinces …

Introduction: Morphological parameters of flowering are fundamental in the reproductive
process of plants, but this subject is poorly explored in the cashew tree Anacardium …

En los años 2001 y 2005, se estudió la composición de las comunidades de octocorales y
corales pétreos en el archipiélago de los Jardines de la Reina. Se analizó, en la comunidad …

Sponges are a key component of coral reefs due to their high biodiversity and multiple
ecological functions. We analyzed the current knowledge of Cuban coral reef sponges …

In recent decades, there has been an accelerated deterioration of coral reefs due to the
synergistic effect of natural and anthropogenic stressors. Thus, the objective of this chapter …

Octocorals provide multiple ecosystem services in coral reefs. Currently, in tropical western
Atlantic reefs, the ecological condition of stony coral communities continues to decline; …

Herbivory is an essential ecological process on coral reefs because it balances competition
among benthic organisms such as corals and macroalgae. The geomorphological diversity …