Land-based nitrogen pollution is a major threat to coastal ecosystems, especially in tropical
regions home to high biodiversity habitats such as coral reefs and seagrass beds. The …

Abstract The Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) faces varying levels of exploitation around
the world due to its coastal distribution. Information regarding population connectivity is …

Despite general declines in coral reef ecosystems in the tropical western Atlantic, some
reefs, including mesophotic reefs (30–150 m), are hypothesized to function as coral refugia …

Ocean plastic pollution is a global problem that causes ecosystem degradation. Crucial
knowledge gaps exist concerning patterns in microfiber abundance across regions and …

The potential connectivity network of marine protected areas (MPAs) with spawning
aggregations sites in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef system (MBRS) was examined through …

Abstract The Caribbean Sea level increased rapidly by about 6.55 cm in the period 2010–
2016. This dramatic rise occurred concurrently with a step change in basin mass (freshwater …

Horizontal and vertical distribution of cephalopod paralarvae (PL) from the Mesoamerican
Barrier Reef System (MBRS) in the Western Caribbean was studied during two …

The mass mortality event of the herbivorous sea urchin Diadema antillarum in 1983–1984
has been a major contributor to the diminished resilience of coral reefs throughout the …

Abstract The extensive Yucatan Shelf (YS) in the southern Gulf of Mexico provides habitat for
many marine species and supports important fisheries. A striking feature is the regional …

Amphipod species collected during three oceanographic campaigns (2010–2012) were
analyzed to describe their spatiotemporal community distribution trends and their …