Delineating regions is an important first step in understanding the evolution and
biogeography of faunas. However, quantitative approaches are often limited at a global …

RESUMEN El Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano (SAM) es un área natural que se extiende
aproximadamente 1,000 km a través de las costas caribeñas de México, Belice, Guatemala …

This study evaluated the relationship between the indices known as the Reef Health Index
(RHI) and two-dimensional Coral Health Index (2D-CHI) and different representative metrics …

This study explores the possible influence of human coastal development (before and after)
and protected area status (within and outside a marine protected area, MPA) on …

Shift transitions in dominance on coral reefs from hard coral cover to fleshy macroalgae are
having negative effects on Caribbean coral reef communities. Data on spatiotemporal …

Abstract The Cayos Cochinos archipelago forms part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef
System (MBRS) and is one of the first marine protected areas (MPAs) created in Honduras in …

Additive partitioning was applied to variation in reef fish spatial diversity at Isla Isabel
National Park, Nayarit state, Mexico, and to identify the environmental and spatial variables …

We examined temporal changes in macrofaunal α-and β-diversity over several spatial
scales (within patches, among patches, across landscapes and across regions) in Long …

This study reports on a diversity of cases of rights-based benthic and finfish fisheries from
Latin America. For benthic fisheries, Part I of this technical paper documents …

As the impact of anthropogenic activity and climate change continue to accelerate rates of
degradation on Caribbean coral reefs, conservation and restoration faces greater …