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Coral reef ecosystems of Reserva natural de La Parguera (Puerto Rico): Spatial and temporal patterns in fish and benthic communities (2001-2007)
Author(s): Pittman, S.J., S.D. Hile, C.F.G. Jeffrey, R. Clark, K. Woody, B.D. Herlach, C. Caldow, M.E. Monaco, R. Appeldoorn
NCCOS Center: CCMA
Center Team: Biogeography
Name of Publisher: NOAA
Place of Publication: Silver Spring, MD
Publication Type: NOAA Technical Memoranda
Date of Publication: 2010
Reference Information: NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 107
Extent of Work: 207 pp.
Keywords: Puerto Rico coral reef, Coral reef ecosystems of Reserva natural de La Parguera (Puerto Rico), Spatial and temporal patterns in fish and benthic communities
Abstract: The report provides a spatial and temporal characterization of the fish and benthic communities of
southwestern Puerto Rico, primarily within the La Parguera Natural Reserve. The reserve is a multiuse
area that spans the continental shelf from the extensive mangrove forests fringing the shoreline
to the complex shelfedge coral reefs that support a diverse and productive fish community. The coral
reef ecosystem of La Parguera supports a locally important fishery, as well as recreational activities
such as boating, snorkeling and diving. The data and synthesis in this report are intended to provide
essential baseline biological information to support future management decision making. The project
is a component of NOAA’s Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring (CREM) project of NOAA’s
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and was conducted through an ongoing multi-agency
collaboration between NOAA’s Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment Biogeography Branch
(CCMA-BB), the University of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Government’s Department of Natural
and Environmental Resources (DNER).
This Technical Memorandum is part of a series of reports that focus on providing a quantitative spatial
and temporal characterization of living marine resources and benthic communities associated with
marine protected areas in the U.S. Caribbean. This project complements the National Coral Reef
Ecosystem Monitoring Program’s (NCREMP) Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring grants awarded to
DNER by CRCP. This project was funded by NOAA’s CRCP and National Centers for Coastal Ocean
Science’s CCMA.
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