Latin American Coral Reefs (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Latin American Coral Reefs 4
Copyright Page 5
CONTENTS 8
Foreword 6
Acknowledgments 10
PART I: INTRODUCTION 12
Chapter 1. Coral reefs of the Americas: An introduction to Latin American Coral Reefs 12
PART II: BRAZIL 20
Chapter 2. Corals and coral reefs of Brazil 20
PART III: CARIBBEAN 64
Chapter 3. The Cuban coral reefs 64
Chapter 4. The coral reefs of the Dominican Republic 88
Chapter 5. Puertorican reefs: research synthesis, present threats and management perspectives 122
Chapter 6. The Atlantic coral reefs of M6xico 142
Chapter 7. Coral reefs of Guatemala 170
Chapter 8. The reefs of Belize 182
Chapter 9. Nicaragua's coral reefs: status, health and management strategies 214
Chapter 10. Past, present and future of the coral reefs of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica 234
Chapter 11. Caribbean coral reefs of Panama: present status and future perspectives 252
Chapter 12. The Caribbean coral reefs of Colombia 286
Chapter 13. The corals and coral reefs of Venezuela 314
PART IV: EASTERN PACIFIC 342
Chapter 14. Coral reefs of the Pacific coast of México 342
Chapter 15. Corals and associated marine communities from E1 Salvador 362
Chapter 16. Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific of Costa Rica: history, research and status 372
Chapter 17. Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Panama 398
Chapter 18. Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Colombia 430
Chapter 19. Coral communities and coral reefs of Ecuador 460
Chapter 20. Reef-building coral communities of Eastern Island (Rapa Nui), Chile 484
Subject index 506