Latin American Coral Reefs

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Coral Reefs of the Americas: An introduction to Latin American coral reefs (J. Cortés). Brazil. Corals and coral reefs of Brazil (Z.M.A.N.Leão, R.K. Kikuchi, V. Testa). Caribbean. The Cuban coral reefs (P.M. Alcolado, R. Claro-Madruga et al.). The coral reefs of the Dominican Republic (F.X. Geraldes). Puertorican reefs: research synthesis, present threats and management perspectives (J.R. García, J. Morelock et al.). The Atlantic coral reefs of México (E. Jordán-Dahlgreen, R.E. Rodríguez-Martínez). Coral reefs of Guatemala (A.C. Fonseca, E. Arrivillaga, A. Arrivillaga). The reefs of Belize (J. Gibson, J. Carter). Nicaragua's coral reefs: status, health and management strategies (J. Ryan, Y. Zapata). Past, present and future of the coral reefs of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica (J. Cortés, C. Jiménez). Caribbean coral reefs of Panama: present status and future perspectives (H.M. Guzmán). The Caribbean coral reefs of Colombia (J. Garzón-Ferreira, J.M. Díaz). The corals and coral reefs of Venezuela (E. Weil). Eastern Pacific. Coral reefs of the Pacific coast of México (H. Reyes-Bonilla). Corals and associated marine communities from El Salvador (H. Reyes-Bonilla, J.E. Barraza). Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific of Costa Rica: history, research and status (J. Cortés, C. Jiménez). Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Panamá (J.L. Maté). Corals and coral reefs of the Pacific coast of Colombía (F.A. Zapata, B. Vargas-Ángel). Coral communities and coral reefs of Ecuador (P.W. Glynn). Reef-building coral communities of Eastern Island (Rapa Nui), Chile (P.W. Glynn, G.M. Wellington et al.). Subject index.