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Characterisation of the bacterial and fungal communities associated with different lesion sizes of dark spot syndrome occurring in the coral Stephanocoenia intersepta by Sweet, Michael, Burn, Deborah, Croquer, Aldo, Leary, Peter

“…The number and prevalence of coral diseases/syndromes are increasing worldwide. Dark Spot Syndrome (DSS) afflicts numerous coral species and is widespread…”
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Describing the dynamics of recruits and juvenile scleractinian corals using 3d models: a case study from Cayo Mero reef, Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela by Mariño-Briceño, Gloria, Cappelletto, José, Ascanio, Alfredo, Agudo-Adriani, Esteban, Cróquer, Aldo

“…Understanding the dynamics of coral recruitment and post-settlement is fundamental to a better comprehension of coral reef dynamics and recovery. We studied…”
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Development of bacterial biofilms on artificial corals in comparison to surface-associated microbes of hard corals by Sweet, Michael John, Croquer, Aldo, Bythell, John Christopher

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated the differences in bacterial communities associated with corals versus those in their surrounding environment. However,…”
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Global coral disease prevalence associated with sea temperature anomalies and local factors by Ruiz-Moreno, Diego, Willis, Bette L, Page, A Cathie, Weil, Ernesto, Cróquer, Aldo, Vargas-Angel, Bernardo, Jordan-Garza, Adán Guillermo, Jordán-Dahlgren, Eric, Raymundo, Laurie, Harvell, C Drew

“…Coral diseases are taking an increasing toll on coral reef structure and biodiversity and are important indicators of declining health in the oceans. We…”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of 50 years of coral disease research visualized through the scope of network theory by Montilla, Luis M, Ascanio, Alfredo, Verde, Alejandra, Croquer, Aldo

“…Coral disease research encompasses five decades of undeniable progress. Since the first descriptions of anomalous signs, we have come to understand multiple…”
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Colony geometry and structural complexity of the endangered species Acropora cervicornis partly explains the structure of their associated fish assemblage by Agudo-Adriani, Esteban A, Cappelletto, Jose, Cavada-Blanco, Francoise, Croquer, Aldo

“…In the past decade, significant efforts have been made to describe fish-habitat associations. However, most studies have oversimplified actual connections…”
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The CARICOMP Network of Caribbean Marine Laboratories (1985–2007): History, Key Findings, and Lessons Learned by Cortés, Jorge, Oxenford, Hazel A., van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I., Jordán-Dahlgren, Eric, Cróquer, Aldo, Bastidas, Carolina, Ogden, John C.

“…Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) was a basin-wide cooperative, international network of marine laboratories established in 1985. Recognizing…”
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The use of pseudo-multivariate standard error to improve the sampling design of coral monitoring programs by Montilla, Luis M, Miyazawa, Emy, Ascanio, Alfredo, López-Hernández, María, Mariño-Briceño, Gloria, Rebolledo-Sánchez, Zlatka, Rivera, Andreína, Mancilla, Daniela S, Verde, Alejandra, Cróquer, Aldo

“…The characteristics of coral reef sampling and monitoring are highly variable, with numbers of units and sampling effort varying from one study to another…”
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Tissue mortality by Caribbean ciliate infection and white band disease in three reef-building coral species by Verde, Alejandra, Bastidas, Carolina, Croquer, Aldo

“…Caribbean ciliate infection (CCI) and white band disease (WBD) are diseases that affect a multitude of coral hosts and are associated with rapid rates of…”
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Assisted Coral Reproduction in the Dominican Republic: A Successful Story to Replicate in the Caribbean by Sellares-Blasco, Rita I., Villalpando, Maria F., Guendulain-García, Sergio D., Croquer, Aldo

“…Coral assisted fertilization, larval rearing and recruit propagation success in significant ecological scales, largely depend on scaling up and replicating…”
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On the importance of spatial scales on beta diversity of coral assemblages: a study from Venezuelan coral reefs by Miyazawa, Emy, Montilla, Luis M, Agudo-Adriani, Esteban Alejandro, Ascanio, Alfredo, Mariño-Briceño, Gloria, Croquer, Aldo

“…Estimating variability across spatial scales has been a major issue in ecology because the description of patterns in space is extremely valuable to propose…”
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Distribution, abundance, and health indicators of the critically endangered coral species Acropora cervicornis in Los Roques National Park, 2014 by Martinez, Stephanie J., Cavada-Blanco, Francoise, Cappelletto, Jose, Agudo-Adriani, Esteban, Aldo, Croquer

“…Acropora cervicornis is one of the most important coral species in shallow reefs of the Caribbean as it provides habitat and structural complexity to several…”
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Genetic connectivity of lionfish (Pterois volitans) in marine protected areas of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea by Guzmán‐Méndez, Irán A., Rivera‐Madrid, Renata, Planes, Serge, Boissin, Emilie, Cróquer, Aldo, Agudo-Adriani, Esteban, González‐Gándara, Carlos, Perez‐España, Horacio, Giro‐Petersen, Ana, Luque, Jenny, García‐Rivas, María del C., Aguilar‐Espinosa, Margarita, Arguelles Jiménez, Jimmy, Arias‐González, Jesus E.

“…Lionfish (Pterois volitans) have rapidly invaded the tropical Atlantic and spread across the wider Caribbean in a relatively short period of time. Because of…”
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Widespread local chronic stressors in Caribbean coastal habitats by Chollett, Iliana, Collin, Rachel, Bastidas, Carolina, Cróquer, Aldo, Gayle, Peter M H, Jordán-Dahlgren, Eric, Koltes, Karen, Oxenford, Hazel, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Weil, Ernesto, Alemu, Jahson, Bone, David, Buchan, Kenneth C, Creary Ford, Marcia, Escalante-Mancera, Edgar, Garzón-Ferreira, Jaime, Guzmán, Hector M, Kjerfve, Björn, Klein, Eduardo, McCoy, Croy, Potts, Arthur C, Ruíz-Rentería, Francisco, Smith, Struan R, Tschirky, John, Cortés, Jorge

“…Coastal ecosystems and the livelihoods they support are threatened by stressors acting at global and local scales. Here we used the data produced by the…”
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A photographic data set of reef and coral communities across Venezuela by Montilla, Luis M., Miyazawa, Emy, Verde, Alejandra, Agudo-Adriani, Esteban, Ascanio, Alfredo, Cappelletto, José, López-Hernández, María, Mariño-Briceño, Gloria, Martínez, Stephanie, Rebolledo-Sánchez, Zlatka, Rivera, Andreína, Mancilla, Daniela S., Cróquer, Aldo

“…This dataset contains 2850 photographs of the seafloor in coral communities from Venezuela that were taken during 2017 and 2018. We used a hierarchical…”
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Global environmental changes: setting priorities for Latin American coastal habitats by Turra, Alexander, Cróquer, Aldo, Carranza, Alvar, Mansilla, Andrés, Areces, Arsenio J., Werlinger, Camilo, Martínez-Bayón, Carlos, Nassar, Cristina Aparecida Gomes, Plastino, Estela, Schwindt, Evangelina, Scarabino, Fabrizio, Chow, Fungyi, Figueroa, Felix Lopes, Berchez, Flávio, Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Soto, Luis A., Buckeridge, Marcos Silveira, Copertino, Margareth S., de Széchy, Maria Tereza Menezes, Ghilardi-Lopes, Natalia Pirani, Horta, Paulo, Coutinho, Ricardo, Fraschetti, Simonetta, Leão, Zelinda Margarida de Andrade Nery

“…As the effects of the Global Climate Changes on the costal regions of Central and South Americas advance, there is proportionally little research being made to…”
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Site Selection for Coral Reef Restoration Using Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy by Schill, Steven R., Asner, Gregory P., McNulty, Valerie Pietsch, Pollock, F. Joseph, Croquer, Aldo, Vaughn, Nicholas R., Escovar-Fadul, Ximena, Raber, George, Shaver, Elizabeth

“…Over the past decade, coral restoration efforts have increased as reefs continue to decline at unprecedented rates. Identifying suitable coral outplanting…”
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Monitoring coastal pollution associated with the largest oil refinery complex of Venezuela by Croquer, Aldo, Bone, David, Bastidas, Carolina, Ramos, Ruth, García, Elia

“…This study evaluated pollution levels in water and sediments of Península de Paraguaná and related these levels with benthic macrofauna along a coastal area…”
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Patrones espacio-temporales en la abundancia y biomasa de peces loro (Perciformes: Scaridae) en la costa norte de la República Dominicana by Zambrano, Someira, Croquer, Aldo, Evangelista, D. Yasmín, King, Samuel, Delance, Jonathan, Romero-Mujalli, Daniel

“…Los arrecifes de coral en la República Dominicana han experimentado un declive acelerado debido a una serie de estresores locales y globales. La extracción…”
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Is Acropora palmata recovering? A case study in Los Roques National Park, Venezuela by Croquer, Aldo, Cavada-Blanco, Francoise, Zubillaga, Ainhoa L, Agudo-Adriani, Esteban A, Sweet, Michael

“…Eight years ago (2007), the distribution and status of Acropora palmata was quantified throughout Los Roques archipelago in Venezuela. The aim was to produce a…”
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