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Arrivillaga, A. and M. A. Garcia,
2004
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Status Of Coral Reefs Of The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Systems Project Region, And Reefs Of El Salvador, Nicaragua And The Pacific Coasts Of Mesoamerica.
p: 473-492. in C. Wilkinson (ed.). Status of coral reefs of the world: 2004. Volume 2. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. 557 p.
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23058
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Author
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Arrivillaga, A. and M. A. Garcia
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2004
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Title
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Status Of Coral Reefs Of The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Systems Project Region, And Reefs Of El Salvador, Nicaragua And The Pacific Coasts Of Mesoamerica.
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p: 473-492. in C. Wilkinson (ed.). Status of coral reefs of the world: 2004. Volume 2. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. 557 p.
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coral reef monitoring, management, status reports
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Abstract
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The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS) region is the second longest barrier reef
system in the world, extending over 1000 km from Yucatan, Mexico, to the Bay Islands in
Honduras. Offshore atoll-like reefs, numerous patch reefs, faro formations, and fringing reefs
are found throughout the region. Reefs in the Pacific of Mesoamerica are well developed in
Mexico but less abundant in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Natural disturbances,
such as hurricanes, coral diseases, Diadema (sea urchin) mortality, and coral bleaching, and
anthropogenic stresses, such as nutrient enrichment, sedimentation, over-fishing, direct
damage, and maritime activities threaten the MBRS reefs. The MBRS Initiative, a regional
cooperation program between Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, has gathered
considerable support for public and private conservation efforts.
The MBRS Synoptic Monitoring Program (SMP) ensures that environmental monitoring
of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in the MBRS region is conducted in an organised
and coordinated way. Data collection initiated in 2003, and all of the priority locations were
monitored during 2004, including Mexico (Banco Chinchorro, Xcalac, and Chetumal Bay),
Belize (Bacalar Chico, Caye Chapel, Gallows Point, Goff’s Caye, and Sapodilla Cayes), Guatemala
(Sarstun River, Puerto Barrios, and Punta de Manabique), and Honduras (Omoa, Puerto
Cortés, Utila, and Cayos Cochinos). Corals, reef fishes, seagrasses, mangroves, and pollution
are currently monitored through standardised methods.
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