Pedro M. Alcolado

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What is the maximum vibrio concentration recorded in sea water of Caribbean coral reefs?

The aim is to try to ellaborate an up to date variation scale of this indicator to represent coral disease incidence risk in Caribbean coral reefs. Reference sources are appreciated.

25 November 2016 1,247 2 View

Which coral reef areas in the Caribbean are considered in better condition and more resilient?

This answer refers to coral reefs that display higher coral cover plus the continued dominance of the original species that dominated or were well represented in the past of the reefs. E.g....

17 July 2016 5,789 20 View

Which are the most sediment resistant scleractinian coral species in the wider Caribbean?

I can mention examples like Siderea siderea, Siderastrea radian, Porites astreoides, and Manicina areolata among others. Thank you.

13 March 2015 1,679 3 View

Can the total percentage of coral species that are resistant to sediment be used as a proxy of sediment impact in multivariate analyses?

Sedimentation rates using tube sediment traps only collects sediment falling from above (sediment deposition), but does not account for sediments being suspended at low heights from the bottom,...

02 March 2015 474 8 View

Are Integrated Coastal Management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management the same?

Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) is considered as a governance process by Olsen, Lowry and Tobey (1999) and by Olsen and Nickerson (2003). However I realize and support the criterion that...

04 February 2015 5,322 21 View

How high is ocean acidification supposed to be to begin to kill stony corals?

Acidification has been referred to be already affecting corals by inducing coral bleaching and diminishing calcification rate. At least there are evidences that bleaching is frequently currently...

24 November 2014 8,667 3 View

Is coral transplantation more profitable and promising than promoting recovery of herbivore populations for coral reef recovery?

Excessive seaweed abundance in coral reefs is widely recognized as one of the main limiting factors to ecosystem recovery by limiting coral recruitment among other reasons. Diadema sea urchin and...

08 November 2014 3,085 21 View

Will coral transplanting, hard engineering, and environmental management together replace coastal protection formerly provided by reef crests?

The question is oriented to think about a strategy for protecting coasts (e.g. beaches, mangroves) and coastal human investments against surge when existing reef crests deteriorate or disappear in...

01 October 2014 2,339 5 View