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2017
Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Barba-Herrera, Sonia; Torres-Valcárcel, Angel; González-Ramos, Carmen M.; Medina-Muñiz, Jeiger L.; Montañez-Acuña, Alfredo A.; Otaño-Cruz, Abimarie; Rosado-Matías, Bernard J.; Cabrera-Beauchamp, Gerardo
In: Beltran, Carmenza Duque; Camacho, Edisson Tello (Ed.): pp. 177-211, InTech, 2017, ISBN: 978-953-51-3910-2.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Benthic community structure, Caribbean Sea, Conservation, coral bleaching, Coral Reef Resilience Index (CRRI), coral reefs, ecosystem health, marine biodiversity, marine management, novel ecosystems, Puerto Rico, tropical ecosystems
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title = {Coral Reef Resilience Index for Novel Ecosystems: A Spatial Planning Tool for Managers and Decision Makers - A Case Study from Puerto Rico},
author = {Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado and Sonia Barba-Herrera and Angel Torres-Valcárcel and Carmen M. González-Ramos and Jeiger L. Medina-Muñiz and Alfredo A. Montañez-Acuña and Abimarie Otaño-Cruz and Bernard J. Rosado-Matías and Gerardo Cabrera-Beauchamp},
editor = {Carmenza Duque Beltran and Edisson Tello Camacho},
url = {https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/57845
https://sampr.org/hernandez-delgado-et-al-2018-coral-reef-resilience-index/},
doi = {DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.71605},
isbn = {978-953-51-3910-2},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-12-20},
urldate = {2017-12-20},
pages = {177-211},
publisher = {InTech},
abstract = {Timely information is critical for coral reef managers and decision-makers to implement sustainable management measures. A Coral Reef Resilience Index (CRRI) was developed with a GIS-coupled decision-making tool applicable for Caribbean coral reef ecosystems. The CRRI is based on a five-point scale parameterized from the quantitative characterization of benthic assemblages. Separate subindices such as the Coral Index, the Threatened Species Index, and the Algal Index also provide specific information regarding targeted benthic components. This case study was based on assessments conducted in 2014 on 11 reef sites located across 3 geographic zones and 3 depth zones along the southwestern shelf of the island of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. There was a significant spatial and bathymetric gradient (p < 0.05) in the distribution of CRRI values indicating higher degradation of inshore reefs. Mean global CRRI ranged from 2.78 to 3.17 across the shelf, ranking them as “fair.” The Coral Index ranged from 2.60 to 3.76, ranking reefs from “poor” to “good,” showing a general cross-shelf trend of improving conditions with increasing distance from pollution sources. Turbidity and ammonia were significantly correlated to CRRI scores. Multiple recommendations are provided based on coral reef conditions according to observed CRRI rankings.},
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Timely information is critical for coral reef managers and decision-makers to implement sustainable management measures. A Coral Reef Resilience Index (CRRI) was developed with a GIS-coupled decision-making tool applicable for Caribbean coral reef ecosystems. The CRRI is based on a five-point scale parameterized from the quantitative characterization of benthic assemblages. Separate subindices such as the Coral Index, the Threatened Species Index, and the Algal Index also provide specific information regarding targeted benthic components. This case study was based on assessments conducted in 2014 on 11 reef sites located across 3 geographic zones and 3 depth zones along the southwestern shelf of the island of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. There was a significant spatial and bathymetric gradient (p < 0.05) in the distribution of CRRI values indicating higher degradation of inshore reefs. Mean global CRRI ranged from 2.78 to 3.17 across the shelf, ranking them as “fair.” The Coral Index ranged from 2.60 to 3.76, ranking reefs from “poor” to “good,” showing a general cross-shelf trend of improving conditions with increasing distance from pollution sources. Turbidity and ammonia were significantly correlated to CRRI scores. Multiple recommendations are provided based on coral reef conditions according to observed CRRI rankings.