{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Hernandez-Fernandez L"],"funding":["“Biological diversity and connectivity between the Jardines de la Reina Archipelago and the Gulf of Ana María, Cuba”"],"pagination":["e6470"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6387758"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7"],"pubmed_abstract":["The reef crests of the Jardines de la Reina National Park (JRNP) are largely formed by <i>Acropora palmata</i>, but colonies of <i>A. cervicornis</i> and the hybrid <i>A. prolifera</i> are also present. This study shows spatial distribution of colonies, thickets and live fragments of these species in the fore reefs. Snorkeling was used to perform the direct observations. The maximum diameter of 4,399 colonies of <i>A. palmata</i> was measured and the health of 3,546 colonies was evaluated. The same was done to 168 colonies of <i>A. cervicornis</i> and 104 colonies of <i>A. prolifera</i>. The influence of the location and marine currents on a number of living colonies of <i>A. palmata</i> was analyzed. For such purpose, reef crests were divided into segments of 500 m. The marine park was di"],"journal":["PeerJ"],"pubmed_title":["Distribution and status of living colonies of <i>Acropora</i> spp. in the reef crests of a protected marine area of the Caribbean (Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba)."],"pmcid":["PMC6387758"],"funding_grant_id":["P211LH005-031"],"pubmed_authors":["Bustamante Lopez C","Olivera YM","Llado Cabrera D","Salmon Moret F","Gonzalez de Zayas R","Hernandez-Fernandez L","Figueredo Martin T","Pina Amargos F","Bretos F","Dulce Sotolongo LB"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Distribution and status of living colonies of <i>Acropora</i> spp. in the reef crests of a protected marine area of the Caribbean (Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba).","description":"The reef crests of the Jardines de la Reina National Park (JRNP) are largely formed by <i>Acropora palmata</i>, but colonies of <i>A. cervicornis</i> and the hybrid <i>A. prolifera</i> are also present. This study shows spatial distribution of colonies, thickets and live fragments of these species in the fore reefs. Snorkeling was used to perform the direct observations. The maximum diameter of 4,399 colonies of <i>A. palmata</i> was measured and the health of 3,546 colonies was evaluated. The same was done to 168 colonies of <i>A. cervicornis</i> and 104 colonies of <i>A. prolifera</i>. The influence of the location and marine currents on a number of living colonies of <i>A. palmata</i> was analyzed. For such purpose, reef crests were divided into segments of 500 m. The marine park was di","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019","modification":"2026-07-09T13:21:44.332Z","creation":"2019-08-03T07:21:29Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6387758","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30809452"],"doi":["10.7717/peerj.6470"]}}