Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs. In: Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific - Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment

@inbook{Cortés2016,
  Title = {Marine Biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs},
  Author = {Cortés, Jorge and Enochs, Ian C. and Sibaja-Cordero, Jeffrey and Hernández, Luis and Alvarado, Juan José and Breedy, Odalisca and Cruz-Barraza, José Antonio and Esquivel-Garrote, Octavio and Fernández-García, Cindy and Hermosillo, Alicia and Kaiser, Kirstie L. and Medina-Rosas, Pedro and Morales-Ramírez, Álvaro and Pacheco, Cristian and Pérez-Matus, Alejandro and Reyes-Bonilla, Héctor and Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael and Sánchez-Noguera, Celeste and Wieters, Evie A. and Zapata, Fernando A.},
  Editor = {Glynn, P.W. and Manzello, D. and Enochs, I.C.},
  Journal = {Coral reefs of the world},
  Year = {2016},
  Pages = {203-250},
  Doi = {10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4_7},
  Isbn = {978-94-017-7498-7},
  Booktitle = {Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific - Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment},
  Abstract = {The eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) is an isolated oceanic region exposed to extreme oceanographic conditions, including low salinity, low pH, high temperatures during El Niño, and low temperatures during La Niña and seasonal upwelling. The coral reefs in this region have a relatively limited suite of species compared to other coral reef areas of the world, but much like more diverse reefs the species present interact in complex ways. Here we synthezise the knowledge of taxonomic groups of reef organisms from prokaryotes to vertebrates, including algae, sponges, cnidarians, annelids and other worms, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and fishes. We also present summaries on the biodiversity of associated functional groups and habitats, including (a) reef zooplankton and cryptic fauna, and (b) soft benthic environments, rhodolith beds and mesophotic environments. Several factors that structure the biodiversity of ETP coral reefs are explored, including biological, physical and chemical controls. ETP coral reefs are relatively simple systems that can be used as models for studying biodiversity and interactions among species. We conclude this review by highlighting pressing research needs, from very basic inventories to more sophisticated studies of cryptic assemblages, and to investigations on the impacts of natural and anthropogenic effects on ETP coral reef biodiversity.},
}

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Cortés, Jorge
AU  - Enochs, Ian C.
AU  - Sibaja-Cordero, Jeffrey
AU  - Hernández, Luis
AU  - Alvarado, Juan José
AU  - Breedy, Odalisca
AU  - Cruz-Barraza, José Antonio
AU  - Esquivel-Garrote, Octavio
AU  - Fernández-García, Cindy
AU  - Hermosillo, Alicia
AU  - Kaiser, Kirstie L.
AU  - Medina-Rosas, Pedro
AU  - Morales-Ramírez, Álvaro
AU  - Pacheco, Cristian
AU  - Pérez-Matus, Alejandro
AU  - Reyes-Bonilla, Héctor
AU  - Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael
AU  - Sánchez-Noguera, Celeste
AU  - Wieters, Evie A.
AU  - Zapata, Fernando A.
ED  - Glynn, Peter W.
ED  - Manzello, Derek
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PY  - 2016
SP  - 203-250
DO  - 10.1007/978-94-017-7499-4_7
SN  - 978-94-017-7498-7
BT  - Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific - Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment
AB  - The eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) is an isolated oceanic region exposed to extreme oceanographic conditions, including low salinity, low pH, high temperatures during El Niño, and low temperatures during La Niña and seasonal upwelling. The coral reefs in this region have a relatively limited suite of species compared to other coral reef areas of the world, but much like more diverse reefs the species present interact in complex ways. Here we synthezise the knowledge of taxonomic groups of reef organisms from prokaryotes to vertebrates, including algae, sponges, cnidarians, annelids and other worms, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and fishes. We also present summaries on the biodiversity of associated functional groups and habitats, including (a) reef zooplankton and cryptic fauna, and (b) soft benthic environments, rhodolith beds and mesophotic environments. Several factors that structure the biodiversity of ETP coral reefs are explored, including biological, physical and chemical controls. ETP coral reefs are relatively simple systems that can be used as models for studying biodiversity and interactions among species. We conclude this review by highlighting pressing research needs, from very basic inventories to more sophisticated studies of cryptic assemblages, and to investigations on the impacts of natural and anthropogenic effects on ETP coral reef biodiversity.
ER  -