Produção Nacional
Status of Cuban Coral Reefs
2023; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-3-031-36719-9_15
ISSN2213-7203
AutoresFabián Pina-Amargós, Patricia González‐Díaz, Gaspar González-Sansón, Consuelo Aguilar-Betancourt, Yandy Rodríguez Cueto, Yunier Olivera-Espinosa, Tamara Figueredo Martín, Néstor Rey-Villiers, Rodolfo Arias Barreto, Dorka Cobián Rojas, Rodolfo Claro, Susana Perera‐Valderrama, Zenaida María Navarro-Martínez, Enrique Reynaldo-de la Cruz, Alain Durán, Yenizeys Cabrales-Caballero, Leonardo Espinosa–Pantoja, Zaimiuri Hernández-González, Hansel Caballero‐Aragón, Pedro Pablo Chevalier-Monteagudo, Juliett González-Méndez, Leslie Hernández-Fernández, Susel Castellanos-Iglesias, Ariagna Lara, Alain García‐Rodríguez, Linnet Busutil, Carlos Luis Reyes Suz, Joan I. Hernández-Albernas, Aloyma Semidey Ravelo, Pedro A. Prieto,
Tópico(s)Marine and coastal plant biology
ResumoCoral reefs worldwide suffer from a combination of anthropogenic factors such as overfishing, habitat degradation, and pollution and environmental factors such as increase of sea temperature and wave impact. However, there is a gap in quantitative assessments on Cuban coral reef system benthos and fish trends and status related to environmental and anthropogenic factors. This chapter aims to fill that gap. Despite the increase in sea surface temperature, the results suggest that the Cuban coral reef system is mainly affected by anthropogenic factors and not by environmental ones. Density and biomass of herbivorous and commercial fish are the biological components that changed the most. They clearly respond to changes in fishing pressure, suggesting that this is the primary stressor of Cuban coral reefs; however, other anthropogenic factors seem to be acting in synergy. This chapter also proposes future research and management recommendations to advance science, consolidate conservation achievements, and overcome limitations on coral reef protection and sustainable use in Cuba.
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