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Título del libro: Oceanography Of The Reef Corridor Of The Southwestern Gulf Of Mexico
Título del capítulo: Oceanographic parameter variation of a coral larvae reef provider in the reef corridor of the southwestern gulf of Mexico

Autores UNAM:
DAVID ALBERTO SALAS DE LEON; MARIA ADELA MONREAL GOMEZ;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2018
Palabras clave:

Coral reef larvae dispersion; Cyclonic vortex; Hydrographic variation; Isla verde reef; Reef corridor of the southwestern gulf of mexico; Veracruz reef system


Resumen:

The hydrodynamics characteristics in the reef corridor of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico generate changes in the physics-chemical parameters, which in turn produce changes in diversity, abundance and life cycles of coastal ecosystems such as coral reefs. Isla Verde Reef was choosing as a case study since it is directly affected by the Jamapa River during the rainy season and during the northern season the adjacent continental shelf water modifying the hydrodynamic characteristics of the reef. Further, this reef has previously been described as one of the reefs that provide coral larvae to other systems such as Tuxpan reef (located on northern area of the reef corridor), thus, it provides coral larvae to the reef corridor of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The aim of this study was to determine the hydrographic variations during the rainy, northern and dry seasons around Isla Verde Reef. The salinity, density, temperature, oxygen and chlorophyll-a were obtained during the three seasons of the year. The results obtained showed the greatest variation in temperature and salinity during the month of October and March whit a distribution pattern that varies depending on the tidal phase. The water currents had a dominant southeasterly direction, depicting the presence of fronts and a cyclonic vortex during the three seasons of the year. © 2018 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.


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