| BEST MARINE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (PRACTICAS IDNEAS DE MANEJO DE RECURSOS COSTEROS |
CORAL. IFAW. Good environmental practices. Whale and dolphin watching. link
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Font & Cochrane. 2005. Integrating sustainability into business. An implementation guide for responsible tour coordinators. UNEP. link
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Good environmental practices. Diving. ICRAN. link
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Good environmental practices. Snorkeling. CORAL Project AWARE. link
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Good environmental practices. Underwater cleanup. CORAL. The Ocean Conservancy. link
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Marshall, P and H. Shuttenberg. 2006. A Reef Managers' Guide to Coral Reef Bleaching. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia. link
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Open Training Platform. A practical guide to good practice. Managing environmental impact in the marine recreational sector. 2003. ICRAN. link
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The Nature Conservancy & Conservation International. 2009. Practitioners Field Guide for Marine Conservation Agreements. Final V1. Washington D.C. 74 pp. link
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Tour Operators' Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development. 2003. Sustainable tourism: the tour link
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UNEP. 2005. A practical guide to good practice. Managing environmental and social issues in the accommodations sector. UNEP, UN-backed Tour Operators' Initiative and the Center for Environmental Leadership in Business (Conservation International). link
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UNEP. 2006. Sustainability reporting guideline Espaol: link
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UNEP. 2006. Sustainability reporting guidelines. link
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Watchable Wildlife Incorporated. 2004. Marine Wildlife Viewing guidelines. link
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WWF. 2006. Cmo lograr mayores ingresos pescando de manera sustentable. Manual de Prcticas Pesqueras de Langosta en el Arrecife Mesoamericano. WWF Mxico / Centroamrica. 97 pp. link
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WWF. 2006. Mejores prcticas de pesca en arrecifes coralinos. Gua para la colecta de informacin que apoye el Manejo de Pesqueras Basado en Ecosistemas. WWF Mxico / Centroamrica. 81 pp. link
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| CORAL REEFS: BLEACHING, DISEASES AND OTHER DAMAGES (ARRECIFES CORALINOS: BLANQUEAMIENTO, ENFERMEDADES Y OTROS DAOS) |
Ainsworth, T.D., Kramasky-Winder, E., Loya, Y., Hoegh-Guldberg, O. and M. Fine. 2007. Coral disease diagnostics: What's' between a plague and a band? Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(3): 981-992 link
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Cervino, J.M., Hayes, R.L., Polson, S.W., Polson, S.C., Goreau, T.J., Martinez, R.J. and G. W. Smith. 2004. Relationship of Vibrio Species Infection and Elevated Temperatures to Yellow Blotch/Band Disease in Caribbean Corals. Applied and Environmental Mic link
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Goreau, T. et al. 1998. Rapid spread of diseases of Caribbean coral reefs. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 46(5): 157-171 link
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Goreau, T., Hayes, R., McClanahan, T. and A. Strong. 2000. Conservation of coral reefs after 1998 global bleaching event. Conservation Biology, 14(1): 5-15 link
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Grimsditch, G.D. and R.V. Salm. 2006. Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching. IUCN Resilience Science Group Working Paper Series - No.1, 56pp link
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Hendee, J.C. 2003. Coral Reef Early Warning system (CREWS): Marine environmental monitoring to support research and marine sanctuary management. link
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Hendee, J.C. ed. 2003. The effects of combined sea temperature, light and carbon dioxide on coral bleaching, settlement, and growth. The First Annual Combined Effects Think Tank to support CREWS Modeling. link
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Hughes, T.P. et al. 2003. Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Science. 301:929-933 link
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Jameson, S.C., Ammar, M.S.A., Saadalla, E., Mostafa, H. M. and B. Riegl. 1999. A coral damage index and its application to diving sites in the Egyptian Red Sea. Coral Reefs, 18: 333-339. link
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McClanahan, T. R., Maina, J., Starger, C.J., Herron-Perez, P. and E. Dusek. 2005. Detriments to post-bleaching recovery of corals. Coral Reefs. 24: 230-246. link
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NOAA. 2003. Coral disease and health: a national research plan. link
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UNEP-WCMC, NOAA. Field Guide to Western Atlantic Coral Diseases and Other Causes of Coral Mortality link
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Weil, E. 2001. Caribbean coral reef diseases, status and research needs. Abstract of paper presented at workshop: Priorities for Caribbean coral reef research, Miami, Oct., 2001 link
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Weil, E., Smith, G., Gil-Agudelo, D. 2006. Status and progress in coral reef disease research. Diseases of aquatic organisms. 69 :1-7 link
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Wilkinson, C., Souter, D. and J. Goldberg. eds. 2006. Status of coral reefs in tsunami affected countries: 2005. GCRMN link
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| CORAL REEF: MONITORING (ARRECIFES CORALINOS: MONITOREO): |
Almada-Villela, P.C., Sale, P.F., Gold-Bouchot, G. y Kjerfve, B. 2003. Manual de mtodos para el programa de monitoreo sinptico del SAM. Mtodos seleccionados para el monitoreo de parmetros fsicos y biolgicos para utilizarse en la regin Mesoamerican link
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Almada-Villela, P.C., Sale, P.F., Gold-Bouchot, G. y Kjerfve, B. 2003. Manual of Methods for the MBRS Synoptic Monitoring Program: Selected methods for monitoring physical and biological parameters for use in the Mesoamerican Region link
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Halford, A.R. and M.J. Caley. 2009. Towards an understanding of resilience in isolated coral reefs. Global Change Biology. Volume 15, Number 12, December 2009 , pp. 3031-3045(15). link
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Hill; J. and C. Wilkinson. 2004. Methods for ecological monitoring of coral reefs: A resource for managers. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 117pp. link
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Linton, D. and T. Fisher. eds. Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Regional Program (CARICOMP) 1993-2003. link
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McClanahan, T.R. and N.A.J. Graham. 2005. Recovery trajectories of coral reef fish assemblages within Kenyan marine protected areas. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 294: 241-248. link
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Mumby, P.J. and A. Hastings. 2008. The impact of ecosystem connectivity on coral reef resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology. 45:854-862. link
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Steneck, R.S. et al. 2009. Thinking and managing outside the box: coalescing connectivity networks to build region-wide resilience in coral reef ecosystems. Coral Reefs. 28(2):367-378. link
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| CORAL REEF: RESTORATION (ARRECIFES CORALINOS: RESTAURACIN) |
Camargo, C. et al. 2009. Community involvement in management for maintaining coral reef-resilience and biodiversity in southern Caribbean marine protected areas. Biodiversity and Conservation. 18(4):935-956 link
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Erdmann, M. 2004. MPA perspective: when is coral reef rehabilitation an appropriate use of MPA funding? MPA News. 5(9) link
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Hilbertz, W.H. 1979. Electrodeposition of minerals in sea water: Experiments and Applications. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 4(3): 94-113 link
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ICRI. ICRI resolution on artificial restoration and rehabilitation. link
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| ECOLOGICAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS (BENEFICIOS Y SERVICIOS ECOLGICOS) |
Balmford, A., Gravestock, P., Hockley, N., McClean, C.J. and C.M. Roberts. 2004. The worldwide costs of marine protected areas. PNAS. June 29, 2004 vol. 101 , no. 26, 96949697. link
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Burke, L. and D. Prager et al. 2006. Value of coral reefs in Caribbean Islands. Draft Economic Valuation Methodology. WRI link
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Carter, D.W. 2003. Protected areas in marine resource management: another look at the economics and research issues. Ocean & Coastal Management. 46(5):439-456. link
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ISRS. 2004. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Management of Coral Reefs. Briefing Paper 1, International Society for Reef Studies, pp: 13. link
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Lutchman, I. et al. 2005. Marine Protected Areas: Benefits and Costs for Islands. link
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Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods. CANARI Policy Brief. Jan. 2005. link
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McClanahan, T., Davies, J. and J. Maina. 2005. Factors influencing resource users and managers' perceptions towards marine protected area management in Kenya. Environmental Conservation. 32(1):42-49. link
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Rodrigues, A.S. L, Andelman, S.J., Bakarr, M.I., Boitani, L., Brooks, T.M., Cowling, R.M., Fishpool, L.D.C., da Fonseca, G.A.B. and K.J. Gaston et al. 2004. Effectiveness of the global protected area network in representing species diversity. Nature. 428 link
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UNEP-WCMC. 2006. In the frontline: shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK 33 pp. link
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van Beukering, P., Brander, L., Tompkins, E. and E. McKensie. 2007. Value the Environment in Small Islands. An environmental economics toolkit. 31pp. JNCC. link
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| PROTECTED AREA FINANCING (MANUALS, RESULTS, RECOMMENDATIONS) FINANCIAMIENTO DE REAS PROTEGIDAS (MANUALES, RESULTADOS, RECOMENDA |
2002. Finding international funding for MPAs: Places to search. MPA News. 3(10). link
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Conservation Finance Alliance. Conservation Finance Guide. 19 pp. link
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Gabriela, A.R. 2004. New fund to channel tourism revenues to Mexican MPAs. MPA News. 6(5). link
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Hooten, A.J. & M. E. Hatziolos (eds.) Sustainable financing mechanisms for reef conservation. Proceedings of a workshop. Environmentally Sustainable Development Proceedings Series No. 9. ESD The World Bank. Washington, D.C. 132 pp. link
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Merkl, A. 2003. Problem is shortage of capacity, not revenue sources: proposing a new approach to financing protected areas. MPA News. 5(5). link
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Montagut, R. et al. 2003. Tools and strategies for financial sustainability: how managers are building secure futures for their MPAs. MPA News 5(5). link
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Norris, R. and R. Curtis. 1999. Funding Protected Area Conservation in the Wider Caribbean: A Guide for Managers and Conservation Organizations. UNEP-TNC. link
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Phillips, A. (ed.). 2000. Financing Protected Areas: Guidelines for Protected Area Managers. Economic Benefits of Protected Areas Task Force of the World Commission on Protected Areas of IUCN and Economics Unit of IUCN. link
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Sherman, A. 2003. Conservation Finance e-Resources. A Compendium of Examples for Self-Sustaining Projects to Protect Wildlife and the Environment. WWF. link
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Spergel, B. and M. Moye. 2004. Financing Marine Conservation: A menu of options. WWF Center for Conservation Finance. link
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| FISHERIES ISSUES (PROBLEMAS PESQUEROS) |
Bartholomew, A., Bohnsack, J.A., Smith, S.G., Ault, J.S., Harper, D.E. and D.B. Malean. 2008. Influence of marine reserve size and boundary length and the initial response of exploited reef fisheries in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, USA. Lan link
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Kura, Y., Revenga, C., Hoshino, E. and G. Mock. 2004. Fishing for answers. Making sense of the global fish crisis. WRI. 152 pp. link
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Mora, C. et al. 2009. Management Effectiveness of the World's Marine Fisheries. PLoS Biology. 7(6). link
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Nolasco, L.L. La pesqueria de la langosta en la Republica Dominicana. FAO. link
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Pauly, D. 2009. Beyond duplicity and ignorance in global fisheries. Scientia Marina. 73(2):215-224. link
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Roberts, C.M., Hawkins, J.P. and F.R.Gell.2005. The role of marine reserves in achieving sustainable fisheries. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 360:123-132. link
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| FISH SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS: RESEARCH RESULTS AND MONITORING METHODS, CONSERVATION PROGRAMS (AGREGACIONES REPRODUCTIVAS DE PECES: |
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Claro, R. and K. C. Lindeman, 2003. Spawning aggregation sites of snapper and grouper species (Lutjanidae and Serranidae) on the insular shelf of Cuba. Gulf and Caribbean Research 14(2):91-106. link
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Fish Spawning Aggregations of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. link
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Heyman, W., Azueta, J., Lara, O., Majil, I., Neal, D., Luckhurst, B., Paz, M., Morrison, I., Rhodes, K.L., Kjerve, B., Wade, B. and N. Requena. 2004. Spawning Aggregation Monitoring Protocol for the Meso-American Reef and the Wider Caribbean. Version 2.0. link
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Sadovy, Y. and M.L. Domeier. 2005. Are aggregation-fisheries sustainable? Reef fish fisheries as a case study. Coral Reefs. 24:254-262. link
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Society of Conservation of Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations (SCRFA). (Asociacin para la Conservacin de Agregaciones Reproductivas de Peces Arrecifales.) Mtodos de investigacin y monitoreo: link
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Society of Conservation of Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations (SCRFA). (Asociacin para la Conservacin de Agregaciones Reproductivas de Peces Arrecifales.) Research and monitoring methods link
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The Reef Environmental Education Foundation. The Grouper Moon Project. A collaborative program between REEF and the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment. link
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| GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: EFFECTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (CAMBIO CLIMTICO MUNDIAL: EFECTOS SOBRE EL MEDIO AMBIENTE MARINO |
Tompkins, E.L., Nicholson-Cole, S.A., Hurlston, L., Boyd, E., Hodge, G.B., Clarke, J., Gray, G., le Trotz, N. and L. Varlack. 2005. Surviving Climate Change in Small Islands - A guidebook. link
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| HABITATS AND ECOREGIONS CLASSIFICATION: MARINE, COASTAL AND FRESHWATER HABITATS AND ECOREGIONS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND RESULT |
Allee, R. et al. 2000. Marine and Estuarine Ecosystem and Habitat Classification. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-FSPO-43. 29 pp. link
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Bellwood, D.R. and T.R. Hughes. 2002. Regional-scale assembly rules and biodiversity of coral reefs. Science. 292(5521):1532-1535. link
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Ecochard, J.L., Heyman, W., Requena, N. and E. Cuevas. 2003. Adaptive bathymetric system (ABS). link
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Ecochard, J.L., Heyman, W., Requena, N. and E. Cuevas. 2003. Case study: Mapping Half moon Caye's Reef Using the Adaptive Bathemetric system (ABS). link
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Geselbracht, L., Torres, R., Cumming, G.S., Dorfman, D. and M. Beck. 2005. Marine/Estuarine Site Assessment for Florida. A Framework for Site Prioritization. Final Report for Florida's Wildlife Legacy Initiative a program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife link
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Roberts, C. et al. 2003. Ecological Criteria for evaluating Candidate Sites for Marine Reserves. Ecological Applications. 13(1) Supplement:S199-S214. link
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Roy, K., Jablonski, D., Valentine, J.W. and G. Rosenberg. 1998. Marine latitudinal diversity gradients: Tests of causal hypotheses. Ecology. 95(7): 3699-3702. link
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Spalding, M. et al. 2007. Marine ecoregions of the world: A bioregionalization of coastal and shelf areas. Bioscience. 57(7):573-583. link
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USGS. Deep Along-Track Reef-Imaging System (Deep ATRIS) . link
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Zacarias, M. and Roff, J.C. 2000. A hierarchical ecological approach to conserving marine biodiversity. Conservation Biology. 14(5):1327-1334. link
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| INTEGRATED COASTAL MANGEMENT (MANEJO COSTERO INTEGRADO) |
Heyman, W.D. and B. Kjerfve. 1999. Hydrological and oceanographic considerations for integrated coastal zone management in southern Belize. Environmental Management. 24(2):229-245. link
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Ortiz-Lozano, A. Granados-Barba, V. Solis-Weiss and M.A. Garcia-Salgado. 2005. Environmental evaluation and development problems of the Mexican coastal zone. Ocean & Coastal Zone management. 48:161-176. link
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UNEP CEP and Island Resources Foundation. 1996. Guidelines for integrated planning and management of coastal and marine areas in the wider Caribbean region. link
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| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY - TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS (POLICY LEGISLACIN Y POLTICA AMBIENTAL INTERNACIONAL -TRATADOS Y |
Bovarnick, A and A. Gupta. 2003. Improving the Design of Small Business Development Strategies in Biodiversity Local Business for Global Biodiversity Conservation Projects. UNDP. link
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Convencion de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar, 223 pp. link
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region. link
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Decision VII/28, Protected areas, Articles 8 (a) to (e) of the 7th Conference of Parties. link
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Hillary, A., Kokkonen, M. and L. Max (eds.). 2003. World Heritage 4 Papers, Proceedings of the World Heritage Marine Biodiversity Workshop, Hanoi, Vietnam, February 25 - March 1, 2002. 94 pp. link
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Kelleher, G. and C. Gjerde. 2004. IUCN Recommends temporary ban on high seas bottom trawling. MPA News. 6(6). link
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Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region. link
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US Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (on illegal importation of wildlife and seafood to the US). link
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| LARVAL DISPERSAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY (DISPERSION LARVAL Y CONECTIVIDAD BIOLOGICA) |
Botsford LW, White JW, CoVroth M-A, Paris CB , Planes S, Shearer TL, Thorrold SR, Jones GP (2009) Measuring connectivity and estimating resilience of coral reef metapopulations in MPAs: matching empirical efforts to modelling needs. Theme Section: Larval link
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Cowen R, and S. Spanougle 2009. Larval dispersal and marine population connectivity. link
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Cowen, R. K., Paris, C.B., Olson, D.B. and J.L. Fortuna. 2003. The role of long distance dispersal versus local retention in replenishing marine populations. Gulf and Caribbean Research Supplement. link
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Cowen, R. K., S. Sponaugle, C. B. Paris, J. L. Fortuna, K. M. M. Lwiza, and S. Dorsey. 2003. Impact of North Brazil Current rings on the local circulation and coral reef fish recruitment to Barbados, West Indies, p. 443-462. In G. Goni and P. Malanotte-Ri link
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Cowen, R.K., Paris, C.B. and A. Srinivasan. 2006. Scaling of Connectivity in Marine Populations. Science. 311(5760): 522-527. link
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Domeier, M.L. 2004. A potential larval recruitment pathway originating from a Florida marine protected area. Fisheries Oceanography. 13(5):287-294. link
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Feshwater DW, Hines A, Oarham S, Wilkbur A, Sabaoun M, Woodhead J, Akins L, Purdy B, Whitfield PE, Paris CP. 2009. Mitochondrial control region sequence analyses indicates dispersal from the US East Coast as the source of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfis link
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Fogarty, M. and L. Botsford. Population connectivity and spatial management of marine fisheries. Oceanography. 20(3). link
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Graber H.C. and CB Limouzy-Paris (1997) Transport patterns of tropical reef fish larvae by spin-off eddies in the Straits of Florida. Oceanography 10 (2): 68-71. link
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Grober-Dunsmore, R., and B.D. Keller, eds. 2008. Caribbean connectivity: Implications for marine protected area management. Proceedings of a Special Symposium, 9-11 November 2006, 59th Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Belize C link
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Heyman, W., Kjerfve, B. and T. Ezer. 2007. Mesoamerican reef spawning aggregation as sources: A review of the state of connectivity research and future priorities for science and management. Caribbean Connectivity. Marine Sanctuary Conservation Ser. NOAA link
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Kingsford, M. J., Leis, J. M., Shanks, A., Lindeman, K. C., Morgan S. G. and J. Pineda. 2002. Sensory environments, larval abilities and local self-recruitment. Bulletin of Marine Science 70(1):309-340. link
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Limouzy-Paris CB, Graber HC, Jones DL, Roepke AW, Richards WJ (1997) Translocation of larval coral reef fishes via sub-mesoscale spin-off eddies from the Florida Current. Bulletin of Marine Science, 60 (3): 966-983 . link
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Lindeman, K. C. and D. DeMaria. 2005. Juveniles of the Caribbean's largest coral reef snapper do not use reefs. Coral Reefs. link
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Lindeman, K.C., Lee, T.N., Wilson, W.D., Claro, R. and J.S. Ault, 2001. Transport of larvae originating in southwest Cuba and the Dry Tortugas: evidence for partial retention in grunts and snappers. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institut link
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Mumby P.J. 2006. The impact of exploiting grazers (Scaridae) on the dynamics of Caribbean coral reefs. Ecological Applications. 16(2): 747-769. link
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Mumby, P.J. 2006. Connectivity of reef fish between mangroves and coral reefs: algorithms for the design of marine reserves at seascape scales. Biological Conservation. 128(2): 215-222. link
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Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J., Ernesto Arias-Gonzalez, J., Lindeman, K.C., Blackwell, P.G., Gall, A., Gorczynska, M.I., Harborne, A.R., Pescod, C.L., Renken, H., Wabnitz, C.C.C. and G. Llewellyn. 2004. Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communi link
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Munday PL, Leis JM, Lough JM,Paris CB , Kingsford MJ, Berumen ML, Lambrechts J (2009) Climate change and coral reef connectivity. Theme Section: Larval connectivity, resilience and the future of coral reefs, Coral Reefs, DOI 10.1007/s00338-008-0461-9. link
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Olivier Irisson, J ; C. Guigand, C. B. Paris. 2009. Detection and quantification of marine larvae orientation in the pelagic environment. Limnol. Oceanogr.: Methods 7, 2009, 664-672. link
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Paris CB , Cherubin LM (2008) River-reef connectivity in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Coral Reefs DOI 10.1007/s00338-008-0396-1 link
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Paris, C.B., and R. Cowen. 2004. Direct evidence of a biophysical retention mechanism for coral reef fish larvae. Limnology and Oceanography. 49(6): 1964-1979. link
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Paris, C.B., Cowen, R.K., Claro, R. and K.C. Lindeman. 2005. Larval transport pathways from Cuban snapper (Lutjanidae) spawning aggregations based on biophysical modeling. Marine Ecology. Progress Series. 296:93-106. link
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Paris, C.B., Cowen, R.K., Lwiza, K.M.M., Wang, D. and D.B. Olson. 2002. Multivariate objective analysis of the coastal circulation of Barbados, West Indies: implication for larval transport. Deep-Sea Research I. 9(2002):1363-1386. link
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Sponaugle, S. , T. Lee and V. Kourafalou and D. Pinkard. 2005. Florida Current frontal eddies and the settlement of coral reef fishes. Limnol. Oceanogr., 50(4), 2005, 1033-1048. link
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Sponaugle, S., Cowen, R.K., Shanks, A., Morgan, S.G., Leis, J.M., Pineda, J., Boehlert, G.W., Kingsford, M.J., Lindeman, K.C., Grimes, C. and J. L. Munro. 2002. Predicting self-recruitment in marine populations: biophysical correlates and mechanisms. Bull link
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Steneck RS, Paris CB , Arnold SN, Butler M, Ablan Lagman MC, Alcala AC, McCook LJ, Russ GR, Sale PF (2009) Thinking and managing outside the box: coalescing connectivity networks to build region-wide resilience in coral reef ecosystems. Theme Section: Lar link
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Steneck, R. 2006. Staying connected in a turbulent word. Science. 311(5760): 480-481. link
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Strathmann, R.R., Hughes, T.P., Kuris, A.M., Lindeman, K.C., Morgan, S.G., Pandolfi, J.M. and R. R. Warner, 2002. Evolution of local-recruitment and its consequences for marine populations. Bulletin of Marine Science. 70(1):377-396. link
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Taylor, M.S. & M.E. Hellberg. 2003. Genetic evidence for local retention of pelagic larvae in a Caribbean reef fish. Science. 299. link
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| MARINE RESERVES: NO-TAKE AREAS RESEARCH, DESIGN, AND MANAGEMENT (RESERVAS MARINAS: DISEO, INVESTIGACIN Y MANEJO DE RESERVAS MA |
Appeldoorn, R. and K. Lindeman. 2003. Caribbean-wide survey of marine reserves: spatial coverage and attributes of effectiveness. Gulf and Caribbean Research. 14(2): 139-154. link
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Gell, F. and C. Roberts. 2004. MPA Perspective: Difficulties Involved in Studying Marine Reserves. MPA News. 5(6). link
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Gell, F.R and C.M. Roberts. 2003. Benefits beyond boundaries: the fishery effects of marine reserves. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.18(9): 448-455. link
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Geoghegan, T., Smith, A.H. and K. Thacker. 2001. Characterization of Caribbean Marine Protected Areas: An analysis of ecological, organizational, and socio-economic factors. CANARI Technical Report. 287 link
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Gerber, L.R., Botsford, L.W., Hastings, A., Possingham, H.P., Gaines, S.D., Palumbi, S.R. and S.J. Andelman. 2003. Population models for marine reserve design: A retrospective and prospective synthesis. Ecological Applications. 13(1) (Supp.): 47-64. link
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Grafton, R. Q. P.V. Ha, T. Kompas. 2004 Saving the Seas: The Economic Justification for Marine Reserves. link
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Grafton, R.Q., Van Ha, P. and T. Kompas. 2003. On marine reserves: rents, resilience and 'rules of thumb'. link
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Lindeman, K. C. and R. S. Appeldoorn. 2003. Improving applications of science in MPA design and management: workshop report. Gulf and Caribbean Research. 14(2):195-198. link
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McClanahan, T., Davies, J. and J. Maina. 2005. Factors influencing resource users and managers' perceptions towards marine protected area management in Kenya. Environmental Conservation. 32 (1): 42-49. link
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Palumbi, S. R. 2003. Population genetics, demographic connectivity, and the design of marine reserves. Ecological Applications. 13(1) (Supp.): 146-158. link
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Palumbi, S. R., Gaines, S.D., Leslie, H. and R. R. Warner. 2003. New tools for designing effective marine reserves. link
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Palumbi, S.R. 2002. Marine reserves: a tool for ecosystem management and conservation. Pews Oceans Commission. link
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Palumbi, S.R. 2004. Marine reserves and ocean neighborhoods: The spatial scale of marine populations and their management. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 29: 31-68. link
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Possingham, H. et al. 2004. Using computer software to design marine reserve networks: Planners discuss their use of MARXAN. MPANews. 6(4). link
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Roberts, C.M. et al. 2003. Ecological criteria for evaluating candidate sites for marine reserves. Ecological Applications. 13(1) Supplement: 199-214. link
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Roberts, C.M. and J.P. Hawkins. 2000. Fully-protected marine reserves: a guide. WWF. link
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Sale, P.F., Cowen, R.K., Danilowicz, B.S., Jones, G.P, Kritzer, J.P., Lindeman, K.C., Planes, S., Polunin, N.V.C., Russ, G.R., Sadovy, Y.J. and R.S. Steneck. 2005. Critical science gaps impede use of no-take fishery reserves. Trends in Ecology and Evoluti link
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Sanchirico. J.N. 2004. Designing a cost-effective marine reserve network: A bioeconomic metapopulation analysis. Marine Resource Economics. 19: 41-65. link
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Ward, T. et al. 2004. Seeking the Win-Win Situation: A Brief Guide to Balancing Conservation and Fisheries Yields in Reserve Design. MPA News. 5(6). link
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| MPA MANAGEMENT TOOLS (HERRAMIENTAS DE MANEJO DE AMPs) |
MPA News poll: what qualities make a good MPA manager? MPANews 2004. 6(4). link
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Belokurov, A. and J. Ervin. Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Area Management (RAPPAM). Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Information Module. WWF, TNC. link
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Ellenberg, K.T. 2004. MPA perspective. Preparing for negotiations on coastal issues. MPA News. 53(11). link
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Marine protected areas. Providing a future for fish and people, WWF, 20pp. link
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Solis, V. and M. Fonseca et al.2003. Gobernabilidad en el manejo de reas silvestres protegidas: la experiencia de manejo conjunto del Parque Nacional Cahuita. Coope Sol i Dar R.L. link
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| MPA NATL. SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS: DESIGN AND PLANNING (SISTEMAS Y REDES NACIONALES DE AMP: DISEO Y PLANIFICACIN |
Estrada, R. et al. 2004. The National System of Marine Protected Areas in Cuba. CNAP, Cuba. link
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Mora, C. et al. 2006. Coral reefs and the global network of marine protected areas. Science. 312(5781):1750-1751. link
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Roberts, C. et al. 2003. Application of ecological criteria for selecting marine reserves and developing reserves networks. Ecological Applications. 13(1) Supplemen link
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Sala, E. et al. 2002. A General Model for Designing Networks of Marine Reserves. Science. 298:191-193. link
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| MPA PLANNING: PLANIFICACIN DE AMP |
Pattison, D., dos Reis, D. and H. Smillie. 2004. An Inventory of GIS-Based Decision-Support Tools for MPAs. National Marine Protected Areas Center. NOAA Coastal Services Center. link
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| MPA TRAINING: TRAINING MANUALS AND TOOL KITS FOR MPA MANAGERS (CAPACITACION EN AMP: MANUEALES Y CAJAS DE HERRMIENTAS PARA ENCARG |
American Museum of Natural History. Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners. Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. Lessons in Conservation. Developing capacity to sustain the Earth's diversity. link
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WIOMSA. UNEP. WWF. CZMC. Managing marine protected areas. A toolkit for the Western Indian Ocean. Led by IUCN Eastern African Regional Programme. link
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| MONITORING PROGRAMS (PROGRAMAS DE MONITOREO) |
2003. Socioeconomic Monitoring Guidelines for Coastal Managers in the Caribbean. Socioeconomic Monitoring Guidelines for Coastal Managers Series (SocMon). link
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Bunce, L., Townsley, P., Pomeroy, R. and R. Pollnac. 2000. Socioeconomic manual for coral reef management. GCRMN. link
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Pomeroy, R.S., Parks J.E. and L.M. Watson. 2003. Como evaluar una AMP. Manual de indicadores naturales y sociales para evaluar la efectividad de la gestion de areas marinas protegidas. IUCN. link
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Pomeroy, R.S., Parks J.E. and L.M. Watson. 2003. How is your MPA doing? A Guidebook of Natural and Social Indicators for Evaluating Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness. IUCN. link
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| OCEAN CIRCULATION: CARIBBEAN MARINE CURRENTS (CIRCULACIN OCENICA: CORRIENTES MARINAS EN EL CARIBE) |
Andrade, C. and E.D. Barton. 2000. Eddy development and motion in the Caribbean Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research. 15(C11): 26,191-26,201. link
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Candela, J., Tanahara, S., Crepon, M., Barnier, B. and J. Sheinbaum. 2003. The Yucatan Channel flow: Observations vs. CLIPPER ATL6 and MERCATOR PAM models. Journal of Geophysical Research. 108(C12): 15.1-15.24. link
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Ezer, T, Thattai, D.V., Kjerfve, B. and W.D. Heyman. 2005. On the variability of the flow along the Meso-American Barrier Reef system: a numerical model study of the influence of the Caribbean current and eddies. Ocean Dynamics. 55(5-6):458-475. link
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Gyory, J., Mariano, A.J. and E.H. Ryan. The Caribbean Current. CIMAS. link
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Muller -Karger, F. Global Marine POC Flux Estimates: from satellites to sediments. USDF. IMaRS. link
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Muller-Karger,F. et al. 2001. Annual cycle of primary production in the Cariaco Basin: Response to upwelling and implications for vertical export. J. Geophys. Res., 106(C3): 4527–4542. link
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Murphy, S., Hurlburt, H.E. and J.J. O'Brien. 1999. The connectivity of eddy variability in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research. 104(Cl): 1431-1453. link
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Oey, L.-Y., Ezer, T. and H.-C. Lee.2005. Loop Current, rings and related circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: A review of numerical models and future challenges. Geophysical Monograph. 161: 31-56. link
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Oey, L.-Y., Ezer, T. and W. Sturges. 2004. Modeled and observed empirical orthogonal functions of currents in the Yucatan Channel, Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Geophysical Research. 109:C08011, 10.1029/2004JC002345. link
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Oey, L.-Y., Ezer, T., Wang, D.-P., Fan S.-J. and X.-Q. Yin. 2006. Loop Current warming by Hurricane Wilma. Geophysical Research Letters. 33. L08613. link
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Sheng, J. and L. Tang. 2003. A numerical study of circulation in the Western Caribbean Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 33(10): 2049-2069. link
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Sheung, J. et al. 2007. Numerical study of the upper ocean response of the Western Caribbean Sea to hurricane Mitch. AMS 16th Conference f Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, Santa Fe, New Mexico. P4.5. link
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Sturges, W., Nuller, P.P. & R.H. Weisberg. Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Inner Shelf Circulation Study. OCS Report. MMS 2001-103. link
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Tang, L., Sheng, J., Hatcher, B.G. and P.F. Sale. 2006. Numerical study of circulation, dispersion and hydrodynamic connectivity of surface waters on the Belize shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research. 111. Co1003. link
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Thattai, D. V., Ezer, T., and Kjerfve, B. 2005. On the sensitivity of the West Caribbean Sea circulation to tides, wind and mesoscale ocean eddies: A three-dimensional ocean model study. Ocean Dynamics. link
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Understanding the Link between the Ocean Surface and the Sinking Flux of Particulate Carbon in the Cariaco Basin. CARIACO. Institute for Marine Remote Sensing (IMaRS). University of South Florida. link
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| REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CONSERVATION STATUS: GAP ANALYSIS, GEOGRAPIHIC PRIORITIES) (EVALUACIN REGIONAL DEL ESTADO DE CONSERVACI |
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Abell, R., Thieme, M., Dinerstein, E. and D. Olson. 2002. A Sourcebook for Conducting Biological Assessments and Developing Biodiversity Visions for Ecoregion Conservation. Volume II Freshwater Ecoregions. WWF. Washington, DC, USA. link
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Arrivillaga, A. and N. Windevoxhel. 2008. Evaluación Ecoregional del Arrecife Mesoamericano: Plan de Conservación Marina. The Nature Conservancy, Guatemala. 30 p. + Anexos. link
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Arrivillaga, A. and N. Windevoxhel. 2008. Evaluación Ecoregional del Arrecife Mesoamericano: Plan de Conservación Marina. The Nature Conservancy, Guatemala. 30 p. + Anexos. link
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Arrivillaga, A. and N. Windevoxhel. 2008. Evaluación Ecoregional del Arrecife Mesoamericano: Plan de Conservación Marina. The Nature Conservancy, Guatemala. 30 p. + Anexos. link
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Arrivillaga, A. and N. Windevoxhel. 2008. Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregional Assessment: Marine Conservation Plan. The Nature Conservancy, Guatemala. 30 p. + Annexes. link
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Building Reef Resilience into coral reef conservation. Tools for MPA Managers. The Nature Conservancy. link
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Burke, L. and J. Maidens. 2004 . Arrecifes en Peligro en el Caribe. WRI, 80 pp. link
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Caldern, R., Boucher, T., Bryer, M., Sotomayor, L. and M. Kappelle.2004. Setting biodiversity conservation priorities in Central America. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington link
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Chatwin, A., ed. 2007. Priorities for Coastal and Marine Conservation in South America. link
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Dinerstein, E., Powell, G., Olson, D., Wikramanayake, E., Robin, A., Loucks, C., Underwood, E., Allnutt, T., Wettengel, W., Ricketts, T., Strand, H., O'Connor, S. and Burgess, N. 2000. A workbook for conducting biological assessments and developing biodi link
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Evaluación Ecoregional del Arrecife Mesoamericano: Plan de Conservación Marina. Arrivillaga, A. and N. Windevoxhel. 2008. The Nature Conservancy, Guatemala. 30 p. + Anexos. link
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Kareiva, P., Marvier, M. Conserving Biodiversity Coldspots. Recent calls to direct conservation funding to the world's biodiversity hotspots may be bad investment advice. American Scientist. 91. link
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Kramer, P.A. and P.R. Kramer. 2002. Ecoregional Conservation Planning for the Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef. WWF. link
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Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregional Assessment: Marine Conservation Plan. Arrivillaga, A. and N. Windevoxhel. 2008. The Nature Conservancy, Guatemala. 30 p. + Annexes link
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Miloslavich, P., Klein, E., Yerena, E. and A. Martin. 2003. Marine biodiversity in Venezuela: status and perspectives. Gayana 67(2): 275-301. link
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Morgan, L., Maxwell, S., Tsao, F., Wilkinson, T.A.C. and P. Etnoyer. 2005. Marine Priority Conservation Areas: Baja California to the Bering Sea. Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America and the Marine Conservation Biology Institute. Mont link
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Roberts, C.M., McClean, C.J., Veron, J.E.N., Hawkins, J.P., Allen, G.R., McAllister, D.E., Mittermeier, C.G., Schueler, F.W., Spalding, M., Wells, F., Vynne, C. and T.B. Werner. 2003. Marine Biodiversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities for Tropical R link
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Spalding, M. D.; H.E. Fox, G.R. Allen, N. Davindson, Z. A. Ferdaa, M. Finlayson, B. S. Halpern, M. A. Jorge, A. Lombana, S.A. Lourie, K. D. Martin, E. McManus, J. Molnar, C. A. Recchia, AND J. Robertson. 2008. Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregiona link
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Sullivan Sealey, K. and G. Bustamante. 1999. Setting Geographic Priority for Marine Conservation in LAC. The Nature Conservancy. link
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Sullivan-Sealey, K., Brunick, M., Harzen, S., Lutton, C., Nero, V. and L. Flowers. 2002. An Ecoregional Plan for the Bahamian Archipelago. Taras Oceanographic Foundation. link
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UNEP (2003) Global Marine Assessments: a survey of global and regional marine environmental assessments and related scientific activities. UNEP-WCMC/UNEP/UNESCO-IOC. 132pp. link
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UNEP-WCMC,UNESCO-IOC. 2007. A survey of global and regional marine assessments and related activities of the marine environment. Global Marine Assessments. link
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| SUBMERGED CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT |
Spirek, J.D. and D.A. Scott-Ireton. Submerged cultural resource management. Preserving and interpreting our sunken maritime heritage. The Plenum Series in Underwater Archaeology. Library of Congress. link
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Submerged cultural resources in the Florida Keys Natl. Marine Sanctuary. FAQs. link
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Todd, S.L., Cooper, T. and A.R. Graefe. 2001. Scuba diving & underwater cultural resources: differences in environmental beliefs, ascriptions of responsibility, and management preferences based on level of development. link
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| SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND CARRYING CAPACITY (TURISMO SOSTENIBLE Y CAPACIDAD DE CARGA |
Bacci, M.E. 1998. MPAs in the Eastern Caribbean: a tourism market study. CANARI. link
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Bezaury Creel, J.E. et al. 1998. Participatory Coastal and Marine Management in Quintana Roo, Mexico. USAID. link
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Blue Flag Program. An exclusive eco-label awarded to around 3100 beaches and marinas in 35 countries across Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and the Caribbean in 2005. The Blue Flag Campaign is owned and run by the independent non-profit organisa link
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Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. link
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Cifuentes et al., 1999. Capacidad de Carga Turstica de las reas de Uso Pblico del Monumento Nacional Guayabo, Costa Rica. WWF Centroamerica and CATIE. 75pp. link
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Davis, D. and C. Tisdell. 1995. Recreational scuba-diving and carrying capacity in marine protected areas. Ocean & Coastal Management. 26(1):19-40. link
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Eagles, P.F.J., McCool, S.F. and C.D. Haynes. Phillips, A. (ed.) 2002. Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas. Guidelines for planning and management. Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines. Series 8. link
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Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study. Carrying capacity analysis/Impact assessments model. 83 pp. link
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Gallo, F., Martnez, A. and J.I. Ros P. Capacidad de carga de visitantes en reas de buceo de San Andrs (Colombia). Delimitacin de capacidad de carga para los sitios mas frecuentados por buzos autnomos en San Andrs Isla. Universidad de Tecnologa de link
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Green, E. and R. Donnelly. 2003. Recreational Scuba Diving In Caribbean Marine Protected Areas: Do The Users Pay? Ambio. 32(2):140-144. link
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Greenberg, R.L. 2004. Toward sustainable coastal tourism development: the case of Costa Maya. University of Miami. link
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ICRAN-Mar CORAL. CI. 2005. A practical guide to good Practice. Managing environmental impacts in the marine recreational sector. link
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Jameson, S.C., Ammar, M.S.A., Saadalla, E., Mostafa, H.M. and B. Rieg. 1999. A coral damage index and its application to diving sites in the Egyptian Red Sea. Coral Reefs. 18 : 333-339. link
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Klebnikov, P. 2005. News: Coral reefs in the Caribbean are dying as the cruise industry ramps up. On one Mexican island they still thrive--for now. Pier pressure. July/August. link
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Li Ching Lim. 1998. Carrying Capacity Assessment of Pulau Payar Marine Park, Malaysia - Bay of Bengal Programme. FAO. link
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McCool, S. F., Moisey, R.N. and N.P. Nickerson. 2001. What should tourism sustain? The disconnect with industry perceptions of useful indicators. Journal of Travel Research. 40: 124-131. link
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MPAs in management of coral reefs. ISRS Briefing Paper 1. link
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NOAA. What Is the Carrying Capacity of an MPA Community? link
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Pavelka, J. and T. Camaarena. 2004. Cruise Tourism in Majahual, Mexico, One million passengers but leakage little to locals. The International Ecotourism Society. Eco Currents. Second/Third Quarter. link
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Rubinoff, P. 1998. Guidelines for Low Impact Coastal Tourism Development. USAID. link
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Seidl, I. and C.A. Tisdell. 1998. Carrying capacity reconsidered: from Malthus population theory to carrying capacity. Economic issues. 4. link
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Sorice, M.G., Oh, C-O. and R.B. Ditton. 2005. Using a Stated Preference Discrete Choice Experiment to Analyze Scuba Diver Preferences for Coral Reef Conservation. Final Report prepared for the coral reef competitive grants program of the National Fish and link
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Sorice, M.G., Oh, C-O. and R.B. Ditton. 2007. Managing Scuba divers to meet ecological goals for coral reef conservation. Ambio. 36(4):316-322. link
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Stewart, S.I. and C. A. Vogt. Multi-Destination Trip Patterns. Research notes and reports. link
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Tapper, R. 2006. Wildlife watching and tourism. A study on the benefits and risks of a fast growing tourism activity and its impacts on species. UNEP-CMS. link
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| UNEP-CEP TECHNICAL PAPERS. Publicaciones Tcnicas PNUMA-PAC ((Not comprehensive list. For more go to http://www.cep.unep.org/pub |
Post, J.C. and C.G. Lundin.1996. Guidelines for integrated coastal zone management. The World Bank. link
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Regional overview of land-based sources of pollution in the wider Caribbean region. CEP Technical Report. 33 (Spanish, English and French). link
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UNEP-Regional Seas Programme. Guidelines for integrated coastal management. 150 pp. link
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UNEP. 1993. Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Response to Future Climatic Conditions in the Marine and Coastal Regions of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, and the Northeast Coast of South America. CEP Technical Report. 22 . link
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| SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS (MEDIOS DE SUBSISTENCIA SOSTENIBLES) |
Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods. CANARI Policy Brief No. 5, Janueary, 2005 link
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| MPA EFFECTIVENESS (EFECTIVIDAD DE LAS AMPs) |
Selig, E.R. and J.F. Bruno. 2010 A Global Analysis of the Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in Preventing Coral Loss. Protected Areas in Preventing Coral Loss. PLoS ONE 5(2): e9278. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009278 link
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