Considering the newly recognized importance of MCE, we propose expanding and reshaping the core zone to include the entire reef complex which mostly encompasses MCE with high structural complexity. This has important management implications since presently, only 28.7% of this reef complex (mostly shallow areas) are within the existing limits of the marine park’s core zone. Shallow coral reef ecosystems (30 m), southern reefs basements from two distinct reefs merge to form a continuous complex. 2LGL Ecological Research Associates Inc., Bryan, TX, United StatesĬoral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth and are presently experiencing severe declines globally.1Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías, Universidad Veracruzana, Boca del Río, Mexico.Melissa Mayorga-Martínez 1, Javier Bello-Pineda 1*, Héctor Perales-Valdivia 1, Horacio Pérez-España 1 and William D.
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