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Integrated studies in coral reef ecology: Genetics, octocoral predation, and remote sensing

dc.contributor.advisor Weil, Ernesto F.
dc.contributor.author Lucas, Matthew Q.
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.committee Schizas, Nikolaos V.
dc.contributor.committee Nadathur, Govind
dc.contributor.department Department of Marine Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.representative Smith, Matthew C.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-08-09T14:20:49Z
dc.date.available 2018-08-09T14:20:49Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.description.abstract This dissertation consists of three peer-reviewed publications that are integrated by their collective contribution to several different scales of information (molecular, community, and landscape) that are important in coral reef ecology. At the molecular level, (1) Symbiodinium diversity in a reef-building coral between shallow and mesophotic depths among different islands in the Northern Caribbean, (2) at the community level, we studied the predation by Cyphoma gibbosum on the octocoral community among La Parguera’s reefs, (3) and at the landscape level we examined the influence of the water column on spectral diversity and its implications for monitoring shallow water marine communities using remote sensing. In Chapter 5, I provide a few concluding comments regarding active and practical conservation goals on the basis that coral reef resilience and sustainable ecosystem services are dependendent on maintaining high biodiversity. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta tesis consiste en tres artículos científicos especializados que se integran por su contribución colectiva a varias escalas diferentes de información (molecular, la comunidad, y paisaje) que son importantes en la ecología de los arrecifes de coral. A nivel molecular, ( 1 ) la diversidad Symbiodinium en un arrecife de coral de la capacidad entre las aguas poco profundas y mesophotic entre las diferentes islas en el Caribe Norte, ( 2 ) a nivel comunitario, se estudió la depredación por Cyphoma gibbosum en la comunidad octocoral entre los arrecifes de La Parguera, ( 3) y a nivel del paisaje, se analizó la influencia de la columna de agua sobre la diversidad espectral y sus implicaciones para la vigilancia de las comunidades marinas de aguas poco profundas usando sensores remotos. En el capítulo 5, proporciono un par de observaciones finales relativas a los objetivos de conservación activas y prácticas sobre la base de que la capacidad de recuperación de arrecifes de coral y servicios de los ecosistemas sostenibles se dependendent en el mantenimiento de una alta biodiversidad. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/776
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2016 Matthew Q. Lucas en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Remote sensing en_US
dc.subject Predation (Biology) en_US
dc.subject Coral reef ecology en_US
dc.subject Coral reefs--Genetics en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coral reef ecology--Puerto Rico--Reserva Natural de La Parguera. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coral reef ecology--Caribbean Area. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Predation (Biology) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Octocorallia--Puerto Rico--Reserva Natural de La Parguera. en_US
dc.title Integrated studies in coral reef ecology: Genetics, octocoral predation, and remote sensing en_US
dc.type Dissertation en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Marine Sciences en_US
thesis.degree.level Ph.D. en_US
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