Biogeography of the stony corals (Scleractinia) of the Mexican pacific
This paper presents a complete list of hermatypic coral species, analyzes the biodiversity levels and describes the biogeographic patterns of the group in the Mexican Pacific. The coral fauna of the Mexican Pacific consists of 23 species, which makes this region one of the highest in terms...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1998 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA |
| Repositorio: | Ciencias Marinas |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:cienciasmarinas.com.mx:article/744 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/744 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | corals Scleractinia Mexico eastem Pacific biogeography corales México Pacífico oriental biogeografía |
| Sumario: | This paper presents a complete list of hermatypic coral species, analyzes the biodiversity levels and describes the biogeographic patterns of the group in the Mexican Pacific. The coral fauna of the Mexican Pacific consists of 23 species, which makes this region one of the highest in terms of specific richness within the tropical eastern Pacific. In general, the species are grouped in faunistic units that correspond to the traditional zoogeographic provinces recognized in the region. There is no evidence of effective biogeographic barriers throughout the Mexican Pacific region. Local extinction events, likely caused by the narrow distribution of some species, and perhaps due to the type and frequency of transpacific colonizations, modify the normal processes of community succession, causing the Mexican Pacific to be a highly dynamic zone in terms of its coral fauna. |
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