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Artificial beaches behave as natural beaches, i.e. they adjust to the natural and man made conditions at the site. Good quality recreational beaches in the nature occur only when the beach is exposed to a minimum of waves and when the... more
Wave exposure can influence community structure and distribution of shallow coral reefs, by affect- ing organisms both directly and indirectly. To assess the current stony coral community condition under different degrees of wave exposure... more
Mangrove forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Mangrove planting is the most common method of restoring these forests. However, this approach is not often successful, especially when the reasons for mangrove degradation were not... more
The results of a study on benthic marine algae from five localities of the Chiapas' coast during summer, fall and spring of 1992 and 1993 are presented. The floristic list includes 47 species: 2 of Cyanophyceae, 17 of Rhodophyceae, 7... more
Patterns of selection on gastropod shell morphology are generally believed to be different on wave-exposed and wave-sheltered shores. The heavy surf on wave-exposed shores is thought to select for small size whereas the high risk of... more
The mapping of seabed environments is fundamental to successful fisheries management and environmental monitoring, however, there is an emerging need to better characterise habitats based upon appropriate physical parameters. In this... more
Marine protected areas play an important role in the conservation of marine resources and fisheries management. In the Basque Country (northern Spain), the small (158 ha) Gaztelu- gatxe Marine Reserve was established in 1998; after 5... more
Field surveys were conducted in Core and Back Sounds, North Carolina, USA, to relate the physical setting of seagrass beds, as measured by a wave exposure index (REI), tidal current speed and water depth, to various measures of the... more