Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.

This paper provides an analysis of the distribution patterns of marine biodiversity and summarizes the major activities of the Census of Marine Life program in the Caribbean region. The coastal Caribbean region is a large marine ecosystem (LME) characterized by coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrasses...

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Main Authors: Patricia Miloslavich, Juan Manuel Díaz, Eduardo Klein, Juan José Alvarado, Cristina Díaz, Judith Gobin, Elva Escobar-Briones, Juan José Cruz-Motta, Ernesto Weil, Jorge Cortés, Ana Carolina Bastidas, Ross Robertson, Fernando Zapata, Alberto Martín, Julio Castillo, Aniuska Kazandjian, Manuel Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20689856/?tool=EBI