Fish, Coral, and Sponge Assemblages Associated With Altiphotic and Mesophotic Reefs Along the Guánica Biosphere Reserve Continental Shelf Edge, Southwest Puerto Rico

The benthic and fish communities of the central portion of the Guánica, Puerto Rico shelf edge were studied to determine species abundance, distributions and species overlap between two depth stratifications, 20 and 45 m, at eight sites. A total of 67 fish species belonging to 21 families were ident...

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Main Authors: Jaaziel E. García-Hernández, Phillip J. Sanchez, Nicholas M. Hammerman, Nikolaos V. Schizas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
MCE
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00303/full