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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Autores principales:	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
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0ffc8cbe30514081b2e57d50088b3f5f2021-11-18T06:36:28ZMarine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0011916https://doaj.org/article/0ffc8cbe30514081b2e57d50088b3f5f2010-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20689856/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This 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, but including other environments, such as sandy beaches and rocky shores. These tropical ecosystems incorporate a high diversity of associated flora and fauna, and the nations that border the Caribbean collectively encompass a major global marine biodiversity hot spot. We analyze the state of knowledge of marine biodiversity based on the geographic distribution of georeferenced species records and regional taxonomic lists. A total of 12,046 marine species are reported in this paper for the Caribbean region. These include representatives from 31 animal phyla, two plant phyla, one group of Chromista, and three groups of Protoctista. Sampling effort has been greatest in shallow, nearshore waters, where there is relatively good coverage of species records; offshore and deep environments have been less studied. Additionally, we found that the currently accepted classification of marine ecoregions of the Caribbean did not apply for the benthic distributions of five relatively well known taxonomic groups. Coastal species richness tends to concentrate along the Antillean arc (Cuba to the southernmost Antilles) and the northern coast of South America (Venezuela-Colombia), while no pattern can be observed in the deep sea with the available data. Several factors make it impossible to determine the extent to which these distribution patterns accurately reflect the true situation for marine biodiversity in general: (1) highly localized concentrations of collecting effort and a lack of collecting in many areas and ecosystems, (2) high variability among collecting methods, (3) limited taxonomic expertise for many groups, and (4) differing levels of activity in the study of different taxa.Patricia MiloslavichJuan Manuel DíazEduardo KleinJuan José AlvaradoCristina DíazJudith GobinElva Escobar-BrionesJuan José Cruz-MottaErnesto WeilJorge CortésAna Carolina BastidasRoss RobertsonFernando ZapataAlberto MartínJulio CastilloAniuska KazandjianManuel OrtizPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 8, p e11916 (2010)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q 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 Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.
description	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, but including other environments, such as sandy beaches and rocky shores. These tropical ecosystems incorporate a high diversity of associated flora and fauna, and the nations that border the Caribbean collectively encompass a major global marine biodiversity hot spot. We analyze the state of knowledge of marine biodiversity based on the geographic distribution of georeferenced species records and regional taxonomic lists. A total of 12,046 marine species are reported in this paper for the Caribbean region. These include representatives from 31 animal phyla, two plant phyla, one group of Chromista, and three groups of Protoctista. Sampling effort has been greatest in shallow, nearshore waters, where there is relatively good coverage of species records; offshore and deep environments have been less studied. Additionally, we found that the currently accepted classification of marine ecoregions of the Caribbean did not apply for the benthic distributions of five relatively well known taxonomic groups. Coastal species richness tends to concentrate along the Antillean arc (Cuba to the southernmost Antilles) and the northern coast of South America (Venezuela-Colombia), while no pattern can be observed in the deep sea with the available data. Several factors make it impossible to determine the extent to which these distribution patterns accurately reflect the true situation for marine biodiversity in general: (1) highly localized concentrations of collecting effort and a lack of collecting in many areas and ecosystems, (2) high variability among collecting methods, (3) limited taxonomic expertise for many groups, and (4) differing levels of activity in the study of different taxa.
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author	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
author_facet	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
author_sort	Patricia Miloslavich
title	Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.
title_short	Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.
title_full	Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.
title_fullStr	Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.
title_full_unstemmed	Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.
title_sort	marine biodiversity in the caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2010
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Marine biodiversity in the Caribbean: regional estimates and distribution patterns.

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