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GVI Mexico Coral Reef Monitoring

Dataset homepage

Citation

Soto, L. 2015. GVI Mexico Coral Reef Monitoring. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/701) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/p7mrbv accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-19.

Description

Original provider: GVI Mexico Dataset credits: Lluvia Soto Abstract: GVI working in partnership with Amigos de Sian Kaan (ASK), have been monitoring Mexico’s Caribbean reefs since 2003. Data are collected at Pez Maya (20.00222 degrees N, 87.28624 degrees W) and Punta Gruesa (19.00865 degrees N, 87.58977 degrees W) to support the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System project and provide information to the National Parks Commission (CONANP). These data are now being used by GVI and its partners to promote the management of the reserve’s resources in a more sustainable manner. Purpose: The objective of this monitoring program is the creation of a database that will help to assess the health of the Mexican-Caribbean reefs. We dive regularly and all incidences of target species are recorded and the global positioning system (GPS) coordinates are known from our monitoring program. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Turtles: Testudines (173749) => Testudines (948936) [UPDATE] 2017 Jan - Mar data were added on 2017-04-10. [UPDATE] 2016 Jul - Dec data were added on 2016-12-14. [UPDATE] Coordinates for some sites were corrected on 2016-09-14 affecting more than 500 records. [UPDATE] 2016 Jan - Jun data were added on 2016-07-15. [UPDATE] 2015 Jan - Jun data were added on 2015-06-30. [UPDATE] 2014 Jul - Dec data were added on 2015-01-12. [UPDATE] 2014 Jan - Jun data were added on 2014-07-09. [UPDATE] 2012 and 2013 data were added on 2014-02-07.

Purpose

The objective of this monitoring program is the creation of a database that will help to assess the health of the Mexican-Caribbean reefs. We dive regularly and all incidences of target species are recorded and the global positioning system (GPS) coordinates are known from our monitoring program.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Stenella frontalis
    common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  2. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  3. Balaenoptera brydei
    common name: Bryde's whale rank: species
  4. Carcharhinus leucas
    common name: bull shark rank: species
  5. Himantura schmardae
    common name: Chupare stingray rank: species
  6. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  7. Gymnothorax miliaris
    common name: goldentail moray rank: species
  8. Sphyrna mokarran
    rank: species
  9. Gymnothorax funebris
    common name: green moray rank: species
  10. Chelonia mydas
    common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
  11. Eretmochelys imbricata
    common name: Hawksbill Sea Turtle rank: species
  12. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  13. Narcine bancroftii
    common name: lesser electric ray rank: species
  14. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  15. Trichechus manatus manatus
    rank: subspecies
  16. Manta
    rank: genus
  17. Ginglymostoma cirratum
    common name: nurse shark rank: species
  18. Carcharhinus perezii
    common name: Caribbean reef shark rank: species
  19. Muraena retifera
    common name: reticulate moray rank: species
  20. Dasyatis americana
    common name: southern stingray rank: species
  21. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  22. Stenella frontalis
    common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  23. Aetobatus narinari
    common name: spotted eagle ray rank: species
  24. Gymnothorax moringa
    common name: spotted moray rank: species
  25. Testudines
    common name: Turtles rank: order
  26. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  27. Testudines
    common name: Turtles rank: order
  28. Urobatis jamaicensis
    common name: yellow stingray rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Gulf of Mexico

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Lluvia Soto
originator
position: Primary contact
GVI Mexico
email: mexico@gviworld.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
Lluvia Soto
owner
position: Primary contact
GVI Mexico
email: mexico@gviworld.com
Lluvia Soto
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
GVI Mexico
email: mexico@gviworld.com
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