GVI Mexico Coral Reef Monitoring

Lluvia Soto

doi:10.15468/p7mrbv

GVI Mexico Coral Reef Monitoring

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

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Stenella frontalis
common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Balaenoptera brydei
common name: Bryde's whale rank: species
Carcharhinus leucas
common name: bull shark rank: species
Himantura schmardae
common name: Chupare stingray rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Gymnothorax miliaris
common name: goldentail moray rank: species
Sphyrna mokarran
rank: species
Gymnothorax funebris
common name: green moray rank: species
Chelonia mydas
common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
Eretmochelys imbricata
common name: Hawksbill Sea Turtle rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Narcine bancroftii
common name: lesser electric ray rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Trichechus manatus manatus
rank: subspecies
Manta
rank: genus
Ginglymostoma cirratum
common name: nurse shark rank: species
Carcharhinus perezii
common name: Caribbean reef shark rank: species
Muraena retifera
common name: reticulate moray rank: species
Dasyatis americana
common name: southern stingray rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Stenella frontalis
common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Aetobatus narinari
common name: spotted eagle ray rank: species
Gymnothorax moringa
common name: spotted moray rank: species
Testudines
common name: Turtles rank: order
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Testudines
common name: Turtles rank: order
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