The Cayman Crown: newly protected coral reefs at the edge of the Cayman Trench
Heyman, W.D.; Cuevas, E.; Requena, N.; Garbutt, D.; Bolser, D.; Wade, B.; Olivares, M.; Kobara, S.; Welbrock, N.; Salceda, A.; McCain, K.; Kjerfve, B. (2023). The Cayman Crown: newly protected coral reefs at the edge of the Cayman Trench. Coral Reefs 42: 615–620. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02347-x
In: Coral Reefs. Springer: Berlin; Heidelberg; New York. ISSN 0722-4028; e-ISSN 1432-0975, more
Related to:Heyman, W.D.; Cuevas, E.; Requena, N.; Garbutt, D.; Bolser, D.; Wade, B.; Olivares, M.; Kobara, S.; Welbrock, N.; Salceda, A.; McCain, K.; Kjerfve, B. (2023). Correction to: The Cayman Crown: newly protected coral reefs at the edge of the Cayman Trench. Coral Reefs 42(3): 621-622. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02373-9, more
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Cayman Crown · Morphology · Coral reef resilience · Belize barrier reef |
| Authors | | Top |
- Heyman, W.D.
- Cuevas, E.
- Requena, N.
- Garbutt, D.
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- Bolser, D.
- Wade, B.
- Olivares, M.
- Kobara, S.
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- Welbrock, N.
- Salceda, A.
- McCain, K.
- Kjerfve, B.
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| Abstract |
The Cayman Crown is a recently identified, highly resilient coral reef ecosystem in the deep-water channel between Belize and Guatemala. We collected single and multi-beam sonar data to map bathymetry and describe the unique reef morphology and high resilience. The morphology is the result of the setting of the reef along the edge of the North American tectonic plate at the southwestern apex of the Cayman Trench. Our data were used to support the creation of newly declared marine reserves. |
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