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- The Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park (APMNP) is a marine protected area critical for the conservation of coral reefs in the Mexican Caribbean.
- In June 2019, a survey was conducted at eight shallow reef sites within the park to assess the health of coral reefs using biological indicators related to benthic and fish communities.
- The research findings, which include various biological and ecological data, were published in an article titled "Puerto Morelos coral reefs, current state and their classification by a scoring system."
Article Abstract
Noticeable within the Mexican Caribbean is the Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park (APMNP), a marine protected area established as an essential component for managing and protecting coral reefs. In June 2019, we conducted a survey in eight shallow reef sites of the APMNP with the purpose of applying a coral reef assessment method, based on biological indicators of the condition of both benthos and fish communities. In this paper we present tables with data of biological and ecological variables such as: benthos coverage, species composition and abundance of corals, abundance of urchins and coral recruits, bleaching, coral diseases and coral mortality percent, reef relief, and composition and abundance of key commercial and herbivorous fish species. The research article related to these databases was published in the journal with the title: Puerto Morelos coral reefs, current state and their classification by a scoring system.
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