Browsing W&L University Student Scholarship by Subject "Belize -- Ambergris Cay"
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Chronological Persistence of Acropora cervicornis at Coral Gardens, Belize (thesis)
Acropora cervicornis (staghorn coral) is an important framework-building scleractinian coral that dominated many Caribbean reefs throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene. Acropora spp. suffered collapse throughout the ... -
GeoEye-1 Multispectral Satellite Imagery Classification: An Accurate Method for Identifying Populations of Acropora spp. Corals Prior to a Field Study (thesis)
In recent decades Caribbean coral reefs have experienced drastic decline in live coral cover. Some of the main framework-building coral species Acropora cervicornis, Acropora palmata, and the new hybrid species Acropora ... -
Relative Aging and Intraspecific Diversity of Resilient Acropora Communities in Belize Using Microsatellite Markers and Somatic Mutations (thesis)
Historically and geologically, Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis have been key reef framework builders, yet in the Caribbean these species have faced significant mortality over the last few decades. Today, Acropora ...