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Abstract

Editorial on the Research Topic SeaFlower Biosphere Reserve: New Findings and Trends in the Largest Caribbean Marine Protected Area The SeaFlower Biosphere Reserve-SFBR is home to the most developed coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and some of the few atolls and barrier reefs in the Atlantic Ocean (Geister, 1992). According to Sánchez, Gómez-Corrales et al. the percent cover of reef-building corals and coralline algae in Serrana and Roncador has decreased abruptly while the cover of leafy algae has increased significantly since 1995. According to Bernal-Sotelo et al., key species of reef-building corals, such as the pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus in Providencia, have declined in percent cover and abundance since the beginning of the century, practically in the absence of recruitment. Against this concerning backdrop, Guerra-Vargas et al. find that seagrasses in San Andrés hold enormous potential for removing atmospheric carbon dioxide and sustain higher ecosystem service levels when they occur next to coral reefs.

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Title
Editorial: SeaFlower Biosphere Reserve: New Findings and Trends in the Largest Caribbean Marine Protected Area
Author
Sánchez, Juan Armando; Bejarano, Sonia; Herrera, Santiago
Section
EDITORIAL article
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Oct 15, 2021
Publisher
Frontiers Research Foundation
e-ISSN
2296-7745
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2582272401
Copyright
© 2021. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.