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Physical-Geographic Characteristics of Cuban Reefs

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Coral Reefs of Cuba

Part of the book series: Coral Reefs of the World ((CORW,volume 18))

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Cuban reefs were mapped following an expert-driven approach using satellite imagery and complemented by previous maps, studies, and fieldwork. Map** classes were defined initially according to their geographical characteristics (such as surface area, lengths, general and patch spatial distribution, average depths, and other general descriptions), the geomorphology on which they develop, and also on regionalization and typology. The analyses were made up to a maximum depth of 20–35 m (depending on water transparency sunlight penetration). Current results were compared with others existing for Cuba.

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Acknowledgments

To the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Humanity, FANJ, and Wildlife Conservation Society, WCS, without their technical and logistical support, we would not have produced the map and wrote this article.

To the many experts, institutions, and persons who have supported and will continue supporting field work, the map of the Cuban sea bottoms and the article for this series, especially Sergio Lorenzo Sánchez, Patricia González-Díaz, Juliett González Méndez, José Luis Gerhartz-Muro, Sergio González Ferrer, and Antonio Magaz, article collaborators.

To the anonymous and acknowledged reviewers, Antonio Magaz, Dr. David Blakeway, Dr. Philip Kramer, Dr. Simon F. Mitchell, and Dr. Susana Perera, for their many recommendations that improved the study.

To Pedro Alcolado, friend and teacher of many the persons involved in Cuban coral studies.

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  1. Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, La Habana, Cuba

    Reinaldo Estrada Estrada

  2. Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Mérida (ENES-UNAM Mérida), Mérida, Mexico

    Gustavo Martín Morales

  3. Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María, Villa Clara, Cuba

    Joán Hernández-Albernas

  4. Universidad de Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Rodney Borrego Acevedo

  5. Instituto de Geofisica y Astronomia, La Habana, Cuba

    Jorge Olivera Acosta

  6. Instituto de Geografía Tropical, La Habana, Cuba

    Yudelsy Carrillo Betancourt & Idalmis Almeida Martínez

  7. Direccion General de Medio Ambiente. CITMA, La Habana, Cuba

    Lourdes Coya de la Fuente

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Estrada, R.E. et al. (2023). Physical-Geographic Characteristics of Cuban Reefs. In: Zlatarski, V.N., Reed, J.K., Pomponi, S.A., Brooke, S., Farrington, S. (eds) Coral Reefs of Cuba. Coral Reefs of the World, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36719-9_3

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