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A Series of Interactions between Coral Reef and Mangrove Ecosystems in Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Material Information

Title: A Series of Interactions between Coral Reef and Mangrove Ecosystems in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Physical Description: Book
Language: English
Creator: Gange, Joshua J.
Publisher: New College of Florida
Place of Publication: Sarasota, Fla.
Creation Date: 2004
Publication Date: 2004

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords: Coral
Mangroves
Marine Ecology
Panama
Genre: bibliography   ( marcgt )
theses   ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent)   ( marcgt )
born-digital   ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Notes

Abstract: A series of experiments were conducted to determine various interactions between coral reef and mangrove ecosystems in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Three study sites were observed over the course of seven weeks. Site A consisted of a sandy beach shoreline with a nearshore coral reef, site B contained a fringing mangrove shoreline with no nearshore coral reef, and site C contained a fringing mangrove shoreline with an adjacent nearshore coral reef. In the first study, settled leaf-litter was quantified in two mangrove fringed areas, one of which was adjacent to a coral reef. It was determined that fringing mangroves that grew in close proximity to coral reefs displayed significantly lower rates of settled leaf-litter than in adjacent coastal areas. These differences occurred within the first 30 m from the shoreline. These results could be correlated to the presence or absence of an adjacent coral reef. The second experiment examines the density of holothurians in coastal locations possessing either mangroves, corals, or both ecosystems. When mangroves and coral reef ecosystems were found in close proximity to each other, significantly higher populations of holothurians occurred than in areas that contained either a mangrove or a coral reef alone. The third experiment examined the fouling coverage of the prop roots of Rhizophora mangle in sites B and C. It was determined that a nearby coral reef influenced the species composition of adjacent mangrove root fouling communities in the form of higher diversity. Water quality was also analyzed from both nearshore and adjacent to shore sites. Data was collected weekly and analyzed for temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentrations, nitrogens, hardness, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium concentrations. It was determined that there were relatively very few differences between any of the tested areas.
Statement of Responsibility: by Joshua J. Gange
Thesis: Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2004
Electronic Access: RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
Source of Description: This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
Local: Faculty Sponsor: Beulig, Alfred

Record Information

Source Institution: New College of Florida
Holding Location: New College of Florida
Rights Management: Applicable rights reserved.
Classification: local - S.T. 2004 G19
System ID: NCFE003371:00001

Permanent Link: http://ncf.sobek.ufl.edu/NCFE003371/00001

Material Information

Title: A Series of Interactions between Coral Reef and Mangrove Ecosystems in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Physical Description: Book
Language: English
Creator: Gange, Joshua J.
Publisher: New College of Florida
Place of Publication: Sarasota, Fla.
Creation Date: 2004
Publication Date: 2004

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords: Coral
Mangroves
Marine Ecology
Panama
Genre: bibliography   ( marcgt )
theses   ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent)   ( marcgt )
born-digital   ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Notes

Abstract: A series of experiments were conducted to determine various interactions between coral reef and mangrove ecosystems in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Three study sites were observed over the course of seven weeks. Site A consisted of a sandy beach shoreline with a nearshore coral reef, site B contained a fringing mangrove shoreline with no nearshore coral reef, and site C contained a fringing mangrove shoreline with an adjacent nearshore coral reef. In the first study, settled leaf-litter was quantified in two mangrove fringed areas, one of which was adjacent to a coral reef. It was determined that fringing mangroves that grew in close proximity to coral reefs displayed significantly lower rates of settled leaf-litter than in adjacent coastal areas. These differences occurred within the first 30 m from the shoreline. These results could be correlated to the presence or absence of an adjacent coral reef. The second experiment examines the density of holothurians in coastal locations possessing either mangroves, corals, or both ecosystems. When mangroves and coral reef ecosystems were found in close proximity to each other, significantly higher populations of holothurians occurred than in areas that contained either a mangrove or a coral reef alone. The third experiment examined the fouling coverage of the prop roots of Rhizophora mangle in sites B and C. It was determined that a nearby coral reef influenced the species composition of adjacent mangrove root fouling communities in the form of higher diversity. Water quality was also analyzed from both nearshore and adjacent to shore sites. Data was collected weekly and analyzed for temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentrations, nitrogens, hardness, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium concentrations. It was determined that there were relatively very few differences between any of the tested areas.
Statement of Responsibility: by Joshua J. Gange
Thesis: Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2004
Electronic Access: RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
Source of Description: This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
Local: Faculty Sponsor: Beulig, Alfred

Record Information

Source Institution: New College of Florida
Holding Location: New College of Florida
Rights Management: Applicable rights reserved.
Classification: local - S.T. 2004 G19
System ID: NCFE003371:00001

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