FISH SPECIES RICHNESS OF A CORAL REEF UNDER SUBOPTIMUM CONDITIONS: THE CASE OF VARADERO (CARTAGENA BAY, COLOMBIA)

Mateo López-Victoria; María Alejandra Herrera; Valeria Muñoz-López; Melina Rodríguez-Moreno; Alejandra Puentes-Sayo; Javier Torres-Rodríguez; Olga Torres; Luis H. Chasqui; José Tavera; Arturo Acero P.

doi:10.15446/abc.v28n1.92440

FISH SPECIES RICHNESS OF A CORAL REEF UNDER SUBOPTIMUM CONDITIONS: THE CASE OF VARADERO (CARTAGENA BAY, COLOMBIA)

Mateo López-Victoria, María Alejandra Herrera, Valeria Muñoz-López, Melina Rodríguez-Moreno, Alejandra Puentes-Sayo, Javier Torres-Rodríguez, Olga Torres, Luis H. Chasqui, José Tavera, Arturo Acero P.

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Coral reefs inside Cartagena Bay have disappeared, largely due to the constant discharge of contaminated, sediment-rich freshwater from the Dique Channel. Recently, which might be the last healthy coral reef in the bay was found between Bocachica and Barú. Despite the unfavorable conditions for coral development, this reef exhibits an average coral cover of around 45 %. To study its fish diversity, inventories were made between 2015 and 2019, based on censuses during errant dives, band transects, photographs, and video recordings. A list of all fish species observed at Varadero reef, where 147 species belonging to 49 families have been recorded is presented; seven of those species (5%) are cataloged under threat. This study is the first approach to the fish diversity in this unusual reef, and a starting point for future studies that address the functionality and proper conservation of this ecosystem, currently threatened by projects that seek to dredge it.

Translated title of the contribution	Riqueza de especies de peces de un arrecife bajo condiciones subóptimas: el caso de Varadero (Bahía de Cartagena, Colombia)
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	108-117
Number of pages	10
Journal	Acta Biologica Colombiana
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v28n1.92440
State	Published - 2023

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contamination
corals
dredging
fishes
sediments

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López-Victoria, M., Herrera, M. A., Muñoz-López, V., Rodríguez-Moreno, M., Puentes-Sayo, A., Torres-Rodríguez, J., Torres, O., Chasqui, L. H., Tavera, J., & Acero P., A. (2023). FISH SPECIES RICHNESS OF A CORAL REEF UNDER SUBOPTIMUM CONDITIONS: THE CASE OF VARADERO (CARTAGENA BAY, COLOMBIA). Acta Biologica Colombiana, 28(1), 108-117. https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v28n1.92440

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