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<journal-id>0185-3880</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ciencias marinas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cienc. mar]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0185-3880</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0185-38802024000200302</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.7773/cm.y2024.3503</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Updating the understanding of lesser-known coral systems in the southern Mexican Pacific]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Actualización del conocimiento de los sistemas coralinos poco conocidos del sur del Pacífico mexicano]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Granja-Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rebeca]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valencia-Méndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Chávez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pañola-Madrigal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abigail]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calderón-Aguilera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis E]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Zaragoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fabián A]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Departamento de Hidrobiología Laboratorio de Arrecifes y Biodiversidad (ARBIOLAB)/Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Costeros]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara BIMARENA CONAHCYT]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Nextipac Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara Departamento de Ecología Laboratorio de Ecología Molecular, Microbiología y Taxonomía]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Nextipac Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada Departamento de Ecología Marina Laboratorio de Esclerocronología, Ecología y Pesquerías de la Zona Costera]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ensenada Baja California]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Mar Instituto de Ecología Laboratorio de Sistemas de Información Geográfica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Oaxaca]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>50</volume>
<numero>1b</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0185-38802024000200302&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0185-38802024000200302&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0185-38802024000200302&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract. Puerto Ángel (PA), Puerto Escondido (PE), and Punta Maldonado (PM) harbor coral ecosystems in the southern Mexican Pacific (SMP); however, they are among the least prospected and evaluated ecosystems. This work provides an inventory of coral species and contributes to the characterization of these systems for these areas. From 2009 to 2023, 15 sites (PA = 9; PE = 4; PM = 2) were prospected by roving survey dives and point-intercept transects, both performed by SCUBA divers and by remotely operated underwater vehicles. A total of 10 coral species (PA = 10; PE = 5; PM = 2) belonging to the genera Pocillopora (shallow water; &lt;30 m depth), Pavona, and Porites (&lt;37 m depth) were recorded. For the first time in PM, corals were recorded in deep waters (&lt;37 m depth) and far from the coastline, which is uncommon for SMP systems. This may be due to the wider boundary of the mesophotic zone and the anomalous and extensive continental shelf formed by geological processes. Puerto Ángel had higher coral cover (30.2% ± 21.9) compared to that of PE (6.6% ± 8.7), which was dominated by rocky substrate. These percentages are lower than those reported for other regions of the SMP and are a consequence of the geomorphological characteristics of the areas, but they are mainly due to the anthropogenic disturbances they have experienced over time, such as changes in land use and the extraction of coral colonies for souvenir markets.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen. Puerto Ángel (PA), Puerto Escondido (PE) y Punta Maldonado (PM) albergan ecosistemas coralinos en el sur del Pacífico mexicano (SPM); sin embargo, estos ecosistemas se encuentran dentro de los menos evaluados y prospectados. Este trabajo proporciona un inventario de especies de coral y contribuye a la caracterización de estos sistemas para el SPM. Entre 2009 y 2023 se prospectaron 15 sitios (PA = 9; PE = 4; PM = 2) mediante buceo errante y transectos de punto intercepto realizados por buzas y buzos con equipo de buceo autónomo, así como vehículos submarinos operados remotamente. Se registraron un total de 10 especies de corales (PA = 10; PE = 5; PM = 2) de los géneros Pocillopora (aguas someras; &lt;30 m de profundidad), Pavona y Porites (&lt;37 m de profundidad). Por primera vez en PM, se registraron corales distribuidos en aguas profundas (&lt;37 m de profundidad) y alejadas de la línea de costa, lo cual es poco común en los sistemas de coral del SPM. Esto puede deberse al límite más amplio de la zona mesofótica y a la anómala y extensa plataforma continental de PM formada por procesos geológicos. Puerto Ángel presentó una mayor cobertura coralina (30.2% ± 21.9) en comparación con la de PE (6.6% ± 8.7), donde predominaba el sustrato rocoso. Estos porcentajes son menores que los reportados para otras regiones del SPM y son consecuencia de las características geomorfológicas de las áreas, pero principalmente se deben a las perturbaciones antropogénicas que han experimentado a lo largo del tiempo, como el cambio en el uso de suelo y la extracción de colonias de coral para los mercados de artesanías.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[substrate characteristics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cover]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Puerto Ángel]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Puerto Escondido]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Punta Maldonado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexican Pacific]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mesophotic zone]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[características del sustrato]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cobertura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[coral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Puerto Ángel]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Puerto Escondido]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Punta Maldonado]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pacífico mexicano]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[registros]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[zona mesofótica]]></kwd>
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