Goal: This project constitutes a platform for a variety of studies having the diversity as central theme. We focus on patterns and processes in key marine ecosystems such as coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangroves and soft-bottoms. We make emphasis on the biodiversity and connectivity of selected taxa (e.g. nematodes, molluscs and chaetognathes). Biological proxies (e.g. foraminifera and molluscs) allows us to trace back in time some coastal processes such as loss of habitats and sea level change when couple with dating with radionuclides. The nutritional status of seagrass meadows are assessed as a key process affecting coastal ecosystems and their associated diversity.
Contact information: Dr. Maickel Armenteros Almanza (CIM-UH) maickel@cim.uh.cu