Arrecifes del Pacifico Mex-LTER - Mexico

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Site Name
Arrecifes del Pacifico Mex-LTER
Short name
Arrecifes
Country
Mexico
Site Manager
Amilcar Cupul
Site Description
Arrecifes coralinos y rocosos del Pacífico Mexicano desde Baja California hasta Chiapas. El trabajo se desarrolla en cuatro principales regiones: Sur del Golfo de California, Islas Revillagigedo, Bahía de Banderas y Bahías de Huatulco. Cabo Pulmo es el de mayor extensión. Tiene registradas 67 especies de corales en 368 localidades.
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2020-06-29 10:06:58

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Observed properties
chemical parameterwater parameterwatersalinitywaterdepth
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
Mex-LTER (Mexico)✔ (LTER-NAM-MX-9)This site is a verified "Mex-LTER (Mexico)" member.
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
Marker
300 km
200 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 20.3 Longitude: -107

Size
ca. 200.00ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
0.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Marine
Biome
Marine
Ecosystem Type
Marine
Tropical coral
EUNIS habitat
Marine habitats (A)
Marine habitats (A) » Littoral rock and other hard substrata (A1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
28.00°C
Precipitation Annual
1000.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
General Data Policy
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
LTER Site Classification
LTSER