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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0034-77442023000200017</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v71is1.54795</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Active restoration efforts in the Central Mexican Pacific as a strategy for coral reef recovery]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Esfuerzos de restauración activa en el Pacífico Central Mexicano como estrategia para la recuperación de los arrecifes de coral]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Violeta]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Troncoso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alma-Paola]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tortolero-Langarica]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José-de-Jesús Adolfo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cupul-Magaña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Amílcar-Leví]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara Centro Universitario de la Costa Laboratorio de Ecología Marina]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puerto Vallarta Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología Laboratorio de Esclerocronología de Corales Pétreos]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puerto Morelos Quintana Roo]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Tecnológico Nacional de México IT de Bahía de Banderas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bahía de Banderas Nayarit]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>71</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442023000200017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442023000200017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442023000200017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  The 1997-98 El Niño event caused massive coral bleaching and mortality in the Central Mexican Pacific (CMP). Punta de Mita alone used to harbor more than 30 % of the coral coverage in this region, with a mono-specific Pocillopora coverage. The 1997-1998 ENSO event caused massive coral mortality reducing live coral coverage to &lt; 5 %. Despite being considered a coral region unlikely to recover, recent restoration efforts have been implemented to rehabilitate the coral community.  Objective:  To assess coral recovery by analyzing the coral growth and survival rates of branching Pocillopora species at Punta de Mita.  Methods:  Healthy coral fragments of opportunity were re-attached to the natural substrata using zip ties and measured considering their growth in terms of maximum length and width (cm) to determine their annual extension rates.  Results:  After 50 weeks, corals duplicated their size, with a mean growth of ~ 4 cm year-1. After 100 weeks (2 years), corals triplicated their size, increasing on average 8-9 cm in each diameter.  Conclusions:  Successful coral reef restoration activities in the Central Mexican Pacific are the result of Pocillopora's physiological processes, such as fast growth rates, and recent life-history traits, like the ability to cope with thermal anomalies, which enable them to thrive in a dynamic region severely affected by natural and anthropogenic perturbations. Indeed, a region considered unlikely to recover has regained its live coral cover from &lt; 5 % in 1998 up to 15 % in 20 years. This demonstrates the importance of assisting natural coral recovery with restoration efforts, especially in coral locations that, despite environmental perturbations, have proven to be resilient and may become coral refugia areas under the current climate change scenario.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  El evento El Niño de 1997-98 causó un blanqueamiento y mortalidad masiva de corales en el Pacífico Central Mexicano (CMP). Solo Punta de Mita albergaba más del 30 % de la cobertura coralina de esta región, con una cobertura monoespecífica de Pocillopora. El evento ENSO de 1997-1998 causó una mortalidad masiva de corales que redujo la cobertura de corales vivos a &lt; 5 %. A pesar de ser considerada una región de coral con pocas probabilidades de recuperarse, se han implementado esfuerzos de restauración recientes para rehabilitar la comunidad coralina.  Objetivo:  Evaluar la recuperación de coral analizando el crecimiento coralino y las tasas de supervivencia de especies ramificadas de Pocillopora en Punta de Mita.  Métodos:  Fragmentos de oportunidad de coral sanos se volvieron a unir a los sustratos naturales usando bridas y se midieron considerando su crecimiento en términos de longitud y ancho máximos (cm) para determinar sus tasas de extensión anual.  Resultados : Después de 50 semanas, los corales duplicaron su tamaño, con un crecimiento promedio de ~ 4 cm año-1. Después de 100 semanas (2 años), los corales triplicaron su tamaño, aumentando en promedio 8-9 cm en cada diámetro.  Conclusiones:  Las actividades exitosas de restauración de arrecifes de coral en el Pacífico Central Mexicano son el resultado de los procesos fisiológicos de Pocillopora, tales como tasas de crecimiento rápido, y rasgos de historia de vida reciente, como la capacidad de hacer frente a anomalías térmicas, que les permiten prosperar en una región dinámica severamente afectada por perturbaciones naturales y antropogénicas. De hecho, esta región que se consideraba poco probable que se recuperara, ha recuperado su cobertura de coral vivo de &lt; 5 % en 1998 hasta 15 % en 20 años. Esto demuestra la importancia de ayudar a la recuperación natural de los corales con los esfuerzos de restauración, especialmente en las ubicaciones de corales que, a pesar de las perturbaciones ambientales, han demostrado ser resistentes y pueden convertirse en áreas de refugio de corales ante el escenario actual de cambio climático.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Scleractinia]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ecosystem restoration]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coral growth]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[active coral restoration.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Scleractinia]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[restauración de corales.]]></kwd>
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