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451 ACAMP (Alabama Coastal Area Management Program), 77–78, 82–85 Accord of the States of the Gulf of Mexico (GOMSA), 396–97 Acropora spp., 292–93, 295, 309 Aeroumbra lagunensis, Laguna Madre, 144 Africa, participatory governance study, 209 Agaricia spp., reef composition, 309 agriculture, Gulf region summaries, 424, 426–27 Ajaja ajaja, Florida Bay ecosystem, 30, 34 Alabama Coastal Area Management Program (ACAMP), 77–78, 82–85 Alacranes Reef, 231, 297–301 Alacrán Reef, location, 308 Alamito Creek, treaty-based allocations, 161 Alamo River, treaty-based allocations, 161 Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, protection programs, 412 algae, calcareous, 293, 309 algal blooms: Florida Bay, 1, 17, 19, 35; Laguna Madre, 144; seagrass community role, 31; Yucatan Peninsula, 229, 237. See also nutrient dynamics Altamira, port activity, 424, 427 Alvarado-Papaloapan Delta, flow statistics, 259–60 amphibian populations, 55, 76 Anas spp., Laguna Madre ecosystem, 138 anchovy population, seagrass communities , 31 Andrew, Hurricane, 264 Antón Lizardo reefs, 293, 294, 308 Apalachicola River-Apalachicola Bay system: basin description, 53–58; inflow variation effects, 58–60; management approaches, 60–62; in National Estuarine Research Reserve System, 394; threats to, 62–65 aquifer water tables, Everglades, 2 Archosargus spp., 31, 423 Ardea spp., Laguna Madre ecosystem, 138 Arenaria interpres, Laguna Madre ecosystem, 138–39 Ariguanabo Forestry Enterprise, 413 Army Corps of Engineers, 25–26, 84, 99–103, 115 Arroyo Colorado, monitoring station, 141 Atchafalaya River, 94, 98, 100, 245 Atkinson Island, dredge disposal, 116 automobile shipments, economic importance, 424 avian diversity. See bird populations Avicennia germinans. See mangrove communities Aythya spp., Laguna Madre ecosystem, 137–38 Baffin Bay, 135, 144 band diseases, 295 Barataria-Terrebonne NEP, 394 Barra de Navidad, mangrove communities , 274 barrier islands: Galveston Bay, 112; Mississippi Delta, 94, 98, 100; Rio Grande/Río Bravo basin, 155; Yucatan Peninsula, 226–27, 231. See also Laguna Madre bat populations, 140 benthic communities: in community interaction model, 350f; estuary comparisons, 247, 248, 250; Everglades /Florida Bay ecosystem, 6, 12; Galveston Bay, 116, 120; Laguna Madre, 135, 137, 138; Mobile Bay, 74–75, 79, 85–86; as pollution vector, 347–48; and productivity correlations , 340, 341, 360; seagrass contributions, 31, 35; Terminos Lagoon, 169, 175, 184 Bermuda grass, African, 156 billfish populations, Yucatan Peninsula, 326 biogeochemical processes: management implications, 243–45, 249–50; patterns of, 245–49 bird populations: Cuban mangroves, 412, 413; Everglades/Florida Bay ecosystem , 30, 34; Galveston Bay, 112, 113–14, 115, 116, 118, 126; Gulf importance, 421; Laguna Madre, 137–40, 143, 145; Mobile Bay, 76, 80 Index 452 ~ Index nology, and Environment), Cuba, 402–407, 410 Cladium jamaicense, 3, 28 clam populations, 423, 426 Clean Water Act, 83–84, 123 CNAP responsibilities, 403, 405, 406, 407, 411 Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP), 394 Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, Alamaba, 82–83 coastal prairies, Laguna Madre, 132, 145 Coatzacoalcos River, 259–60, 425, 426, 427 cobia populations, Campeche Sound, 324 Coloma-Las Canas/Cayos de San Felipe area, Cuba, 412–13 Colombia, mangrove area, 399 colonial waterbirds: Galveston Bay, 113–14, 116, 126; Laguna Madre, 138 Colopohyllia natans, reef composition, 309 Colorado River, treaty-based allocation, 161 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). See Everglades/Florida Bay ecosystem CONANP (National Protected Areas Management), 395 Conchal Lagoon, pollution threats, 426 Conchos River, treaty-based allocation, 161 Conepatus leuconotus, Laguna Madre, 140 Conocarpus erectus, 400 coral reefs: connectivity model, 296–301; distribution, 291–92, 306–309, 322–23, 421; management initiatives, 311–13; physical characteristics, 231, 291–94, 305–307, 309; proposed conservation framework, 301, 314–16; threats to, 236, 294–96, 305, 309–11, 313–14 crab populations, 134, 249, 263, 423 Crassosstreat virginica. See oyster populations crevasse channels, Mississippi Delta, 95, 100 crocodile populations, 30, 412, 413 Cuba, mangrove ecosystems: conservation threats, 407–409; distribution of, 399–401; human activities, 401; institutional responsibilities, 404–407, 410; management legislation, Las Canas Project, 412–13 Carcharhinus spp., Gulf harvest statistics, 423 Caretta caretta, 114, 136, 412 Caribbean coast subregion, Yucatan Peninsula, 229–31, 236 Caribbean Environment Program (CEP), 398 Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project, 397 Caribbean Meso-American Barrier Reef System, survey, 311–12 El Carmen Inlet/Island, 169, 171–73, 177–80, 205 carp populations, weed control, 160 cat populations, Laguna Madre ecosystem , 140, 145 Cayo Arenas, 297–301, 308 Cayo Coco causeways, 408 Cayos Arcas, 294–95, 297–301, 308 CBBEP (Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program), 394 Centla Wetlands Biosphere Reserve: environmental disturbance levels, 215–17, 218t, 220t; initial planning omissions, 213–14; physical characteristics...

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