No. 496. Ed. Lang, J. C.  July 2003. Status of coral reefs in the Western Atlantic: results of initial surveys, Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) program

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Ed. Lang, J. C.  Status of coral reefs in the Western Atlantic: results of initial surveys, Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef  Assessment (AGRRA) program. Title pages, preface and table of contents

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Ginsburg, R. N., and J. C. Lang.  Foreword

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Lang, J. C.   Caveats for the AGRRA "Initial Results" volume

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Kramer, P. A.    Synthesis of coral reef health indicators for the Western Atlantic: Results of the AGRRA program (1997-2000)

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Feingold, J. S., S. L. Thornton, K. W. Banks, N. J. Gasman, D. Gilliam, P. Fletcher, and C. Avila.  A rapid assessment of coral reefs near Hopetown, Abaco Islands, Bahamas (stony corals and algae)

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Kramer, P. A., P. R. Kramer, and R. N. Ginsburg.   Assessment of the Andros Island Reef System, Bahamas (Part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Kramer, P. A., K. W. Marks, and T. L. Turnbull.  Assessment of the Andros Island Reef System, Bahamas (Part 2: fishes)

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Peckol, P. M., H. A. Curran, B. J. Greenstein, E. Y. Floyd and M. L. Robbart.  Assessment of coral reefs off San Salvador Island, Bahamas, (stony corals, algae and fish populations)

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Peckol, P. M., H. A. Curran, E. Y. Floyd, M. L. Robbart, B. J. Greenstein, and K. L. Buckman.  Assessment of selected reef sites in northern and south-central Belize, including recovery from bleaching and hurricane disturbances (stony corals, algae and fish)

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Kikuchi, R. K. P., Z. M. A. N. Leao, C. L. S. Sampaio, V. Testa, L. X. C. Dutra, and S. Spano.  Rapid assessment of the Abrolhos Reefs, eastern Brazil (Part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Kikuchi, R. K. P., Z. M. A. N. Leao, C. L. S. Sampaio, M. D. Telles.  Rapid assessment of the Abrolhos Reefs, eastern Brazil (Part 2: fish communities)

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Manfrino, C., B. Riegl, J. L. Hall, and R.  Status of coral reefs of Little Cayman, Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, British West Indies, in 1999 and 2000 (Part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Pattengill-Semmens, C. V., and B. X. Semmens.  Status of coral reefs of Little Cayman and Grand Cayman, British West Indies, in 1999 (Part 2: fishes)

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Fonseca, A. C.  A rapid assessment at Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica, 1999 (Part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Fonseca, A. C., C. Gamboa.   A rapid assessment at Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica, 1999 (Part 2: reef fishes)

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Alcolado, P. M., B. Martinez-Daranas, G. Menendez-Macia, R. del Valle, M. Hernandez, and T.  Rapid assessment of coral communities of Maria La Gorda, southeast Ensenada de Corrientes, Cuba (Part 1: stony corals and algae

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Claro, R., and K. C. Ramos.  Rapid assessment of coral communities of Maria la Forda, southeast Ensenada de Corrientes, Cuba (part 2: reef fishes)

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Steneck, R. S., and J. C. Lang.  Rapid assessment of Mexico's Yucatan reef in 1997 and 1999: pre- and post-1998 mass bleaching and hurricane Mitch (stony corals, algae and fishes)

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Ruiz-Zarate, M. A., R. C. Hernandez-Landa, C. Gonzalez-Salas, E. Nunez-Lara, and J. E. Arias-Gonzalez.  Condition of coral reef ecosystems in Central-Southern Quintana Roo, Mexico (part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Nunez-Lara, E., C. Gonzalez-Salas, M. A. Ruiz-Zarate, R. Hernandez-Landa and J. E. Arias-Gonzalez.  Condition of coral reef ecosystems in central-couthern Quintana Roo, Mexico (part 2: reef fish communities)

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Horta-Puga, G.  Condition of selected reef sites in the Veracruz reef system (stony corals and algae)

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Bruckner, A. W., and R. J. Bruckner.  Condition of coral reefs off less developed coastlines of Curacao (part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Bruckner, A. W., and R. J. Bruckner.  Condition of coral reefs off less developed coastlines of Curacao (part 2: reef fishes)

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Klomp, K. D. and D. J. Kooistra.  A post-hurricane, rapid assessment of reefs in the Windward Netherlands Antilles (stony corals, algae and fishes)

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Deschamps, A., A. Desrochers and K. D. Klomp. A rapid assessment of the Horseshoe Reef, Tobago Cays Marine Park, St. Vincent, West Indies (stony corals, algae and fishes)

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Riegl, B., C. Manfrino, C. Hermoyian, M. Brandt and K. Hoshino. Assessment of the coral reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands (part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Hoshino, K., M. Brandt, C. Manfrino, B. Riegl and S. C. C. Steiner. Assessment of the coral reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands (part 2: fish communities)

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Pattengill-Semmens, C. V. and S. R. Gittings. A rapid assessment of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (stony corals, algae and fishes)

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Villamizar, E., J. M. Posada and S. Gomez. Rapid Assessment of coral reefs in the Archipelago de Los Roques National Park, Venezuela (part 1: stony corals and algae)

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Posada, J. M., E. Villamizar and D. Alvarado. Rapid assessment of coral reefs in the Archipelago de Los Roques National Park, Venezuela (part 2: fishes)

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Pattengill-Semmens, C. V. and S. R. Gittings. A rapid assessment of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (stony corals, algae and fishes)

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Klomp, K. D. and D. J. Kooistra.  A post-hurricane, rapid assessment of reefs in the Windward Netherlands Antilles (stony corals, algae and fishes)

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Kramer, P. A. and B. G. Bischof. Assessment tables for Abaco, Bahamas (fishes), Lighthouse Belize (corals, Alqae, fishes) and Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (corals, algae, fishes)

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Gonzalez-Salas, C., E. Nunez-Lara, M. A. Ruiz-Zarate, R. C. Hernandez-Landa and J. E. Arias-Gonzalez. Condition of coral reef ecosystems in central-southern Quintana Roo, Mexico (part 3: juvenile reef fishes)

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Richards Kramer, P. and J. C. Lang. The Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment Protocols: Former Version 2.2

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Marks, K. W. and K. D. Klomp. Fish biomass conversion equations

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