Volume 75
Evolution of the benthic communities of Pigeon Islets (Guadeloupe Island, Lesser Antilles) from 2012 to 2021 monitored by a photoquadrats technique
Authors
Malahel H.M; Mehe, S; Bouchon, C. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2022
Pages: 129-130
Event: Proceedings of the Seventy-Five Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Fort Walton Beach
Country: USA
Abstract
The National Park of Guadeloupe set up a monitoring of benthic communities around Pigeon islets in 2012. Located at 1200 m from the coast, these islets constitute a protected area. The study aims to establish long-term temporal monitoring and to identify the aggressive factors disturbing the balance of the environment. In a first step, the present study describes the evolution of benthic communities from 2016 to 2021, and secondly, focuses on a decade overview by using the data collected from 2012 to 2016 (Freschet, 2016).