Bárbara Rojas-Montiel

• Master of Science
• Technician at Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas

Even though there is extensive research on the rocky reefs in the Gulf of California, some areas still have scarce information, such as the Farallón de San Ignacio, which is well known for its high biodiversity and its location in the biogeographic transition zone known as the "Sinaloa gap." Due to the limited information available for this site, t...

Para enfrentar la situación el Gobierno mexicano está construyendo un Plan Estratégico de Cambio Climático para el Sector Agroalimentario, el cual en el caso de la pesca y acuacultura busca impulsar el manejo sustentable de los stocks y promover el aumento en la producción pesquera y acuícola, satisfaciendo así la demanda nacional e internacional d...

The crown-of-thorns seastar (COTS; Acanthaster spp.) inhabits coral reefs across the Pacific Ocean. Based on studies in the Western Pacific, when densities exceed ∼15 specimens per ha, coral reef degradation due to COTS predation may occur. There is little information about the role of COTS on coral reefs in the tropical eastern Pacific, although p...

The functional diversity of echinoderms has been understudied, even though these organisms are critical components of various ecosystems, including coral reefs and hard-bottom benthic communities. Additionally, there are only a few papers relating the protection level of marine protected areas (MPAs) with functional diversity. In this study, we cal...

In 2009 there was a report on an event of mass mortality of Diadema mexicanum in La Entrega, Bahías de Huatulco, and partial mortality in adjacent reef communities. In this study we estimated population density of D. mexicanum, as well as natural mortality and spatial distribution in 2 affected localities (San Agustín and Isla Montosa) during a sub...