Gabriela Cruz-Piñón

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur

Stony corals have distinct ecological characteristics that are reflected in their ability to build reefs (hermatypic) or not (ahermatypic). The objective of this work was to systematize and analyze the literature and museum records of ahermatypic species of the west coast of Mexico, in order to determine their main patterns of geographical distribu...

The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is an important commercial species introduced to Mexico in the 1970s for aquaculture production. A purportedly infertile triploid variety of this species was authorized for farming in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve (EVBR), to generate economic benefits for local residents while at the same time avoiding off...

Coastal wetlands are rich and productive ecosystems historically used by small-scale fisheries due to their role as refuges and nursery habitats for commercial target species. We document the environmental history of coastal wetlands in the Northern Gulf of California, Mexico, through bibliographic sources, photographic records, and wetland resourc...

Coastal wetlands are rich and productive ecosystems that historically have been used by small-scale fisheries due to their role as refuges, feeding, and nursery habitats for commercial target species. We used wetland resource users' Local Ecological Knowledge to document historical patterns of commercial species abundance, areas of fishing importan...

Se documentó la presencia y distribución de las especies de cnidarios en el área marina de Guerrero, Oaxaca y Chiapas, a través de buscar y analizar toda la información disponible publicada y la de colecciones en museos. En la costa de los estados de Guerrero, Oaxaca y Chiapas se han registrado 190 especies de cnidarios. Sesenta y siete pertenecen...

Cambio climático en México: Recomendaciones de política pública para la adaptación y resiliencia del sector pesquero y acuícola. Forma sugerida de citar: Reyes-Bonilla, H., Fueyo-MacDonald, L., Abas, M., Vázquez-Vera, L., Aranceta Garza, F., Cruz Piñón, G., Marín Monroy, E. A., Martínez Castañeda, C., Morzaria Luna, H. N., Ojeda Ruiz de la Peña,...

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...

En el Golfo de California, la Bahía de La Paz representa un importante capital natural. Su situación geográfica, la protección que ofrece contra fenómenos meteorológicos, la abundancia de sus recursos naturales y su innegable belleza, propiciaron que en este lugar se desarrollara la ciudad de La Paz hace más de 400 años. Desde entonces, sus aguas,...

Resumen Las investigaciones sobre corales arrecifales se han desarrollado en la Bahía de La Paz desde el siglo XIX, y los avances en el conocimiento han sido sustanciales. Aquí presentamos una revisión de la información más relevante sobre las formaciones coralinas de esta región. Se discuten tópicos como historia de la investigación, 10

A management approach was developed that combined spatial and non-spatial tools to inform a Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Process (CMSP) in the Puerto Peñasco-Puerto Lobos Coastal Corridor, Northern Gulf of California, Sonora, Mexico. Four fisheries management tools were applied with an emphasis on ecosystem level management for eleven small-...

The Pacific sardine, Sardinops sagax, is the most important fishery by volume in Mexico; however, this small pelagic species shows fluctuations in catch due to its susceptibility to environmental changes. In turn, this susceptibility leads to variations in distribution, abundance, and recruitment, making the Pacific sardine highly vulnerable to the...

No-take marine reserves can be powerful management tools, but only if they are well designed and effectively managed. We review how ecological guidelines for improving marine reserve design can be adapted based on an area’s unique evolutionary, oceanic, and ecological characteristics in the Gulf of California, Mexico. We provide ecological guidelin...

As marine systems are threatened by increasing human impacts, mechanisms to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services are needed. Protecting areas of conservation importance may serve as a proxy for maintaining these functions, while also facilitating efficient use and management of limited resources. Biodiversity hotspots have bee...

Verificación y validación de la presencia de manglar en la porción central de la costa oriental de la Península de Baja California, México Para verificar y/o validar la existencia de manglar en cuatro localidades de la porción central de la costa oriental de Baja California Sur, se realizó un recorrido en lancha desde la laguna costera San Lucas (2...

A high proportion of plant species is predicted to be threatened with extinction in the near future. However, the threat status of only a small number has been evaluated compared with key animal groups, rendering the magnitude and nature of the risks plants face unclear. Here we report the results of a global species assessment for the largest plan...

In order to assess gamma diversity of hermatypic corals, maximum likelihood methods (Chao, Jacknife) and resampling (bootstrap) were used over a database with 3 423 records of corals from 15 regions of the Mexican Pacific. Analysis were conducted for the species richness (34 species) and for the 5 families reported. Results suggest that species ric...

In order to assess gamma diversity of hermatypic corals, maximum likelihood methods (Chao, Jacknife) and resampling (bootstrap) were used over a database with 3 423 records of corals from 15 regions of the Mexican Pacific. Analysis were conducted for the species richness (34 species) and for the 5 families reported. Results suggest that species ric...

Se estudiaron las macroalgas y/o los pastos marinos en tres zonas de la bahía de Chetumal. En la primera zona, canal de Bacalar Chico, los vegetales se recolectaron de aguas de la Bahía, del mar Caribe y de una área de mezcla. La diversidad de macroalgas fue baja (28 especies), aunque la mayoría es de crecimiento rápido y de productividad alta. En...

Protected areas are a cornerstone of local, regional, and global strategies for the conservation of biodiversity. However, the ecological performance of these areas, both in terms of the representation and the maintenance of key biodiversity features, remains poorly understood. A large and rapidly expanding literature bears on these issues, but it...

Monthly skeletal extension rates were measured in colonies of Montastraea annularis and M. faveolata growing at Mahahual and Chinchorro Bank, in the Mexican Caribbean. Temperature, light extinction coefficient (kd), sedimentation rate, dissolved nutrients and wave energy were used as indicators of environmental conditions for coral growth. Zooxanth...

Studies on biogeography of stony corals from the eastern Pacific have been conducted in detail only for reef species, and to date there have been no attempts to explain the differences of regional species richness on the basis of oceanographic conditions. The objective of this work was to determine the relationship between deep-water (

Resumen La fauna marina del Pacífico tropical mexicano ha sido muy poco estudiada, y los corales de agua profunda (ahermatípicos o azooxantelados) no son la excepción. El presente trabajo da a conocer las especies de este grupo que habitan el margen costero comprendido entre los 15ºN y los 18º N (Guerrero, Oaxaca y Chiapas), y presenta nom-bres vál...