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• Grajales A., Aguilar C., and Sánchez J. A., 2007 . 6. Article:Phylogenetic reconstruction using secondary structures of Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2, rDNA): finding the molecular and morphological gap in Caribbean gorgonian corals. Pages:1-9. Journal:BMC Evolutionary Biology. Abbreviation:BMC Evol. Biol. Volume: 7. Number:90. DOI:10.1186/1471-2148-7-90. Date of publication: 11 June 2007, 2007.
• Guzmán H. M., 1998 . 77. Article:Diversity of stony, soft and black corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia, Gorgonacea, Antipatharia; Hydrozoa: Milleporina) at Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands, Honduras. Pages:75-80. Journal:Revista de Biologia Tropical. Abbreviation:Rev. Biol. Trop. Volume: 46. Number:Suppl. 4. Date of publication: 1998.
• Highsmith, R.C. 1982. Reproduction by fragmentation in corals. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 7.
• Highsmith, R.C., Riggs, A.C. y D'Antonio, C.M. 1980. Survival of hurricane-generated coral fragments and a disturbance model of reef calcification-growth rates. Oecologia. 46.
• Hughes, T.P. y Connell, J.H. 1987. Population dynamics based on size or age? A reef coral analysis. American Naturalist. 129.
• Humann, P. 1994. Reef Coral Identification. New World Publications, INC. Florida, U.S.A.
• Jordán, D.E. 1992. Recolonization patterns of Acropora palmata in a marginal environment. Bulletin of Marine Science. 51.
• Jordán, D.E. 1993. Atlas de los arrecifes coralinos del Caribe Mexicano. ICMyL-CIQRO. MEXICO.
• Jordán, D.E. y Rodríguez-Martínez, R.E. 1998. Post-hurricane initial recovery of Acropora palmata in two reefs of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science. 63 (1) .
• Jordán, D.E. y Rodríguez-Martínez, R.E. En prensa. The Atlantic Coral Reefs of Mexico. Coral Reefs of Latin America. .
• Karlson R. H., 1980 . 896, 898. Article:Alternative competitive strategies in a periodically disturbed habitat. Pages:894-900. Journal:Bulletin of Marine Science. Abbreviation:Bull. Mar. Sci. Volume: 30. Number:4. Date of publication: 1980.
• Kühlmann D. H. H., 2006 (December 2005) . 61, 73, 112. Article:Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Pages:37-113. Journal:Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften. Abbreviation:Rudolstädter nat. hist. Schr. Volume: 13. Date of publication: 9 January, 2006 (December 2005).
• Laborel J., 1970 (1969) . 182, 183, 191, 216. Article:Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Pages:7-261. Journal:Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan. Abbreviation:Ann. Univ. Abidjan. Volume: 2. Number:3. Series:E. Date of publication: 1970 (1969).
• Lasker H. R., 1983 . 161. Article:Vegetative reproduction in the octocoral *Briareum asbestinum* (Pallas). Pages:157-169. Journal:Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Abbreviation:J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. Volume: 72. Date of publication: 1983.
• Miller A. C., 1981 . 933. Article:Cnidarian prey of the snails *Coralliophila abbreviata* and *C. caribaea* (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Discovery Bay, Jamaica . Pages:932-934. Journal:Bulletin of Marine Science. Abbreviation:Bull. Mar. Sci. Volume: 31. Number:4. Date of publication: 1981.
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• Molina, C. y Carranza, J.E. 1998. Normas prácticas para el desarrollo turístico de la zona costera de Quintana Roo, México. URI. Amigos de Sian Ka'an, A.C. MEXICO.
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• NOAA (2010). Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata).
• NOAA Fisheries, 2002. "General Fact Sheet: Atlantic Acropora Corals" (On-line pdf). NOAA Fisheries. Accessed December 05, 2007 at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/species/acropora_factsheet.pdf.
• National Marine Fisheries Service, 2008. "Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata)" (On-line). Office of Protected Resources, Species Information. Accessed December 20, 2008 at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/elkhorncoral.htm.
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• Padilla-Souza, A.C., Gutiérrez, D., Lara, M. y García, C. 1992. Coral reefs of the Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka'an, Quintana Roo, México. (2). Guam.
• Reinicke G. B. and Schuhmacher H., 1996 . 78, 81, 82. Article:Significance of different traits of soft-coral assemblages (Octocorallia, Alcyoniina) in benthic reef communities of the Red Sea. Pages:77-84. Journal:Göttinger Arbeiten zur Geologie Paläontologie. Abbreviation:Götting. Arb. Geol. Paläontol. Volume: Sb2. Date of publication: 1996.
• Reyes-Bonilla, H. 1993. Corales hermatípicos (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) de la Región de Los Cabos, Baja California Sur. Revista de Investigación Científica de la U.A.B.C.S. 4.
• Schuhmacher, H. y Plewka, M. 1981. The adaptative significance of mechanical properties versus morphological adjustments in skeletons of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). (2). MANILA.
• Severance E. G. and Karl S. A., 2006 . 58. Article:Contrasting population genetic structures of sympatric, mass-spawning Caribbean corals. Pages:57-68. Journal:Marine Biology. Abbreviation:Mar. Biol. Volume: 150. DOI:10.1007/s00227-006-0332-2. Date of publication: 2006.
• Smith F. G. W., 1954 . 291, 293. Article:Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. Pages:291-295. Journal:Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S). Abbreviation:Fish. Bull. Fish Wildl. Serv. U.S. Volume: 55. Date of publication: 1954.
• Smith, F.G.W. 1972. Atlantic Reef Corals. University of Miami Press. Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.
• Steiner S. C. C., 2003 . 1, 5, 7, 10. Article:Stony corals and reefs of Dominca, Lesser Antilles. Pages:1-15. Journal:Atoll Research Bulletin. Abbreviation:Atoll Res. Bull. Volume: . Number:498. Date of publication: August, 2003.
• Sunagawa S, Woodley CM, Medina M. 2010. Threatened Corals Provide Underexplored Microbial Habitats. PLoS ONE 5(3): e9554. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009554
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• Voss G. L., Bayer F. M., Robins C. R., Gomon M., and LaRoe E. T., 1969 . 5, 18, 22, 63. Type:Unpublished Thesis. Title:The Marine Ecology of the Biscayne National Monument. No. of pages:128, Fig. 1-40. University:University of Miami. Date of reference 20 September, 1969.
• Wallace C. C., 1999 . 176-177. Reference type:Book. Book title:Staghorn Corals of the World: A Revision of the Coral Genus *Acropora*. Edited by:None. Total pages:421. Publisher:CSIRO Publishing. City:Collingwood, Australia. Date of publication: 1999.
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• WoRMS (2010). Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288227 on 2012-05-22
• Zlatarski V. N. and Estalella N. M., 1980 . 17, 26, 30, 34-38, 39, 192-200. 208-211, 214, 215, 218-222, 224-227, 229-231, 233, 234, 240-248, 250, 296, 307; Plate 2, Plate 3. Reference type:Book. Book title:Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Edited by:None. Total pages:312. Publisher:Bulgarian Academy of Science. City:Sophia. Date of publication: 1980.