Diana I. Gómez-López

Apr 18, 2023 | mdpi.com | Carlos Gomez |Carlos Gómez |Cesar Bernal |Andrés Acosta-Chaparro |Diana I. Gómez-López

2. Materials and MethodsStudy area: This study was performed in Chengue bay within the marine protected area of the Tayrona National Natural Park (PNNT), Colombia–southwestern Caribbean Sea (11°20′ N, 74°08′ W) (Figure 1). The area is a small exemplary bay inlet (~3.3 km2), relatively narrow, that has a diverse community of corals with coastal lagoons, marine seagrasses dominated by Thalassia testudinum and mangrove forest composed mainly of Rhizophora mangle [43].