Transition Dynamics

 Para Porites panamensis la tasa de reclutamiento larval en Bahía de los Ángeles es de 63.04 ind m- 2 _yr-1 _{en el sitio Llave y de 3.21 ind m}-2 _yr-1 _{en el sitio Rasito; para Astrangia haimei la tasa de}

reclutamiento es de 3.85 ind m-2 _yr-1 _{en el sitio Llave y 1.93 ind m}-2 _yr-1 _{en el sitio Rasito.}

 La mayor densidad y tasa de reclutamiento de Porites panamensis se registró en la temporada Verano-Otoño, mientras que, para Astrangia haimei los mayores valores fueron en la temporada Primavera-Verano. Para ambas especies la menor densidad y tasa de reclutamiento fue registrada durante la temporada Invierno-Primavera.

 La temperatura superficial del mar presentó un efecto directo sobre el reclutamiento larval, observándose, de manera general, un mayor reclutamiento a mayores temperaturas.

 La clorofila a, al igual que la temperatura superficial del mar, presentó un efecto directo sobre el reclutamiento larval, teniendo un mayor número de reclutas a altas concentraciones de clorofila a.

 Se reporta la mayor tasa de reclutamiento coralino para el Pacífico mexicano, debido a las adaptaciones biológicas de Porites panamensis y las características oceanográficas presentes en Bahía de los Ángeles.

 Se muestra el primer reporte de reclutamiento larval para el coral Astrangia haimei en el Pacífico oriental.

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Anexos

Anexo A: Datos satelitales de la Temperatura superficial del Mar (TSM) y la Clorofila a (Chl-a) por temporadas en los sitios de muestreo en Bahía de los Ángeles (los datos fueron tomados cada 8 días).

Fecha TSM (°C) Chl-a (mg m-3₎ Verano - Otoño 29 ago - 5 sep 29.035 1.94

6 sep - 13 sep 28.635 2.04 14 sep - 21 sep 29.235 2.92 22 sep - 29 sep 28.655 0.82 30 sep - 7 oct 25.165 0.89 8 oct - 15 oct 25.93 2.71 16 oct -23 oct 25.82 2.77 1 nov - 8 nov 24.435 1.77 9 nov - 16 nov 24.119 0.99 17 nov - 24 nov 21.865 1.32 Otoño-Invierno 25 nov - 2 dic 20.265 1.89 3 dic - 10 dic 19.98 1.98 11 dic - 18 dic 19.24 2.91 19 dic - 26 dic 1.26 27 dic - 31 dic 1.13 1 ene -8 ene 17.46 1.19 9 ene- 16 ene 18 1.63 17 ene - 24 ene 16.765 1.09 24 ene - 1 feb 18 0.99 2 feb - 9 feb 16.73 1.49 10 feb - 17 feb 16.4 0.79 18 feb - 25 feb 15.73 0.86 26 feb - 5 mar 19.935 1.26 6 mar - 13 mar 1.07 14 mar - 21 mar 15.25 0.93 22 mar - 29 mar Invierno- Primavera 30 mar - 6 abr 7 abr - 14 abr 16.435 1.39 15 abr - 22 abr 17.725 23 abr - 30 abr 16.37 1.46 1 may - 8 may 21.253 9 may - 16 may 18.945 1.14 17 may - 24 may 16.199 25 may - 1 jun 20.41 1.65 2 jun - 9 jun 20.1 10 jun - 17 jun 22.03 1.2

Primavera- Verano 18 jun - 25 jun 23.205 0.91 26 jun - 3 jul 25.586 1.69 4 jul - 11 jul 29.575 12 jul - 19 jul 20 jul - 27 jul 28.61 28 jul - 4 ago 29.41 0.74 5 ago - 12 ago 30.35 1.01 13 ago - 20 ago 28.81 1.72 21 ago - 28 ago 28.72 29 ago-5 sep 30.07 6 sep - 13 sep 29.79 14 sep - 21 sep 28.62 1.16 22 sep - 29 sep 28.8 0.71 30 sep - 7 oct 28.71 3.7 8 oct - 15 oct 28.04 0.78 16 oct -23 oct 27.23 5.36 24 oct - 31 oct 22.14 1.17