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Trop. 71(S1)</i>: e54792. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v71is1.54792\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v71is1.54792</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":1,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Nava, H.; González-Rodríguez, A.; Narchi, N.E.; Méndez-Medina, A.C.; Maldonado-López, Y.; Cárdenas-Alvarado, M.A.; Figueroa-Camacho, A.G.; Drouet-Cruz, H.T.; Corona-Morales, N.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Nava, H. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"<strong>Introduction: </strong>Coral reef structures in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero are well-preserved. The coverage of living corals, near 60 % at several locations, makes them comparable to other coral reefs in the states of Oaxaca, Jalisco, and Nayarit and with high potential to promote their conservation.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To present the outcome of 12 years of research in coral communities from Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, as a justifying argument for the current conservation efforts in the area.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> We developed a baseline on the conservation status of the reef structures, bioerosion processes and the source of major natural and anthropogenic impacts. We assessed the genetic diversity of the coral zooxanthellae symbionts, the outcome of a technique of coral transplantation to recover the coverage of living corals and the local ecological knowledge to involve local inhabitants to promote conservation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At least five coral reefs remain exposed to a medium-low level of impact by bioerosion and anthropization. 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