'%Healthy Reefs for Healthy People - A Guide to Indicators of Reef Health and Social Well-being in the Mesoamerican Reef Region%'%by Melanie McField and Patricia Kramer%

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A Publication of t he Healt hy Reef s for Healt hy People Initiative

The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Smithsonian Institution, World

Wildlife Fund, Perigee Environmental, The Summit Foundation, the World Bank, the Mesoamerican Barrier

Reef System (MBRS) Project or other participating organizations. All suggestions, omissions or errors are the

responsibility of the authors.

This publication has been made possible by funding from The Summit Foundation.

Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior

permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged.

Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission

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Citation

McField, M. and P. Richards Kramer. 2007. Healthy Reefs for Healthy People: A Guide to Indicators of Reef Health

and Social Well-being in the Mesoamerican Reef Region. With contributions by M. Gorrez and M. McPherson.

208 pp.

Layout and Design

Doug Tyrrell, International Assets

Cover Design

Tony Rath, Naturalight Productions

Printed by

Franklin Trade Graphics, 5301 Northwest 37th Ave, Miami, FL 33142

Printed on recycled paper.

Cover Photo Credits

Front cover: Tony Rath; Back Cover: Wolcott Henry (Diploria strigosa coral), Toni Parras (young boy, Honduras)

This guide is a "living document," subject to revision as data become available and insights mature.

We encourage your participation in this process. Copies of this publication are available online at

www.healthyreefs.org.

Please send comments, corrections or additional information to the attention of:

Melanie McField, Ph.D.

Coordinator, Healthy Mesoamerican Reef Ecosystem Initiative

National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian Institution

501.223.7680 Telephone

501.223.7681 Fax

P.O. Box 512

501.670.3953 Cell

1061 Queen Helmut Street

mcfieldm@si.edu

Belize City, Belize, Central America

or mcfield@healthyreefs.org