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Glovers Reef Marine Reserve – Management Plan • • • • • • • Dangriga: Lobster, Conch and Finfish Tourism Hopkins: Lobster, Conch and Finfish Tourism Sarteneja: Lobster, Conch and Finfish San Pedro: Tourism Caye Caulker: Tourism Belize City: Tourism Fishermen Turneffe Atoll: Tourism Glover’s Reef Atoll: Tourism Map 2: Principal Stakeholder Communities of Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve Belize Base Map: BERDS (Biodiversity and Environment Resources System) Wildtracks / Wildlife Conservation Society, 2007 17
2.4 Physical Environment of Management Area 2.4.1 Climate Rainfall Glovers Reef Marine Reserve – Management Plan Glover’s Reef Atoll is the most southerly of the three atolls of Belize, and is estimated to receive approximately the same rainfall as the coastal region adjacent to and including Belize City (Stoddart, 1962) - between 1524 – 2032mm (60” and 80”) a year (Figure 7; Figure 8). Rainfall data from Glover’s Reef shows that rainfall averages 1750mm per annum. 700 600 500 mm 400 300 200 100 0 Figure 7: Rainfall belts in Belize Glover’s Reef Atoll Rainfall Isohyets 40 - 60" (1016 - 1524mm) 60 - 80" (1524 - 2032mm) 80 - 100" (2032 - 2540mm) 100 - 120" (2540 - 3048mm) 120 - 140" (3048 - 3556mm) 140 - 160" (3556 - 4064mm) 160 - 180" (4064 - 4572mm) J F M A M J J A S O N D Figure 8: Rainfall Rainfall varies throughout the year, with the highest rainfall occurring between June and December, peaking in November at 594mm, during the tropical storm season. The dry season has minimum rainfall levels of 47mm, recorded in April. Carrie Bow Cay, 2002 - 2004 Data Source: Fig. 7: Base Map from BERDS (Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System) Fig. 8: Rainfall Data from Carrie Bow Cay, 2002 - 2004. There is a pronounced dry season stretching from January through to the end of April, with minimum monthly rainfall of as low as 47mm in April, the driest month. This is followed by a wetter season (May to December) with maximum monthly rainfalls in the region of 300 and 600mm, punctuated by a mini dry season in July/August. The majority of the rain falls within the hurricane season, associated with passing tropical storms (particularly between September and November; Figure 8.). Wildtracks / Wildlife Conservation Society, 2007 18
Page 1 and 2: g Plan Photographs: Glover’s Atol
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4. Management Planning 4.1 Manageme
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4.4.2 Management Zones Glovers Reef
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Map 6: Glover’s Reef Marine Reser
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Conservation Zone The Conservation
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Natural Resource Management Program
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References Glovers Reef Marine Rese
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IUCN (2007) Red List Glovers Reef M
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Bird Species of Glover’s Reef Ato
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