Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2009 Costa Rica has coral communities and reefs on the Caribbean coast and on the Pacific along the coast and off-shore islands. The Southern section of the Caribbean coast has fringing and patch reefs, carbonate banks, and an incipient algal ridge.
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Resiliencia en crestas de arrecifes coralinos del este del golfo de Batabanó, Cuba, y factores determinantes probables [PDF]
, 2013 RESUMEN Se comparó el grado de resiliencia de seis crestas arrecifales del este del golfo de Batabanó, Cuba. Tres fueron del norte del golfo de Cazones (Tramo Norte) y las restantes, del oeste de Cayo Largo (Tramo Sur). Las del primer tramo fueron las
Alcolado, Pedro M. +9 more
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Monitoreo de pastos marinos en Perezoso, Cahuita, Costa Rica (sitio CARICOMP)
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2007 El pasto marino de Perezoso en el Parque Nacional Cahuita, costa Caribe de Costa Rica, se está monitoreando con el protocolo de CARICOMP. La productividad (2.7±1.15 g/m²/d, n=74) resultó intermedia, comparada con otros sitios del Caribe. La biomasa total
Ana C Fonseca E +2 more
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Monitoreo del arrecife coralino Meager Shoal, Parque Nacional Cahuita, Costa Rica (sitio CARICOMP)
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2006 Monitoring of the Meager Shoal coral reef, Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica (CARICOMP site). The coral reefs at Cahuita National Park, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, specifically at the CARICOMP site Meager Shoal, have been monitored since 1999 ...
Ana C Fonseca E +2 more
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Estructura, composición florística, biomasa y carbono arriba del suelo en los manglares laguna de Gandoca y estero Limón, Limón, Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2011 Proyecto de Graduación (Licenciatura en Ingeniería Forestal). Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, 2011.Los manglares son ecosistemas de alto valor ecológico, económico y ambiental.
Manrow-Villalobos, Marilyn
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Seagrasses of Costa Rica: from the mighty Caribbean to the dynamic meadows of the Eastern Tropical Pacific [PDF]
, 2018 Seagrass meadows are declining worldwide, mostly attributed to anthropogenic disturbances. Understanding the dynamics of these meadows is urgent in order to establish adequate management and conservation strategies.
Cortés Núñez, Jorge +2 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 In spite of their economic importance, coral reef communities of the world are rapidly decreasing, and an adequate management planification is needed. The benthic and fish communities of Dos Mosquises Sur and Madrizquí at Los Roques National Park, and ...
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Documenting Decadal Spatial Changes in Seagrass and Acropora palmata Cover by Aerial Photography Analysis in Vieques, Puerto Rico: 1937-2000 [PDF]
, 2006 Aerial photographs from 1937–2000 of Bahía Salina del Sur on vieques, Puerto Rico were analyzed to detect and describe spatial changes in the areal cover of sea-grass beds in Bahía Salina del Sur.
Hernandez-Cruz, Luz Raquel +2 more
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[Monitoring of the Meager Shoal coral reef, Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica (CARICOMP site)].
Revista de biologia tropical, 2006 Los arrecifes coralinos del Parque Nacional Cahuita, en la costa Caribe de Costa Rica, específicamente en el sitio CARICOMP llamado Meager Shoal, han sido monitoreados desde 1999. Bases de datos completas de los años 2000 y 2004, muestran que la cobertura de coral viva se mantuvo baja con un aumento menor al 3% (15-17 %), pero la cobertura de algas no ...
Fonseca E., Ana C. +2 more
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SIMAC: Development and implementation of a coral reef monitoring network in Colombia
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2010 Significant coral reef decline has been observed in Colombia during the last three decades. However, due to the lack of monitoring activities, most of the information about health and changes was fragmentary or inadequate.
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