Movements of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) at Cocos Island, Costa Rica and between oceanic islands in the Eastern Tropical Pacific [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Many species of sharks form aggregations around oceanic islands, yet their levels of residency and their site specificity around these islands may vary. In some cases, the waters around oceanic islands have been designated as marine protected areas, yet ...
Elena Nalesso +2 more
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Decolonizing through integration: Australia's off-shore island territories [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2016 Australia’s three small off-shore island territories – Norfolk Island in the Pacific Ocean and Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Group in the Indian Ocean – can be seen as monuments to 19th century British-style colonization, though their ...
Roger Wettenhall
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Halichoeres sanchezi n. sp., a new wrasse from the Revillagigedo Archipelago of Mexico, tropical eastern Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae) [PDF]
PeerJA new labrid fish species, Halichoeres sanchezi n. sp., is described from eight specimens collected in the Revillagigedo Archipelago in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico.
Benjamin C. Victor +2 more
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Crustal structure of the Cocos Ridge northeast of Cocos Island, Panamá Basin [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2002 The submarine Cocos ridge in the northwestern Panamá basin, Pacific ocean, is generally interpreted as the trace of the Galápagos hotspot. A 278 km long seismic wide‐angle transect was carried out across a comparatively narrow ridge segment, 150 km northeast of Cocos Island.
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Entomofauna of Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Atoll Research Bulletin, 1981 NH-Entomology ; NMNH ; Peer ...
Scott E Miller
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Comparing Microbial Communities of Diseased and Healthy Isopora palifera Corals and Adjacent Waters at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. [PDF]
Environ MicrobiolBacteria are not the primary cause of growth anomalies (GA) in Isopora palifera at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. While microbial communities differ between GA‐affected and healthy corals, no specific bacterial taxa were linked to disease, suggesting that other factors, such as viruses, may drive GA onset and progression.
Preston S +6 more
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Green Turtle <i>Chelonia mydas</i> Spatial Use Within the Gorgona National Natural Park, Colombian Pacific: Implications for Local Conservation. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study explores the spatial ecology of green turtles within the Gorgona National Natural Park (GNNP), providing insights into habitat preferences, movement patterns, and conservation implications for this vulnerable species in the Colombian Pacific. Ten green turtles were tracked in the GNNP using satellite telemetry, with tracking duration ranging
Amorocho DF +4 more
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Rhodolitica on rhodoliths: a new stoloniferan genus (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Rhodolitica occulta gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Clavulariidae) is described from Cocos Island National Park, Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica. The species was found at various islets and rocky outcrops around the island, 20−55 m in depth.
Odalisca Breedy +3 more
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An enigmatic new octocoral species (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Malacalcyonacea) from Isla del Coco National Park [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 Aliena parva gen. et sp. nov. is described from Cocos Island, Costa Rica. The species was found at various islets and rocky outcrops north and northwest of the island, 20–30 m in depth.
Odalisca Breedy +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Understanding the link between seamounts and large pelagic species (LPS) may provide important insights for the conservation of these species in open water ecosystems.
Marta Cambra +9 more
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