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Isolation of two diatom species with aquaculture potential (Bacillariophyceae) from the Pacific of Costa Rica

open access: yesCuadernos de investigación UNED, 2016
Due to the importance of primary production in the trophic network, most aquatic ecosystems rely on microalgae. However, there are fewer studies on phytoplankton in the Central American region, specifically on marine diatoms, in part because it is ...
Karen Rodríguez-Núñez   +2 more
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CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA PESCA DEL TIBURÓN MARTILLO SPHYRNA LEWINI , EN LA PARTE EXTERNA DEL GOLFO DE NICOYA, COSTA RICA

open access: yesRevista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, 2011
En el ámbito nivel mundial, el tiburón martillo (Sphyrna lewini) es una de las especies más afectadas por la sobrepesca y el aleteo. Recientemente se incorporó a la Lista Roja de la UICN como especie en peligro de extinción. El presente estudio pretendió
Ilena Zanella   +2 more
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[Variation of thermohaline properties in the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica].

open access: yesRevista de biologia tropical, 2005
The time-space behavior of thermohaline properties of the water masses in the Gulf of Nicoya, a tropical estuary in the Costa Rican Pacific coast, was studied by sampling monthly from April 1992 to April 1993. The saline field has a seasonal maximum during April, a month before the maximum temperature is observed.
C L, Brenes, S, Léon, J, Chaves
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Reproducción y alimentación del tiburón enano Mustelus dorsalis (Pisces: Triakidae) en el Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica: Elementos para un manejo sostenible

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2006
Se determinaron aspectos reproductivos y alimentarios del tiburón enano Mustelus dorsalis, a partir de 311 ejemplares capturados con línea y anzuelo en el Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica, durante marzo de 1999 y mayo de 2000. Se reconocieron 250 hembras y 61
José Rodrigo Rojas M
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Metales traza en sedimentos costeros de Costa Rica

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2004
Se determinó la concentración de hierro, plomo, cobre y zinc, en sedimentos de cuatro ecosistemas costeros de Costa Rica, por espectroscopia de absorción atómica, con llama o con horno de grafito.
Jairo García-Céspedes   +2 more
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Hormone-induced spawning of wild and captive-grown spotted rose snapper Lutjanus guttatus using carp pituitary suspension and human chorionic gonadotropin

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2011
Hormone-induced spawning of the spotted rose snapper Lutjanus guttatus was studied using wild and cage-grown fish. Carp pituitary suspension (CPS) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) were assessed.
J Boza-Abarca   +4 more
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Molluscan assemblage from a tropical intertidal estuarine sand-mud flat, Gulf of Nicoya, Pacific, Costa Rica (1984-1987)

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2011
The availability of data sets covering more than a year is scarce for tropical environments. Advances in hardware and software speed-up the re-analysis of old data sets and facilitates the identification of hidden data patterns.
José A Vargas-Zamora   +1 more
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The distribution of nutrients, dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll a in the upper Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, a tropical estuary

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2007
in the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, nutrient rich equatorial subsurface water (ESW) is upwelled in much of the lower gulf. These offshore waters are often regarded as the major source of nutrients to the gulf.
Jaime Palter   +2 more
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[The phytoplankton community of Punta Morales, Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica ].

open access: yesRevista de biologia tropical, 2005
Three daily samplings of the phytoplankton community were made at two consecutive days in March, April, May, September, October, November and December 1997, at Punta Morales, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica. Samples were collected during each tide at depths of 50% and 10% of light penetration using a Niskin bottle.
E, Brugnoli Olivera, A, Morales Ramirez
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Reproducción y crecimiento del pargo mancha Lutjanus guttatus (Pisces: Lutjanidae) en el Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2009
Una de las pesquerías más importantes en el Golfo de Nicoya es la del pargo mancha (Lutjanus guttatus); su captura se realiza con diversas artes y principalmente por la flota artesanal.
Rosa L Soto Rojas   +3 more
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