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Drivers of reef fish assemblages in an upwelling region from the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean

Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 98, Issue 4, Page 1074-1090, April 2021., 2021
Abstract Reef fish assemblages are exposed to a wide range of anthropogenic threats as well as chronic natural disturbances. In upwelling regions, for example, there is a seasonal influx of cool nutrient‐rich waters that may shape the structure and composition of reef fish assemblages.
Marius H. Eisele, Sergio Madrigal‐Mora, Mario Espinoza   +2 more
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Seasonal and Interannual Variability in the Sea Surface Temperature Front in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 126, Issue 2, February 2021., 2021
Abstract Fifteen years of satellite observations of sea surface temperature (SST) are used to identify frontal activities in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The frontogenesis and variability of frontal activities are mainly determined by wind forces. Strong frontal activities are distributed mainly near the coast and decrease with increasing offshore ...
Yuntao Wang, Jin Liu, Hailong Liu, Pengfei Lin, Yeping Yuan, Fei Chai   +5 more
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Climate change impacts on living marine resources in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 65-81, January 2021., 2021
Abstract Aim Project shifts in the habitat suitability of 505 fish and invertebrate species in the Eastern Tropical Pacific that are likely to occur by the mid‐21st century under “high greenhouse gas emissions” (RCP 8.5) and “strong mitigation” (RCP 2.6) scenarios.
Tayler M. Clarke, Gabriel Reygondeau, Colette Wabnitz, Ross Robertson, Manuel Ixquiac‐Cabrera, Myrna López, Ana Rosa Ramírez Coghi, José Luis del Río Iglesias, Ingo Wehrtmann, William W.L. Cheung, Yoan Fourcade   +10 more
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Nesting ecology of East Pacific green turtles at Playa Cabuyal, Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica [PDF]

Marine Ecology, 2014
AbstractEast Pacific green turtles (Chelonia mydas), often referred to as black turtles, are smaller and exhibit a lower reproductive output than other populations of green turtles in the Atlantic, Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Knowledge of nesting ecology of East Pacific green turtles is limited to general descriptions. We conducted an exhaustive
Santidrián Tomillo, Pilar, Roberts, Spencer A., Hernández, Ricardo, Spotila, James R., Paladino, Frank V   +4 more
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The Gulf of Tehuantepec and adjacent areas: spatial and temporal variation of satellite-derived photosynthetic pigments

Ciencias Marinas, 1997
Photosynthetic pigment concentrations retrieved from data generated from 1978 to 1986 by the sensor Coastal Zane Color Scanner were used to describe the seasonal and interannual variation of phytoplankton biomass of the Gulf of Tehuantepec and adjacent ...
SE Lluch-Cota, S Álvarez-Borrego, E Santamaría-Ángel, F Müller-Karger, S Hernández-Vázquez   +4 more
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Conservation status of fish and marine invertebrate of rocky reefs and sandy substrates in two unprotected bays of the Papagayo Gulf, Costa Rica

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2020
Introduction: North Pacific Costa Rica is generally considered rich in marine habitats and species. However, some areas are subject to fishing pressures that could degrade ecosystems. The Gulf of Papagayo comprises protected and unprotected areas with various degrees of impact.
Pilár Santidrián Tomillo, Keilor Enrique Cordero Umaña   +1 more
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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CORAL COMMUNITIES AND REEFS OF TWO PREVIOUSLY UNDESCRIBED LOCATIONS IN THE UPWELLING REGION OF GULF OF PAPAGAYO (COSTA RICA)

Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, 2010
In the seasonal upwelling region of Gulf of Papagayo (Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica), we evaluated and described two previously poorly known coral habitats, Punta Cacique and Bahía Guacamaya. Both localities differed in the extent of the frame-building coral communities and their composition. While Bahía Guacamaya and Punta Cacique had a similar
Jiménez, Carlos, Bassey, Giovanni, Segura, Álvaro, Cortés, Jorge   +3 more
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Coral Reef Community Structure and Photophysiology Differ Between Upwelling and Non-Upwelling Locations on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Reef-building corals and coralline algae form the calcium carbonate frameworks that underpin tropical coral reefs, yet in some locations, coral cover has declined by ~50% in recent decades due to marine heatwaves and other stressors.
Dar Golomb, Kayla M. Cayemitte, Grace K. Saba, Lori M. Garzio, Maxim Gorbunov, Clinton Haldeman, Juan José Alvarado, Tali Mass, Fiorella Prada   +8 more
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Upwelling increases net primary production of corals and reef-wide gross primary production along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015
Photosynthetic production is a key ecosystem service provided by tropical coral reefs, but knowledge about the contribution of corals and other reef-associated organisms and the controlling environmental factors is scarce.
Ines eStuhldreier, Ines eStuhldreier, Celeste eSánchez-Noguera, Celeste eSánchez-Noguera, Florian eRoth, Florian eRoth, Jorge eCortés, Tim eRixen, Christian eWild, Christian eWild   +9 more
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Biogeochemical Response to Mesoscale Eddies and Tehuano Wind Events in the Oxygen Minimum Zone off the Gulf of Tehuantepec

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract In the oxygen minimum zone of the eastern tropical North Pacific off the Gulf of Tehuantepec, mesoscale eddies and offshore jets often develop in response to Tehuano wind events. These dynamic features play crucial roles in modulating the vertical distribution of nutrients, dissolved oxygen, biogeochemical cycling, and regional primary ...
E. Lee‐Sánchez, L. Sánchez‐Velasco, D. C. Gutiérrez‐Moreno, J. A. Velásquez‐Aristizábal   +3 more
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