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Costa Rican fungi as potential biomaterials
(Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) (Costa Rica), 2024-08) Fallas-Méndez, Adriana; Solano-Campos, Frank; Mau Inchaustegui, Silvia; Sáenz-Arce, Giovanni; Solano-González, Stefany
Abstract. Fungal biomaterials are gaining relevance due to their intrinsic ability of self-repair, higher sensitivity to external conditions and faster growth respective to synthetic materials. This project consists of evaluating and characterizing the physical properties of fungal strains isolated from a Pacific Coast Mangrove in Costa Rica. We identified environmental strains by recording their morphological features and complemented this by ITS-based DNA barcoding, and subsequently, classified three strains based on morphological features and seven strains by molecular analyses. Ongoing work is being done to measure electrical responses of these fungi upon light stimulation; in addition, a protocol for studying their piezoelectric properties is being developed to identify potential candidates to be used in the field of electronics. To the extent of our knowledge, our project is the first one to report piezoelectric properties from microscopic fungi in Costa Rica as means to determine its potential as biomaterials.
Proporción sexual, relación talla-peso y distribución geográfico-batimétrica de Squalus cubensis(SQUALIFORMES: SQUALIDAE) en lacosta Caribe de Centroamérica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2017-07-31) Benavides-Morera, Rosario; Brenes-Rodríguez, Carlos Luis; Márquez-Artavia, Amaru
Se describe la distribución geográfica y batimétrica de Squalus cubensis capturados a bordo del B/O Miguel Oliver en la costa Caribe de Centroamérica, durante una campaña de prospección pesquera realizada del 3 de enero hasta el 3 de febrero del 2011. Se analizaron 96 lances, se capturaron 140 individuos (65 machos y 75 hembras) de 24 hasta 100 cm de longitud total, y entre 70 y 3 040 grs de peso total. En cuanto a la talla, se encontró una marcada diferencia que indica dimorfismo sexual. La relación talla-peso para ambos sexos no presentó diferencias significativas en las pendientes de las regresiones entre sexos. La distribución espacial de las capturas mostró que la mayor cantidad de individuos se obtuvo, principalmente, en Panamá a profundidades que van desde los 250 hasta los 950 m, seguido por Honduras. Más del 75% de las capturas se dieron en un estrato de la columna de agua con temperaturas entre los 17°C y los 12°C. El presente trabajo proporciona información preliminar importante, pues es la primera vez que se documenta una captura de esta especie que permita estimar proporción de sexos, estructuras de tallas y la relación peso–talla de S. cubensis en el Caribe de Centroamérica.
Rossby waves impact on persistent oxic and suboxic chlorophyll maxima in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific
(PAGEPress (Italy), 2024) Márquez-Artavia, Amaru; Márquez-Artavia, Xiomara; Salazar-Ceciliano, Juan P.; Sánchez-Velasco, Laura; Beier, Emilio; Paulmier, Aurélien
Abstract. This study aims to describe the response of two persistent chlorophyll-a maxima to physical processes that affect the po- sition of the thermocline/nitracline in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific (ETNP). We focused on Long Rossby Waves (LRWs) due to their relevance to the ETNP circulation and their potential role in introducing nutrients into the euphotic zone. We found that the shallower chlorophyll-a maximum in oxygenated waters became more intense when denser waters (containing more nu- trients) moved toward the surface. This suggests that changes in isopycnals and nitracline displacements modify nutrient supply in the euphotic zone, leading to changes in phytoplankton growth. The suboxic and deeper chlorophyll-a maximum showed a strong association with the 26 kg m-3 isopycnal, which was only mechanically displaced, and its chlorophyll-a content did not seem to covary with irradiance or nutrients. The decor- related responses of the chlorophyll-a maxima could be ex- plained if different phytoplankton groups are associated with them. LRWs can affect the position of the thermocline/nitracline and isopycnals in an annual cycle, but it seems to be a “back- ground” signal modulated by higher frequency processes such as mesoscale eddies and other Rossby waves. The co-occurrence of processes can control the nitracline depth, and thus the input of nutrients into the euphotic zone, leading to sporadic enhance- ments in chlorophyll-a concentration in one maximum.

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