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    • Extensive blooms due to Cochlodinium polykrikoides: New to Costa Rica 

      Vargas Montero, Maribelle; Freer, Enrique; Jiménez Montealegre, Ricardo; Chacón Guzmán, Jonathan (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commision, UNESCO, 2004-10-01)
      At the beginning of April of 2004 an extensive bloom produced by Cochlodinium polykrikoides was detected, embracing the whole Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The bloom was characterized by a red-oxide colour and was located ...
    • Occurrence and predominance of the fish killer Cochlodinium polykrikoides on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica 

      Vargas Montero, Maribelle; Freer, Enrique; Jiménez, Ricardo; Chacón Guzmán, Jonathan (2006-07-01)
      Water samples were collected at several points along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica (10°00’N, 84°15’E) fortnightly from January 2003 to June 2004. During this period, dense red-ochre discolourations dominated by Cochlodinium ...