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A simple method for short-term storage and transportation of spermatophores of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
(Hidrobiológica vol.26 no.1 9-14 2016, 2016)
The development of a shipping method for spermatophores of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei would open new opportunities for sharing and improving genetic resources of shrimp worldwide. Seventy spermatophores were ...
First record of the sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Actiniidae) on the Pacific coast of Central America
(Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2012-08)
We report the first record of the sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens on the Pacific coast of Central America. Five specimens from Mata Limón (Costa Rica) were collected from rocks of a man-made breakwater at sub-tidal ...
Biodeterioration and biodegradation of Roman monuments: A comparison of the current status of 18th century paintings by the Canalettos
(2014)
Worldwide there is an urgent need to monitor the conditions of monuments affected by biodeterioration and biodegradation, but no long term data exist for most of them. Here is an exception in the case of certain Roman ...
Evaluación cualitativa de indicadores de sostenibilidad socioambiental para su selección y aplicación en ciudades costarricenses
(2020-01)
From the sustainable development management model, cities must seek balance relationships between natural resources and economic and social development in such a way that the environmental conditions inside and outside ...
Indicadores ambientales de áreas verdes urbanas para la gestión en dos ciudades de Costa Rica
(2018-08)
Abstract: Environmental indicators of urban green areas for management in two cities of Costa Rica. Environmental quality contributes to the physical and mental well-being of the population. In this way, the green areas ...
The geographic distribution of Costa Rican velvet worms (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
(Revista de Biologia Tropical vol.64 no.4 1401-1414 2016, 2016-06-06)
Velvet worms, “peripatus” or onychophorans, are “living fossils” that were geographically widespread in Cambrian seas but now occur exclusively on terrestrial habitats. The only extant species studied in some detail are ...
Nesting ecology of East Pacific green turtles at Playa Cabuyal, Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica
(2014-07)
East 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. ...
Exploitation and reproduction of the bullnose ray (Myliobatis freminvillei) caught in an artisanal fishery in La Pared, Margarita Island, Venezuela
(Fishery Bulletin - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vol.114 no.2 144-152 2016, 2016-01-21)
Species of the genus Myli-obatis have been poorly assessed because of a lack of available information regarding their capture and life history. We provide valuable data based on the commercial landings of the bullnose ray ...
Determinación del flujo de agua para la biorremediación en sistemas acuícolas recirculados utilizando tapetes microbianos construidos
(2015-09-01)
La cantidad de agua necesaria en los sistemas de producción aumenta con la Intensificación; se han establecido tasas económicas de uso. Esta situación ha obligado a los productores a diseñar sistemas que les permitan seguir ...
Evaluación de la estructura comunitaria de las esponjas marinas en parches arrecifales del Caribe sur, Costa Rica
(Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), 2020-07-16)
Las esponjas marinas cumplen un gran número de funciones críticas para los arrecifes coralinos. A su vez, las variaciones en la estructura comunitaria de los poríferos pueden indicar cambios en las condiciones ambientales ...