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dc.contributor.authorJiménez, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorBassey, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorSegura, Álvaro
dc.contributor.authorCortés, Jorge
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-31T16:45:21Z
dc.date.available2021-05-31T16:45:21Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn1659455X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11056/19812
dc.description.abstractIn 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 number of coral species (16), live coral cover percent was higher in the coral reefs (ca. 50% vs. 90%) and coral communities (ca. 40% vs. 50%) of the latter. At both localities, branching species (Pocillopora spp.) contributed more as a group to the live coral cover than massive and encrusting corals. Bahía Guacamaya has the largest colonies found so far of two coral species (Pocillopora eydouxi and Pocillopora meandrina) with a limited distribution in Costa Rica. Using long-term records of environmental data, we characterized the seasonality of the upwelling and the dry and rainy seasons that partially explained the low suspension sediment loads and fresh water discharge into Papagayo’s coral habitats. The results of our study are important due to the rapid development of the coastal zone of Papagayo and because only a fraction of the littoral has been systematically surveyed. Therefore, we call for more studies that aim to produce baseline data of coral habitats in the area.es_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversidad Nacional, Costa Ricaes_ES
dc.language.isospaes_ES
dc.publisherUniversidad Nacional (Costa Rica)es_ES
dc.rightsAcceso abiertoes_ES
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.sourceJournal of Marine and Coastal Sciences, vol.2, 95-108 2010es_ES
dc.subjectARRECIFESes_ES
dc.subjectAGUA DULCEes_ES
dc.subjectINVESTIGACIÓNes_ES
dc.subjectGOLFOSes_ES
dc.subjectSEDIMENTACIÓNes_ES
dc.subjectABANGARES (GUANACASTE)es_ES
dc.subjectCORAL REEFes_ES
dc.subjectCORAL COVERes_ES
dc.titleCharacterization of the coral communities and reefs ot two previously underscribed locations in the upwelling region of Gulf of Papagayo Costa Ricaes_ES
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501es_ES
dc.description.procedenceEscuela de Ciencias Biológicases_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.15359/revmar.2.8


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