Lista agregada de peces en tres zonas de manglar del golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica
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1995-02-22
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Rojas, José R.
Castro, Mauricio
Pizarro, José F.
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Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica)
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El conocimiento en nuestro país sobre la ictiofauna asociada a zonas de manglar es escaso, especialmente en zonas alejadas de la parte central del Golfo. La suma de características físicas y biológicas que se dan en estas áreas de manglares ha permitido el establecimiento de poblaciones animales de importancia comercial (UNESCO 1980). Estos ecosistemas están constituidos por bosques intermareales y asociados a bocas estuarinas o canales que son de gran importancia para las comunidades ícticas, representado un hábitat decisivo para un número considerable de especies durante las primeras etapas de su ciclo de vida (AMEZCUA-LINARES et al. 1987). Las zonas de manglar son en extremo importantes como criaderos de muchos organismos que sustentan las pesquerías (D’CROZ y KWECINSKI 1980), además de proveer una ruta para peces migratorios (anádromos y catádromos) y un ambiente en el cual un limitado número de especies permanecen durante todo su ciclo de vida (ARAYA 1988).
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo aportar información sobre las poblaciones de peces asociadas a los manglares, con el fin de incrementar el conocimiento que se tiene de estas poblaciones y ofrecer información general básica para el manejo adecuado de las pesquerías que se encuentran en estas zonas.
Knowledge in our country about the ichthyofauna associated with mangrove areas is scarce, especially in areas far from the central part of the Gulf. The sum of physical and biological characteristics that occur in these mangrove areas has allowed the establishment of animal populations of commercial importance (UNESCO 1980). These ecosystems are made up of intertidal forests and associated with estuarine mouths or channels that are of great importance for fish communities, representing a decisive habitat for a considerable number of species during the early stages of their life cycle (AMEZCUA-LINARES et al. 1987). Mangrove areas are extremely important as nurseries for many organisms that support fisheries (D'CROZ and KWECINSKI 1980), in addition to providing a route for migratory fish (anadromous and catadromous) and an environment in which a limited number of species they remain throughout their life cycle (ARAYA 1988). The objective of this work is to provide information on the fish populations associated with mangroves, in order to increase the knowledge of these populations and offer basic general information for the proper management of the fisheries found in these areas.
Knowledge in our country about the ichthyofauna associated with mangrove areas is scarce, especially in areas far from the central part of the Gulf. The sum of physical and biological characteristics that occur in these mangrove areas has allowed the establishment of animal populations of commercial importance (UNESCO 1980). These ecosystems are made up of intertidal forests and associated with estuarine mouths or channels that are of great importance for fish communities, representing a decisive habitat for a considerable number of species during the early stages of their life cycle (AMEZCUA-LINARES et al. 1987). Mangrove areas are extremely important as nurseries for many organisms that support fisheries (D'CROZ and KWECINSKI 1980), in addition to providing a route for migratory fish (anadromous and catadromous) and an environment in which a limited number of species they remain throughout their life cycle (ARAYA 1988). The objective of this work is to provide information on the fish populations associated with mangroves, in order to increase the knowledge of these populations and offer basic general information for the proper management of the fisheries found in these areas.
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GOLFO DE NICOYA, COSTA RICA, MANGLAR, MANGROVE, PECES, FISH