CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CORAL COMMUNITIES AND REEFS OF TWO PREVIOUSLY UNDESCRIBED LOCATIONS IN THE UPWELLING REGION OF GULF OF PAPAGAYO (COSTA RICA)
In 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....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
2011-07-01
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Series: | Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras |
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Online Access: | http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/revmar/article/view/163 |