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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Main Authors: Carlos Jiménez, Giovanni Bassey, Álvaro Segura, Jorge Cortés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2011-07-01
Series:Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/revmar/article/view/163