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Applying the SES Framework to coral reef restoration projects on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Palou Zúniga, Nohelia; Madrigal Ballestero, Róger; Schlüter, Achim; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José (2023)Introduction: Global and local stressors have led to rapid declines in coral reef health. The high rates of coral degradation have motivated restoration initiatives worldwide. Evaluation of these initiatives has provided ... -
El arrecife coralino de Punta Cocles, costa Caribe de Costa Rica
Fernández García, Cindy; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José (2004)This paper describes the Punta Cocles reef (Limón, Costa Rica). Data were obtained by sampling nine transects along the coast and observations done by skin diving between September and November of 2002.This reef consist ... -
Ascidian diversity of Costa Rica, including new records for the North Pacific
González Sánchez, Kaylen; Flores Alvarado, Bryan; Montiel Barrantes, Paula; Gómez Arce, Gonzalo; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José (2021-10-30)Introduction: The class Ascidiacea has about 3 000 species, which fulfill various roles in the ecosystem, for example, they filter high amounts of particles, and are shelter and food for other animals. Furthermore, the ... -
Área de Conservación Guanacaste Echinoderms, North Pacific of Costa Rica
Chacón Monge, José Leonardo; Azofeifa Solano, Juan Carlos; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Cortés Núñez, Jorge (2021)Introducción: El estudio de la diversidad marina del Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica inició con expediciones extranjeras aisladas en la década de 1930, y fue desarrollado sistemáticamente a mediados de la década de 1990 por ... -
Benefits of protection on reef fish assemblages in a human impacted region in Costa Rica
Beita Jiménez, Andrés; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Mena González, Sebastián; Guzmán Mora, Ana Gloria (2019)In recent years, there has been a health decrease in marine ecosystems. Due to this accelerated degradation, there is a more pressing need to investigate the effectiveness of MPAs in these degraded zones. In this work, we ... -
Bioerosion by the sea urchin Diadema mexicanum along Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs
Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Cortés Núñez, Jorge; Guzmán Espinal, Héctor M.; Reyes Bonilla, Héctor (2016-07-07)Bioerosion is a natural process in coral reefs. It is fundamental to the health of these ecosystems. In the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) coral reefs, the most important bioeroders are sponges, bivalves, sea urchins and ... -
Change in the composition of fauna associated with Pocillopora spp. (Scleractinia, Pocilloporidae) following transplantation
Chomitz Ray, Benjamin; Kleypas, Joan Anne; Cortés Núñez, Jorge; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José (2023-04-30)Introduction: Associated fauna comprises most of the diversity of a coral reef and performs ecological functions essential to the reef’s survival. Since Pocillopora corals harbor an important associated fauna, reef ... -
Chlorophyta de la Costa Pacífica de Costa Rica
Fernández García, Cindy; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José (2008-12)Recent collections at the Pacific coast of Costa Rica have increased the number of reported marine green algae. In this paper we present an updated list of the marine green algae of this coast, which is based on reports ... -
Comunidades y arrecifes coralinos del Parque Nacional Marino Ballena, costa del Pacífico de Costa Rica
Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Cortés Núñez, Jorge; Fernández García, Cindy; Nivia Ruiz, Jaime (2005)Se estudiaron las comunidades y arrecifes coralinos del Parque Nacional Marino Ballena (PNMB), en el Pacífico sur de Costa Rica, mediante tres transectos por sitio, de 10 m de largo cada uno y paralelos a la costa, utilizando ... -
Coordinated hunting behaviors of mixed-species groups of piscivores and associated species at Isla del Coco National Park (Eastern Tropical Pacific)
Auster, Peter J.; Cortés Núñez, Jorge; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Beita Jiménez, Andrés (2019)Studies of mixed-species groups of animals can reveal emergent complexities of collective behaviors. In this study we collected data on mixed-species hunting groups composed primarily of piscivorous fishes (species ... -
Cuando la conservación no puede seguir el ritmo del desarrollo: Estado de salud de los ecosistemas coralinos del Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica
Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Beita Jiménez, Andrés; Mena González, Sebastián; Fernández García, Cindy; Cortés Núñez, Jorge; Sánchez Noguera, Celeste; Jiménez Centeno, Carlos; Guzmán Mora, Ana Gloria (2018)When conservation can keep up with development´s pace: Health status of coral ecosystems in the North Pacific of Costa Rica. Coral reefs are diverse and productive ecosystems, despite this, they are being threatened by ... -
Decapods crustaceans associated with macroinvertebrates in the Pacific of Costa Rica
Salas Moya, Carolina; Vargas Castillo, Rita; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Azofeifa Solano, Juan Carlos; Cortés Núñez, Jorge (2021)Decapod crustaceans are a diverse group that exploits various types of habitats in Costa Rica, where they represent 8.1% of the marine diversity of the country. This group includes families containing species with strictly ... -
Density, size, and biomass of Diadema mexicanum (Echinoidea) in Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs
Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Cortés Núñez, Jorge; Guzmán, Héctor M.; Reyes Bonilla, Héctor (2016)Diadema is among the most abundant, widely dispersed, and ecologically important genera of sea urchin in tropical shallow waters. D. mexicanum is distributed from the Gulf of California to northern Peru, including the ... -
Determinants of reef fish assemblages in tropical Oceanic islands
Quimbayo, Juan Pablo; Dias, Murilo S.; Kulbicki, Michel; Mendes, Thiago C.; Lamb, Robert W.; Johnson, Andrew F.; Aburto Oropeza, Octavio; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Ayala Bocos, Arturo; Ferreira, Carlos E. L.; Garcia, Eric; Luiz, Osmar J.; Mascareñas Osorio, Ismael; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Rodríguez Zaragoza, Fabián Alejandro; Salas De la Fuente, Eva María; Zapata, Fernando A.; Floeter, Sergio R. (2019)Diversity patterns are determined by biogeographic, energetic, and anthropogenic factors, yet few studies have combined them into a large‐scale framework in order to decouple and compare their relative effects on fish ... -
Distribution and diversity of echinoderms (Asteroidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea) in the islands of the Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama
Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Guzmán Espinal, Héctor M.; Breedy Shadid, Odalisca (2012-04)Los estudios de equinodermos en el Pacífico Panameño han sido enfocados principalmente en análisis moleculares y evolutivos, y los pocos trabajos ecológicos se han enfatizado en dos especies: Diadema mexicanum y Acanthaster ... -
Diversidad de los hábitats submareales de la Península de Santa Elena e Islas Murciélago, Pacífico Norte, Costa Rica
Fernández García, Cindy; Salas Moya, Carolina; Mena González, Sebastián; Azofeifa Solano, Juan Carlos; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José (2021-10-30)Introduction: Worldwide, coastal habitats are experiencing increasing pressure from pollution, coastal development, fisheries, and climate change. Identifying and recording coastal biodiversity is essential to assess ... -
Diversidad funcional de peces herbívoros arrecifales en el Pacífico Tropical Oriental
Arriaga Madrigal, Andrea Yure (2023)Los arrecifes de coral brindan servicios ecosistémicos insustituibles para el desarrollo humano. Sin embargo, debido al aumento de la presión antrópica, presentan una gran pérdida de especies y un deterioro de las funciones ... -
Diversity of deep-sea echinoderms from Costa Rica
Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Chacón Monge, José Leonardo; Azofeifa Solano, Juan Carlos; Cortés Núñez, Jorge (2022-07-31)Echinoderms are a highly diverse group and one of the most conspicuous in the deep sea, playing ecological key roles. We present a review about the history of expeditions and studies on deep-sea echinoderms in Costa Rica, ... -
Echinoderm research perspectives: A Central American bibliometric review
Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Fabregat Malé, Sònia (2021)Introduction: Central America, a narrow strip of land dividing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, has a high diversity of marine and terrestrial species. Echinoderms are one of the most diverse marine groups with 420 reported ... -
Energy flow structure and role of keystone groups in shallow water environments in Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, Eastern Tropical Pacific
Fourriére, Manon; Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José; Cortés Núñez, Jorge; Taylor, Marc H.; Ayala Bocos, Arturo; Azofeifa Solano, Juan Carlos; Arauz Vargas, Randall; Heidemeyer, Meike; López Garro, Andrés; Zanella, Ilena; Wolff, Matthias (2019)Isla del Coco (Costa Rica) forms part of the five oceanic islands of the Eastern Tropical Pacific and is well known for its high biodiversity and great endemism. While several marine biological and oceanographical surveys ...