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Change in the composition of fauna associated with Pocillopora spp. (Scleractinia, Pocilloporidae) following transplantation
(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 ...
Área de Conservación Guanacaste Echinoderms, North Pacific of Costa Rica
Equinodermos del Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica
(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 ...
Diversity of deep-sea echinoderms from Costa Rica
(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, ...
Patterns of reef fish taxonomic and functional diversity in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
(2023)
A core challenge in ecology is identifying the factors that determine species distribution and functional diversity of species assemblages. Reef fish are the most diverse group of vertebrates, form taxonomically rich and ...
The effect of coral reef degradation on the trophic structure of reef fishes from Bahía Culebra, north Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(2021)
Fishes play numerous key ecological roles that are critical for maintaining the structure and function of coral reefs. Natural and anthropogenic disturbances can produce structural changes in coral reef habitats, which ...
Decapods crustaceans associated with macroinvertebrates in the Pacific of Costa Rica
(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 ...
Bioerosion by the sea urchin Diadema mexicanum along Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs
(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 ...
Updated checklist and analysis of completeness of the marine fish fauna of Isla del Coco, Pacific of Costa Rica
(2016)
Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, is one of the five groups of oceanic islands of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP), and is considered one of the most diverse. Since the mid-19th century, it has been the target of a number of ...
Succession of the sessile benthic community at a coral reef restoration site
Sucesión de la comunidad bentónica sésil en un sitio de restauración de arrecifes de coral
(2023)
Introduction: Ecosystem restoration facilitates ecological succession. When a coral reef experiences a disturbance, the community of sessile benthic organisms can follow a successional trajectory that favors the dominance ...
Energy flow structure and role of keystone groups in shallow water environments in Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, Eastern Tropical Pacific
(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 ...