Buscar
Mostrando ítems 31-40 de 314
Variation of the diet of the sea urchin (Diadema mexicanum (Diadematoida: Diadematidae)) according to its size in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
(2024-03)
Introduction: The sea urchin Diadema mexicanum, due to its bioerosion activity, is considered of ecological
importance. This phenomenon could negatively or positively affect coral reef ecosystems. The bioerosion process
varies ...
New records of marine decapods and stomatopods in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG): four years of marine biodiversity inventorying
(2019)
The marine area of Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) contains a 43,000 ha formal marine protected area, a 732 ha special management zone in Bahía Santa Elena, and 150 km of wild protected coastline. In an effort to ...
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, ...
A new species and a new record of Malaxis (Malaxidinae) from Costa Rica
(2022-04-25)
We describe and illustrate a new species and a new record of Malaxis from the lower montane and montane forests of Costa Rica. Taxonomic descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and conservation assessments are ...
C1 compounds shape the microbial community of an abandoned century-old oil exploration well
(2020)
The search for microorganisms that degrade hydrocarbons is highly relevant because it enables the bioremediation of these substances cheaply and without dangerous by-products. In this work, we studied the microbial communities ...
New records of Araceae for Costa Rica and Panama
(2020-05)
Four species are documented for the first time for the Costa Rican flora: Anthurium curvispadix, Anthurium palosecense, Monstera integrifolia, Monstera spruceana. Two species are first documented for the Panamanian flora: ...
Results of myxomycete experiments could be affected by temperature in “standard” laboratory conditions
(2023-02-20)
Moist chamber cultures are valuable for myxomycete
research and can be used for the analysis of
ecological patterns with implications in ecosystem
conservation programs. However, to make
comparisons between datasets ...
Evaluation of pharmacological therapies used in Costa Rica in patients with metastatic gastric cancer: a retrospective study
(2019-01-18)
Background: Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide. Surgery is regarded as the best curative treatment option for gastric cancer; however, a high proportion of cases are diagnosed at advanced ...
Primer informe de Platynothrus bicarinatus (Oribatida: Camisiidae) en América Central
(2014)
El género Platynothrus Berlese 1913, es registrado
por Schatz (2006) para Costa Rica y Panamá,
con la especie Platynothrus sibiricus Sitnikova
1975 únicamente y dos especies no identificadas.
Subías (2013) considera a ...
Assemblages of myxomycetes associated with three different substrates affected by forest wildfires
(2021-03-23)
Background and aims – In late November and early December of 2016, forest wildfires occurred over
portions of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (USA) and more than 4 000 ha were affected.
Previous studies have shown ...