Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records

A survey of the published records of marine organisms of Bahía Culebra, an enclosed embayment on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is analyzed resulting in a list of 577 species representing 22 phyla. The most diverse groups documented were crustaceans, cnidarians and mollusks in order of speci...

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Autores principales:	Cortés, Jorge, Vargas-Castillo, Rita, Nivia-Ruiz, Jaime
Formato:	Online
Idioma:	eng
Publicado:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2012
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19962

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spelling	RBT199622022-10-18T16:52:01Z Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records Cortés, Jorge Vargas-Castillo, Rita Nivia-Ruiz, Jaime bahía culebra marine biodiversity Costa Rica eastern pacific upwelling area bahía culebra marine biodiversity Costa Rica eastern pacific upwelling area A survey of the published records of marine organisms of Bahía Culebra, an enclosed embayment on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is analyzed resulting in a list of 577 species representing 22 phyla. The most diverse groups documented were crustaceans, cnidarians and mollusks in order of species number. The first published record of any marine organism from the area, a polychaete, occurred in 1922, with a peak of published records of species between 1940 and 1949 and, more recently, from 2000 to the present. Several additional taxa are known from the region but there are no published records of their occurrence. This is especially evident for such groups as the free living flatworms and black corals. Additionally, several habitats, including soft bottom sediments, have not been sampled. Because of the paucity of knowledge on the biodiversity of Bahia Culebra, much more research is needed in order to evaluate and understand the effect of climate change and increasing anthropogenic activities. A survey of the published records of marine organisms of Bahía Culebra, an enclosed embayment on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is analyzed resulting in a list of 577 species representing 22 phyla. The most diverse groups documented were crustaceans, cnidarians and mollusks in order of species number. The first published record of any marine organism from the area, a polychaete, occurred in 1922, with a peak of published records of species between 1940 and 1949 and, more recently, from 2000 to the present. Several additional taxa are known from the region but there are no published records of their occurrence. This is especially evident for such groups as the free living flatworms and black corals. Additionally, several habitats, including soft bottom sediments, have not been sampled. Because of the paucity of knowledge on the biodiversity of Bahia Culebra, much more research is needed in order to evaluate and understand the effect of climate change and increasing anthropogenic activities. Universidad de Costa Rica 2012-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19962 10.15517/rbt.v60i2.19962 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 60 No. S2 (2012): Volume 60 – Supplement 2 – April 2012: Bahía Culebra: scientific research of the marine and coastal zone Guanacaste, North Pacific of Costa Rica; 39–71 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 60 Núm. S2 (2012): Volumen 60 – Suplemento 2 – 2012: Bahía Culebra: investigaciones científicas en la zona marina y costera Guanacaste, Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica; 39–71 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 60 N.º S2 (2012): Volume 60 – Supplement 2 – April 2012: Bahía Culebra: scientific research of the marine and coastal zone Guanacaste, North Pacific of Costa Rica; 39–71 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v60i6 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19962/20155 Copyright (c) 2012 Revista de Biología Tropical
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description	A survey of the published records of marine organisms of Bahía Culebra, an enclosed embayment on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is analyzed resulting in a list of 577 species representing 22 phyla. The most diverse groups documented were crustaceans, cnidarians and mollusks in order of species number. The first published record of any marine organism from the area, a polychaete, occurred in 1922, with a peak of published records of species between 1940 and 1949 and, more recently, from 2000 to the present. Several additional taxa are known from the region but there are no published records of their occurrence. This is especially evident for such groups as the free living flatworms and black corals. Additionally, several habitats, including soft bottom sediments, have not been sampled. Because of the paucity of knowledge on the biodiversity of Bahia Culebra, much more research is needed in order to evaluate and understand the effect of climate change and increasing anthropogenic activities.
title	Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records
title_short	Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records
title_full	Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records
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title_alt	Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records
publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica
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url	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19962
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Marine biodiversity of Bahía Culebra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records

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