Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica

Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has coral communities and reefs on the Caribbean coast and on the Pacific along the coast and off-shore islands. The Southern section of the Caribbean coast has fringing and patch reefs, carbonate banks, and an incipient algal ridge. The Pacific coast has coral communities, reefs and isol...

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Main Authors: Cortés, Jorge, Jiménez, Carlos E, Fonseca, Ana C, Alvarado, Juan José
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2010
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/20022
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spelling RBT200222022-06-06T18:40:37Z Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica Cortés, Jorge Jiménez, Carlos E Fonseca, Ana C Alvarado, Juan José coral reefs Costa Rica monitoring GCRMN conservation management arrecifes coralinos Costa Rica monitoreo GCRMN conservación manejo Costa Rica tiene comunidades coralinas y arrecifes en la costa Caribe y del lado Pacífico a lo largo de la costa y en islas mar afuera). Arrecifes de franja y de parche, bancos carbonatados y una cresta de algas coralinas incipiente están presentes en la sección sur de la costa Caribe. Comunidades coralinas, arrecifes y colonias de coral aisladas se encuentran a lo largo de todo el Pacífico de Costa Rica. Los arrecifes coralinos han sido impactados seriamente en los últimos 30 años, principalmente por sedimentos en el Caribe y algunos arrecifes del Pacífico, y por el calentamiento durante el Fenómeno de El Niño-Oscilación Sureña en el Pacífico. Tres sitios en el Caribe y otros tres en el Pacífico están siendo monitoreados. Después de reducciones significativas en la cobertura de coral vivo en la década de 1980, tanto en el Caribe como en el Pacífico, la mayoría de los arrecifes se está recuperando. El gobierno de Costa Rica es consciente de la importancia de los arrecifes coralinos y de otros ecosistemas marinos, y en años recientes han implementado (o están en proceso de aprobación) varios decretos para la protección de los arrecifes. Pero, hay limitación de fondos y personal para su adecuado manejo y protección. Se necesita más divulgación de información sobre los arrecifes coralinos al público en general y usuarios de los mismos; de nuevo, la limitación de fondos restringe lo que se puede hacer. Costa Rica has coral communities and reefs on the Caribbean coast and on the Pacific along the coast and off-shore islands. The Southern section of the Caribbean coast has fringing and patch reefs, carbonate banks, and an incipient algal ridge. The Pacific coast has coral communities, reefs and isolated coral colonies. Coral reefs have been seriously impacted in the last 30 years, mainly by sediments (Caribbean coast and some Pacific reefs) and by El Niño warming events (both coasts). Monitoring is being carried out at three sites on each coast. Both coasts suffered significant reductions in live coral cover in the 1980’s, but coral cover is now increasing in most sites. The government of Costa Rica is aware of the importance of coral reefs and marine environments in general, and in recent years decrees have been implemented (or are in the process of approval) to protect them, but limited resources endanger their proper management and conservation, including proper outreach to reef users and the general public. Universidad de Costa Rica 2010-05-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/20022 10.15517/rbt.v58i1.20022 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 No. S1 (2010): Volume – Suplemento 1 – May 2010: Coral reef monitoring in Southern Tropical America; 33–50 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 Núm. S1 (2010): Volumen 58 – Suplemento 1 – Mayo 2010: Coral reef monitoring in Southern Tropical America; 33–50 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 58 N.º S1 (2010): Volume – Suplemento 1 – May 2010: Coral reef monitoring in Southern Tropical America; 33–50 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v58i1 spa https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/20022/20226 Copyright (c) 2010 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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author Cortés, Jorge
Jiménez, Carlos E
Fonseca, Ana C
Alvarado, Juan José
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Jiménez, Carlos E
Fonseca, Ana C
Alvarado, Juan José
Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
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Jiménez, Carlos E
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Alvarado, Juan José
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description Costa Rica has coral communities and reefs on the Caribbean coast and on the Pacific along the coast and off-shore islands. The Southern section of the Caribbean coast has fringing and patch reefs, carbonate banks, and an incipient algal ridge. The Pacific coast has coral communities, reefs and isolated coral colonies. Coral reefs have been seriously impacted in the last 30 years, mainly by sediments (Caribbean coast and some Pacific reefs) and by El Niño warming events (both coasts). Monitoring is being carried out at three sites on each coast. Both coasts suffered significant reductions in live coral cover in the 1980’s, but coral cover is now increasing in most sites. The government of Costa Rica is aware of the importance of coral reefs and marine environments in general, and in recent years decrees have been implemented (or are in the process of approval) to protect them, but limited resources endanger their proper management and conservation, including proper outreach to reef users and the general public.
title Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
title_short Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
title_full Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
title_fullStr Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
title_sort status and conservation of coral reefs in costa rica
title_alt Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate 2010
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