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Water quality conditions on coral reefs at the Marino Ballena National Park, Pacific Costa Rica
(2009)Marino Ballena National Park is located in an area thought to be chronically affected by high terrigenous sediment and nutrient loads, and high temperatures. Five coral reefs at MBNP were monitored monthly between August ... -
Coral communities of San Juan del Sur, Pacific Nicaragua
(2011)There are few environments conducive to coral growth along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, due mostly to strong upwelling toward the south and the lack of adequate substrates toward the north. We visited 10 localities along ... -
Chlorophyta de la Costa Pacífica de Costa Rica
(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 ... -
Checklist of the Pacific marine macroalgae of Central America
(2011)Our present knowledge of marine macroalgal diversity for the Central American Pacific coast is limited by the short history of investigations (ca. 100 years) and few algal spe- cialists through a large geographical area. ... -
Propagación del alga verde Caulerpa sertularioides en el Pacífico de Costa Rica
(2009)Muestreos recientes en el Pacífico de Costa Rica han revelado la propagación del alga verde C. sertularioides en dos localidades. Desde el 2003 se ha observado permanentemente en Bahía Culebra, Pacífico Norte y desde el ... -
Aves de Acosta
(2011)Valioso libro para los amantes de la naturaleza, los activistas ecológicos y los investigadores de la historia natural. Profusamente ilustrado, a color, ofrece una descripción de los hábitats y aves que conforman en cantón ... -
El proceso de conformación histórica de un asentamiento humano desde una perspectiva socio-ambiental en una zona de transición climática en el Corredor Seco Centroamericano (CSC): Santa Cecilia de La Cruz, provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica (1950-2022)
(2023)El presente artículo reconstruye los procesos históricos que permitieron la conformación de un poblado de nombre Santa Cecilia de La Cruz, ubicado geográficamente al sur de la frontera con Nicaragua y en una zona ... -
Metodología para el fortalecimiento de la resiliencia multisectorial a la variabilidad climática en el cantón fronterizo La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(2023-07-01)Las zonas transfronterizas poseen un contexto muy particular que influye en los alcances del desarrollo rural de América Central. Por un lado, se cuenta progresivamente con más información sobre la influencia e aspectos ... -
Weather types for the seasonal transitions in Central America
(2023)Unsupervised learning techniques are employed to study the relationship be tween atmospheric circulation and precipitation over Central America and its surrounding areas. Specifically, the clustering algorithm k-means++ ... -
An observational analysis of the eastern tropical Pacific Shallow Meridional Circulation using YOTC data and pilot balloons from Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
(2024)The low-level circulation of the atmosphere over Isla del Coco has been studied and the presence of a northerly wind at low levels of the atmosphere in the eastern tropical Pacific, in addition to the deep Hadley circulation ... -
Áreas marinas protegidas y Áreas Marinas de Uso Múltiple de Costa Rica: Notas para una discusión
(2006)MarViva ejecutó durante el 2006 el presente trabajo, el cual es el resultado del primer año del proyecto CIWalton denominado “Apoyo al Proceso de la Comisión Interdisciplinaria de la Zona Económica Exclusiva de Costa Rica ... -
Unraveling the canvas employed by Italian painter Carlo Ferrario in large-format artworks at the National Theater of Costa Rica
(2021-07)The comprehensive study of artworks is key to understanding the temporal evolution of all the factors that surround it. A painting is generally composed of multiple layers and materials which are hidden from the naked eye ... -
Policy brief for Costa Rica 2022
(2022)Climate change poses a significant threat to human health in Costa Rica and around the world. Urgent action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate impacts. In recent years, Costa Rica has ... -
Propagación del alga Caulerpa sertularioides (Chlorophyta) en Bahía Culebra, Golfo de Papagayo, Pacífico norte de Costa Rica
(2007)Este trabajo describe la historia natural del alga C. sertularioides que se ha propagado en una zona de afloramiento costero. Se caracterizan los patrones de distribución del alga, su cobertura, estado de la población, ... -
La Batalla de la Trinidad de Sarapiquí de 1856: Comprendiendo el origen de las municiones a través del análisis químico y microestructural
(2023)Infografía sobre la investigación de muestras arqueológicas de la batalla de la Trinidad de Sarapiquí, campaña 1856-1857. -
Reef environments of murciélago islands and Santa Elena peninsula, Guanacaste conservation area, Costa Rican pacific
(2021)The ecology of the marine environments of the Murciélago Islands and the Santa Elena Peninsula have been studied little despite their high biodiversity. This area is influenced by a coastal upwelling. In 2014, 2016 and ... -
Percepción comunitaria sobre arrecifes coralinos en Golfo Dulce: bases para integración social en programas de restauración
(2023)Introduction: Addressing the accelerated coral reefs degradation requires integrated action at multiple social and ecological scales. At local level, active participation of the main users must be included. Objective: ... -
Status of coral reef communities on the caribbean coast of Costa Rica: Are we talking about corals or macroalgae reefs?
(2023)In the past decades, one of the most widely reported phenomena on Caribbean reefs is the general fall in coral cover and rise in macroalgae. Reefs with low coral cover and high macroalgal abundances are often presumed ... -
Applying the SES Framework to coral reef restoration projects on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(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 ... -
Southern hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (Artiodactyla: balaenopteridae) singing activity at Caño Island Biological Reserve, Costa Rica before, during, and after COVID-19 lockdowns
(2023)Introduction: Boat traffic is recognized as a major contributor of underwater noise. Increasing presence of boats in coastal habitats is predicted to have important repercussions on the communication of marine mammals. In ...