Costa Rica’s Marine Protected Areas: status and perspectives
With 51 100km2 of terrestrial area and 589 000km² of national waters, Costa Rica is considered one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity. It has approximately 3.5% of the world marine species. In the last four decades, Costa Rica has done a considerable effort to create a representative sy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000100009&lng=en&tlng=en |