Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica

Status and conservation of coral reefs in Costa Rica

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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:	Jorge Cortés, Carlos E Jiménez, Ana C Fonseca, Juan José Alvarado
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vicerractoría Investigación 2010-05-01
Series:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:	arrecifes coralinos Costa Rica monitoreo GCRMN conservación manejo
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442010000500004&lng=en&tlng=en

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