Patterns of cetacean sighting distribution in the Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone of Costa Rica based on data collected from 1979-2001

Patterns of cetacean sighting distribution in the Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone of Costa Rica based on data collected from 1979-2001

Nineteen species of cetaceans (families Balaenopteridae, Kogiidae, Physeteridae, Ziphiidae and Delphinidae) occur in the Costa Rican Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Based on data recorded from the EEZ by the Southwest Fisheries Service Center, Cascadia Research Collective, and CIMAR between 1...

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Main Authors: Laura May-Collado, Tim Gerrodette, John Calambokidis, Kristin Rasmussen, Irena Sereg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2005-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
conservación
América Central
delfines
mamíferos marinos
ballenas
Conservation
Central America
dolphins
marine mammals
whales
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442005000100027

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