Browsing by Author "Cortés, Jorge"
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Characterization of the coral communities and reefs ot two previously underscribed locations in the upwelling region of Gulf of Papagayo Costa Rica
Jiménez, Carlos; Bassey, Giovanni; Segura, Álvaro; Cortés, Jorge (Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2010)In the seasonal upwelling region of Gulf of Papagayo (Northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica), we evaluated and described two previously poorly known coral habitats, Punta Cacique and Bahía Guacamaya. Both localities differed ... -
Ex situ culture of coral species Porites lobata (Scleractinia: Poritidae) and Pocillopora damicornis (Scleractinia: Pocilloporidae), Costa Rica: first assessment and implications
Marín-Moraga, José A.; Chacón Guzmán, Jonathan; Méndez Venegas, Mauricio; Hernández Mora, Ronny Alexander; Cortés, Jorge (Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica), 2023-04-30)Introduction: Coral reefs worldwide decline has prompted coral restoration as a viable strategy to rewild vulnerable, foundational coral species. Stony corals are now propagated by thousands in both in-water and ex ... -
New sighting of seagrasses in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (Bahía Potrero, Costa Rica)
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena; Vega-Alpízar, Jose Luis; Cortés, Jorge; Rojas-Ortega, Gustavo (Elsevier B.V., 2018-07-22)Seagrass meadows provide a multitude of ecosystem services, yet they are currently threatened and declining worldwide due to anthropogenic impacts. Current knowledge of seagrass presence in the Eastern Tropical Pacific ...