Non-colonial coral macro-borers as indicators of coral reef status in the south Pacific of Costa Rica

Coral reef status was surveyed in three south Pacific coral reefs of Costa Rica, one in Caño Island and two in Golfo Dulce, and the density, richness and distribution of non-colonial macro borers (>1 mm)was determined in dead and live coral fragments from these reefs. Based upon traditional indic...

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Main Authors: A.C Fonseca E, H. K Dean, J Cortés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2006-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442006000100012