A pesar de que Antipathes ha sido reportado como uno de los géneros de coral que ha sucumbido a la presión antrópica. No se ha publicado nada sobre las especies, hábitats, distribución e importancia del coral negro de El Salvador. Los estudios de coral negro en Centroamérica son escasos. We thank the authors for their manuscripts, as well as the more than sixty reviewers who with their comments and suggestions helped to improve the quality of the manuscripts. We hope that this Special Issue on the North Pacific of Costa Rica and the South Pacific of Nicaragua will promote more research in the region and help inform decision-making processes and educational activities. Within these areas, the publications provide information on maritime border management, archaeology and sustainable tourism, coastal geology, projected climate changes, as well as various oceanographic aspects of the area. Contributions from the social sciences, geology and physics of the region are also included.

It is a region influenced by the Papagayo upwelling, the emergence of cold marine waters during the dry season, which generates an abundance of life in the sea.Īs a sample of this marine wealth, in this Special Issue, more than half of the contributions are dedicated to advances in the knowledge of the marine biodiversity of the region. There the dry forest mixes with the rain forest, the sea with the islands and nature with the people. The North Pacific and the South Pacific of Nicaragua is a region of great biological, geological, economic and social wealth. The importance of the ACG as a marine biodiversity conservation site is emphasized. Associated fauna was found (mainly the anemone Nemanthus californicus, the bivalve Pteria sterna and the longnose hawkfish Oxycirrhithes typus) and needs to be studied to determine its role on black corals. Conclusions: The species found did not have morphological variations with those described in other similar regions. panamensis, their ecological importance and status have not been determined. Associated macrofauna was observed among the branches of M. Myriopathes panamensis was found between 15-35 m depth and A. The coral forests were found within and outside ACG marine protected areas. Results: These black coral forests are composed of two species: Myriopathes panamensis and Antipathes galapagensis, these species are described and illustrated. Methods: Visual censuses were made by diving, samples were taken and analyzed in the laboratory for identification. Objective: To determine the species of black corals present in the ACG Marine Sector and its surroundings, and geographically locate the sites where black coral forests grow. Black coral forests were observed at several sites in the north Pacific of the country, within the Guanacaste Conservation Area (ACG), which are reported and characterized in this study.

Introduction: Little is known about the antipatharians in Costa Rica, only three species are known from the Pacific and the occurrence of coral forests was previously reported only for Isla del Coco. Se enfatiza la importancia del Área de Conservación Guanacaste como sitio de conservación de la biodiversidad marina. Se sugiere la importancia de un estudio dirigido a evaluar el rol de la fauna asociada con los corales negros, principalmente de la anémona Nemanthus californicus, el bivalvo Pteria sterna y el pez halcón narigón Oxycirrhithes typus. Las especies encontradas no tuvieron variaciones morfológicas con las descritas en otras regiones similares. panamensis se observó macrofauna asociada cuyo estatus e importancia ecológica no han sido estudiados. Myriopathes panamensis se observó entre 15-45 m de profundidad y A. Los bosques de coral se encuentran distribuidos dentro y fuera del Sector Marino del ACG. Los bosques de corales negros están compuestos por dos especies: Myriopathes panamensis y Antipathes galapagensis las cuales son descritas e ilustradas. Se hicieron censos visuales cualitativos mediante buceo, se tomaron muestras y analizaron en el laboratorio para su identificación. En este estudio se informa de la presencia de bosques de coral negro y sus características encontrados en el Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) sector marino.ĭeterminar las especies de corales negros presentes en el Sector Marino del ACG y alrededores, y localizar geográficamente los sitios en que se desarrollan los bosques de coral negro. El conocimiento de los antipatarios en Costa Rica es muy escaso, se ha informado de tres especies en el Pacífico y de la existencia de bosques de coral en la Isla del Coco.

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