Composition of the zooplankton community, with emphasis in copepods, in Punta Morales, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica
Ernesto Brugnoli-Olivera
Edgardo Díaz-Ferguson
Mariana Delfino-Machin
Alvaro Morales- Ramírez
Arturo Dominici Arosemena
Abstract
The composition of the mesozooplanktonic community was studied in the Punta Morales estuary, Gulf of Nicoya,Pacific coast of Costa Rica,during 1997.Oblique plankton hauls were performed during high and low tide using a 280 µm mesh screen net equipped with a flowmeter.The community was characterized by holoplanktonic and meroplanktonic organisms.For the holoplanktonic community,the main groups were copepods (80%)and chaetognaths (16%).The most abundant species were the copepods Acartia lilljeborgii and Paracalanus parvus.A.lilljeborgii is a typical estuarine species that maintains high populations in estuarine systems.Meroplankton was represented mainly by crustacean larvae (66%),and icthyoplankton (18%).The dominance of crustacean larvae and icthyoplankton is an evidence of the ecological importance of the Punta Morales zone.
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Brugnoli-Olivera E., Díaz-Ferguson E., Delfino-Machin M., Morales- Ramírez A. and Dominici Arosemena A. (2004) Composition of the zooplankton community, with emphasis in copepods, in Punta Morales, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica. Revista de Biología Tropical 52(4): 897-902.
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Title = {Composition of the zooplankton community, with emphasis in copepods, in Punta Morales, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica},
Author = {Brugnoli-Olivera, Ernesto and Díaz-Ferguson, Edgardo and Delfino-Machin, Mariana and Morales- Ramírez, Alvaro and Dominici Arosemena, Arturo},
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Journal = {Revista de Biología Tropical},
Year = {2004},
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Abstract = {The composition of the mesozooplanktonic community was studied in the Punta Morales estuary, Gulf of Nicoya,Pacific coast of Costa Rica,during 1997.Oblique plankton hauls were performed during high and low tide using a 280 µm mesh screen net equipped with a flowmeter.The community was characterized by holoplanktonic and meroplanktonic organisms.For the holoplanktonic community,the main groups were copepods (80%)and chaetognaths (16%).The most abundant species were the copepods Acartia lilljeborgii and Paracalanus parvus.A.lilljeborgii is a typical estuarine species that maintains high populations in estuarine systems.Meroplankton was represented mainly by crustacean larvae (66%),and icthyoplankton (18%).The dominance of crustacean larvae and icthyoplankton is an evidence of the ecological importance of the Punta Morales zone.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Brugnoli-Olivera, Ernesto
AU - Díaz-Ferguson, Edgardo
AU - Delfino-Machin, Mariana
AU - Morales- Ramírez, Alvaro
AU - Dominici Arosemena, Arturo
TI - Composition of the zooplankton community, with emphasis in copepods, in Punta Morales, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica
T2 - Revista de Biología Tropical
PY - 2004
SP - 897-902
VL - 52
AB - The composition of the mesozooplanktonic community was studied in the Punta Morales estuary, Gulf of Nicoya,Pacific coast of Costa Rica,during 1997.Oblique plankton hauls were performed during high and low tide using a 280 µm mesh screen net equipped with a flowmeter.The community was characterized by holoplanktonic and meroplanktonic organisms.For the holoplanktonic community,the main groups were copepods (80%)and chaetognaths (16%).The most abundant species were the copepods Acartia lilljeborgii and Paracalanus parvus.A.lilljeborgii is a typical estuarine species that maintains high populations in estuarine systems.Meroplankton was represented mainly by crustacean larvae (66%),and icthyoplankton (18%).The dominance of crustacean larvae and icthyoplankton is an evidence of the ecological importance of the Punta Morales zone.
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