Population Abundance and Density Estimates for Costa Rica’s Endemic Sea Snake, Hydrophis platurus xanthos

Autor: Brooke L. Bessesen, Cornelia S. Oedekoven, Gary J. Galbreath, Manuela González-Suárez

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 9 (2022)

Population abundance and density estimates provide key information for conservation assessment and prioritization of efforts and management. However, data are still largely unavailable for many taxa, including sea snakes, which appear to be facing gl

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A new subspecies of sea snake, Hydrophis platurus xanthos, from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica

Autor: Brooke L. Bessesen, Gary J. Galbreath

Publikováno v: ZooKeys, Vol 686, Iss , Pp 109-123 (2017)

We describe a distinctive new subspecies of sea snake from the occasionally anoxic inner-basin waters of Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, based on combined data garnered between 2010 and 2017 for 154 specimens, 123 free-ranging and 31 museum-held. The yellow

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The value and limitations of local ecological knowledge: Longitudinal and retrospective assessment of flagship species in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica

Autor: Manuela González-Suárez, Brooke L. Bessesen

Publikováno v: People and Nature, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 627-638 (2021)

Anthropogenic activities and climate change are affecting marine ecosystems world‐wide, but systematic biodiversity assessments through periodic biomonitoring can be challenging and costly. Local ecological knowledge (LEK), obtained from experience

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Occurrence and distribution patterns of several marine vertebrates in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica

Autor: Brooke L. Bessesen

Publikováno v: Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 63 No. S1 (2015): Volume 63 – Supplement 1 – April 2015: Marine scientific research in the South Pacific of Costa Rica: efforts to the conservation; 261-272
Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 63 Núm. S1 (2015): Volumen 63 – Suplemento 1 – Abril 2015: Estudios científicos marinos en el Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica: esfuerzos hacia la conservación; 261-272
Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 63 N.º S1 (2015): Volumen 63 – Suplemento 1 – Abril 2015: Estudios científicos marinos en el Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica: esfuerzos hacia la conservación; 261-272
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Within the months of January-February 2010 and July-August 2011, 55 daily sighting surveys were conducted in Golfo Dulce, a tropical fiord-like embayment in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica. The research objective was to collect baseline data o

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https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v63i1.23106