* This book provides a compilation and update of species diversity in coastal and marine habitats of Costa Rica in particular and Central America in general.
* The compilation features species lists, comments on the state of knowledge of almost all taxonomical groups prepared by both national and international specialists.
* The book contains information about collections and experts for each taxonomic group as well as information gaps and serves as starting point and basic reference for future research.
Ingo Wehrtmann:
- more than 50 published articles
- researcher and lecture at the Universidad de Costa Rica
- has worked in scientific institutions in Germany, Colombia, Chile, USA, Philippines and Costa Rica
- more than 20 years of experience in international scientific collaboration
- principal research area: decapod crustaceans in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitats
Jorge Cortés:
- Premio Nacional de Ciencias, Costa Rica, 1982
- more than 100 published papers
- editor of the book "Latin American Coral Reefs", 2003
- researcher and lecturer at Universidad de Costa Rica
- more than 25 years of experience in coral reef research
Life began in the sea, and even today most of the deep diversity of the planet is marine. This is often forgotten, especially in tropical countries like Costa Rica, renowned for their rain forests and the multitude of life forms found therein. Thus this book focusing on marine diversity of Costa Rica is particularly welcome. How many marine species are there in Costa Rica? The authors report a total of 6,777 species, or 3. 5% of the world´s total. Yet the vast majority of marine species have yet to be formally described. Recent estimates of the numbers of species on coral reefs range from 1–9 million, so that the true number of marine species in Costa Rica is certainly far higher. In some groups the numbers are likely to be vastly higher because to date they have been so little studied. Only one species of nematode is reported, despite the fact that it has been said that nematodes are the most diverse of all marine groups. In better studied groups such as mollusks and crustaceans, reported numbers are in the thousands, but even in these groups many species remain to be described. Indeed the task of describing marine species is daunting – if there really are about 9 million marine species and Costa Rica has 3. 5% of them, then the total number would be over 300,000. Clearly, so much remains to be done that new approaches are needed. Genetic methods have en- mous promise in this regard.
PART I The Marine Realm of Costa Rica – Diversity of Marine Habitats Jorge Cortés & Ingo S. WehrtmannPART II A history of marine biodiversity scientific research in Costa Rica Jorge CortésPART III Marine Fossils Teresita AguilarPART IV Taxonomic groupsChapter 1. Phytoplankton - Roxana Víquez & Paul E. HargravesChapter 2 Marine benthic algae - Andrea BerneckerChapter 3. Seagrasses -Jorge Cortés & Eva SalasChapter 4 Mangroves - Ana Margarita Silva-BenavidesChapter 5 Foraminifera - Jorge Cortés, Claudia Mora-Baumgartner & Vanessa NielsenChapter 6 Sponges - Jorge Cortés, Noam van der Hal, R.W.M. van SoestChapter 7 Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Cubozoa (Medusozoa) - Karina Rodríguez & Lourdes Segura-PuertasChapter 8 Siphonophores - Karina Rodríguez & Rebeca GascaChapter 9. Zoanthids, sea anemones and corallimorpharians - Jorge CortésChapter 10 Octocorals - Odalisca BreedyChapter 11 Stony corals - Jorge CortésChapter 12 Sipunculans - José A. Vargas & Harlan K. DeanChapter 13 Polychaetes and echiurans - Harlan K. DeanChapter 14 Stomatopods - Rita VargasChapter 15 Euphausids - Iván Castellanos, Eduardo Suárez-Morales & Álvaro Morales-RamírezChapter 16 Decapod crustaceans- Rita Vargas & Ingo S. WehrtmannChapter 17 Shallow water mysids - W. Wayne Price, Richard W. Heard and Rita VargasChapter 18 Cumaceans - Iorgu Petrescu, Richard W. Heard, Rita Vargas & Odalisca Breedy Chapter 19 Tanaidaceans - Richard W. Heard, Odalisca Breedy & Rita VargasChapter 20 Isopods - Richard Brusca & Ingo S. WehrtmannChapter 21 Gammaridean amphipods - John M. Foster, Sara E. LeCroy, Richard W. Heard and Rita VargasChapter 22 Hyperiid amphipods - Rebeca GascaChapter 23 Barnacles - Robert von SyocChapter 24 Copepods - Álvaro Morales-Ramírez & Eduardo Suárez-MoralesChapter 25 Sea-spiders - Roger N.BamberChapter 26 Marine insects - Monika SpringerChapter 27 Chitons - Enrico Schwabe & Ingo S. WehrtmannChapter 28 Benthic, shelled gastropods - Leonora Rodríguez, Rita Vargas & Jorge CortésChapter 29 Pelagic gastropods - Eduardo Suárez-Morales, Rebeca Gasca & Iván CastellanosChapter 30 Benthic opisthobranchs - Yolanda E. Camacho-GarcíaChapter 31 Bivalves - Julio Magaña-Cubillo & José EspinosaChapter 32 Squids and octopuses - F.G. Hochberg & Yolanda E. Camacho-García Chapter 33 Phoronids - Christian C. EmigChapter 34 Bryozoans - Jorge Cortés, Vanessa Nielsen & Amalia Herrera-CubillaChapter 35 Brachiopods - Christian C. EmigChapter 36 Echinoderms - Juan José Alvarado & Jorge CortésChapter 37 Chaetognaths or arrow worms - Eduardo Suárez-Morales, Rosa Ma. Hernández-Flores & Álvaro Morales-RamírezChapter 38 Appendicularians (Urochordata) - Iván Castellanos, Álvaro Morales-Ramírez & Eduardo Suárez-MoralesChapter 39 Marine fish - William A. Bussing & Myrna LópezChapter 40 Marine reptiles and amphibians - Mahmood Sasa, Gerardo A. Chaves & Lisa D. PatrickChapter 41 Birds in coastal and marine environments - Gilbert Barrantes & Johel Chaves-CamposChapter 42 Marine mammals - Laura May-ColladoChapter 43 Other taxonomic groups Fungi, kinorhynchs, invertebrate chordates - Jorge CortésChapter 44 Marine fish parasites - Jorge CortésChapter 45 Sea turtle parasites - Mario Santero & Simonetta MattiucciPART V. Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica: Perspectives and Conclusions - Ingo S. Wehrtmann, Jorge Cortés & Silvia Echeverría
This volume, compiling and updating the marine biodiversity information of Costa Rica, consists of species lists, and comments on the state-of-knowledge of most taxonomical groups. It contains information about collections and experts for each taxonomic group as well as information gaps, thus serving as a starting point and basic reference for future research. Although focusing on Costa Rica, the book provides an overview of marine species diversity of Central America.
This full color book with over 100 color illustrations should stimulate marine research in the region, and will be an asset for students and researchers as well as decision makers and conservation managers dealing with the sustainable use of marine and coastal areas.
From the foreword by the President of Costa Rica: Oscar Arias Sanchez:
'The work of Ingo Wehrtmann, Jorge Cortes and their colleagues, who have created the first-ever compilation of knowledge of our marine organisms, allows the rest of us to imagine underwater life a bit more clearly. Such imagining is crucial if our marine habitats are to be saved. This work also underscores the urgency of our task as conservationists.'
The Species' List can be obtained from http://extras.springer.com
From the reviews:
"This book ... provide a good summary of the marine organisms of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Costa Rica. ... a useful resource for anyone interested in the marine life of Central America, and does a good job of highlighting the areas where research efforts should be concentrated. Summing Up: Recommended. All professional and academic libraries, lower-division undergraduates and above." (G. C. Jensen, Choice, Vol. 46 (11), July, 2009)
How many marine species are there in Costa Rica? Recent estimates of the numbers of species on coral reefs range from 1-9 million, so that the true number of marine species in Costa Rica is certainly far higher. Indeed the task of describing marine species is daunting - if there really are about 9 million marine species and Costa Rica has 3.
Life began in the sea, and even today most of the deep diversity of the planet is marine. This is often forgotten, especially in tropical countries like Costa Rica, renowned for their rain forests and the multitude of life forms found therein. Thus this book focusing on marine diversity of Costa Rica is particularly welcome. How many marine species are there in Costa Rica? The authors report a total of 6,777 species, or 3. 5% of the world's total. Yet the vast majority of marine species have yet to be formally described. Recent estimates of the numbers of species on coral reefs range from 1-9 million, so that the true number of marine species in Costa Rica is certainly far higher. In some groups the numbers are likely to be vastly higher because to date they have been so little studied. Only one species of nematode is reported, despite the fact that it has been said that nematodes are the most diverse of all marine groups. In better studied groups such as mollusks and crustaceans, reported numbers are in the thousands, but even in these groups many species remain to be described. Indeed the task of describing marine species is daunting - if there really are about 9 million marine species and Costa Rica has 3. 5% of them, then the total number would be over 300,000. Clearly, so much remains to be done that new approaches are needed. Genetic methods have en- mous promise in this regard.
Diversity of Marine Habitats of the Caribbean and Pacific of Costa Rica.- A History of Marine Biodiversity Scientific Research in Costa Rica.- Marine Fossils.- Taxonomic Groups.- Phytoplankton.- Marine Benthic Algae.- Seagrasses.- Mangroves.- Foraminifera.- Sponges.- Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, and Cubozoa (Medusozoa).- Siphonophores.- Zoanthids, Sea Anemones and Corallimorpharians.- Octocorals.- Stony Corals.- Sipunculans.- Polychaetes and Echiurans.- Stomatopods.- Euphausiids.- Decapod Crustaceans.- Shallow Water Mysids.- Cumaceans.- Tanaidaceans.- Isopods.- Gammaridean Amphipods.- Hyperiid Amphipods.- Barnacles.- Copepods.- Sea-Spiders.- Marine Insects.- Chitons.- Benthic, Shelled Gastropods.- Pelagic Gastropods.- Benthic Opisthobranchs.- Bivalves.- Squids and Octopuses.- Phoronids.- Bryozoans.- Brachiopods.- Echinoderms.- Chaetognaths or Arrow Worms.- Appendicularians (Urochordata).- Marine Fish.- Marine Reptiles and Amphibians.- Birds in Coastal and Marine Environments.- Marine Mammals.- Other Taxonomic Groups (Fungi, Kinorhynchs, Invertebrate Chordates).- Marine Fish Parasites.- Sea Turtle Parasites.- Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica: Perspectives and Conclusions.
From the reviews:
"This book ... provide a good summary of the marine organisms of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Costa Rica. ... a useful resource for anyone interested in the marine life of Central America, and does a good job of highlighting the areas where research efforts should be concentrated. Summing Up: Recommended. All professional and academic libraries, lower-division undergraduates and above." (G. C. Jensen, Choice, Vol. 46 (11), July, 2009)
Ingo Wehrtmann:more than 50 published articlesresearcher and lecture at the Universidad de Costa Ricahas worked in scientific institutions in Germany, Colombia, Chile, USA, Philippines and Costa Ricamore than 20 years of experience in international scientific collaborationprincipal research area: decapod crustaceans in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitatsJorge Cortés:Premio Nacional de Ciencias, Costa Rica, 1982more than 100 published paperseditor of the book "Latin American Coral Reefs", 2003researcher and lecturer at Universidad de Costa Ricamore than 25 years of experience in coral reef research
Über den Autor
Ingo Wehrtmann:
- more than 50 published articles
- researcher and lecture at the Universidad de Costa Rica
- has worked in scientific institutions in Germany, Colombia, Chile, USA, Philippines and Costa Rica
- more than 20 years of experience in international scientific collaboration
- principal research area: decapod crustaceans in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitats
Jorge Cortés:
- Premio Nacional de Ciencias, Costa Rica, 1982
- more than 100 published papers
- editor of the book "Latin American Coral Reefs", 2003
- researcher and lecturer at Universidad de Costa Rica
- more than 25 years of experience in coral reef research
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART I The Marine Realm of Costa Rica - Diversity of Marine Habitats Jorge Cortés & Ingo S. Wehrtmann
PART II A history of marine biodiversity scientific research in Costa Rica Jorge Cortés
PART III Marine Fossils Teresita Aguilar
PART IV Taxonomic groups
Chapter 1. Phytoplankton - Roxana Víquez & Paul E. Hargraves
Chapter 2 Marine benthic algae - Andrea Bernecker
Chapter 3. Seagrasses -Jorge Cortés & Eva Salas
Chapter 4 Mangroves - Ana Margarita Silva-Benavides
Chapter 5 Foraminifera - Jorge Cortés, Claudia Mora-Baumgartner & Vanessa Nielsen
Chapter 6 Sponges - Jorge Cortés, Noam van der Hal, R.W.M. van Soest
Chapter 7 Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Cubozoa (Medusozoa) - Karina Rodríguez & Lourdes Segura-Puertas
Chapter 8 Siphonophores - Karina Rodríguez & Rebeca Gasca
Chapter 9. Zoanthids, sea anemones and corallimorpharians - Jorge Cortés
Chapter 10 Octocorals - Odalisca Breedy
Chapter 11 Stony corals - Jorge Cortés
Chapter 12 Sipunculans - José A. Vargas & Harlan K. Dean
Chapter 13 Polychaetes and echiurans - Harlan K. Dean
Chapter 14 Stomatopods - Rita Vargas
Chapter 15 Euphausids - Iván Castellanos, Eduardo Suárez-Morales & Álvaro Morales-Ramírez
Chapter 16 Decapod crustaceans- Rita Vargas & Ingo S. Wehrtmann
Chapter 17 Shallow water mysids - W. Wayne Price, Richard W. Heard and Rita Vargas
Chapter 18 Cumaceans - Iorgu Petrescu, Richard W. Heard, Rita Vargas & Odalisca Breedy
Chapter 19 Tanaidaceans - Richard W. Heard, Odalisca Breedy & Rita Vargas
Chapter 20 Isopods - Richard Brusca & Ingo S. Wehrtmann
Chapter 21 Gammaridean amphipods - John M. Foster, Sara E. LeCroy, Richard W. Heard and Rita Vargas
Chapter 22 Hyperiid amphipods - Rebeca Gasca
Chapter 23 Barnacles - Robert von Syoc
Chapter 24 Copepods - Álvaro Morales-Ramírez & Eduardo Suárez-Morales
Chapter 25 Sea-spiders - Roger N.Bamber
Chapter 26 Marine insects - Monika Springer
Chapter 27 Chitons - Enrico Schwabe & Ingo S. Wehrtmann
Chapter 28 Benthic, shelled gastropods - Leonora Rodríguez, Rita Vargas & Jorge Cortés
Chapter 29 Pelagic gastropods - Eduardo Suárez-Morales, Rebeca Gasca & Iván Castellanos
Chapter 30 Benthic opisthobranchs - Yolanda E. Camacho-García
Chapter 31 Bivalves - Julio Magaña-Cubillo & José Espinosa
Chapter 32 Squids and octopuses - F.G. Hochberg & Yolanda E. Camacho-García
Chapter 33 Phoronids - Christian C. Emig
Chapter 34 Bryozoans - Jorge Cortés, Vanessa Nielsen & Amalia Herrera-Cubilla
Chapter 35 Brachiopods - Christian C. Emig
Chapter 36 Echinoderms - Juan José Alvarado & Jorge Cortés
Chapter 37 Chaetognaths or arrow worms - Eduardo Suárez-Morales, Rosa Ma. Hernández-Flores & Álvaro Morales-Ramírez
Chapter 38 Appendicularians (Urochordata) - Iván Castellanos, Álvaro Morales-Ramírez & Eduardo Suárez-Morales
Chapter 39 Marine fish - William A. Bussing & Myrna López
Chapter 40 Marine reptiles and amphibians - Mahmood Sasa, Gerardo A. Chaves & Lisa D. Patrick
Chapter 41 Birds in coastal and marine environments - Gilbert Barrantes & Johel Chaves-Campos
Chapter 42 Marine mammals - Laura May-Collado
Chapter 43 Other taxonomic groups Fungi, kinorhynchs, invertebrate chordates - Jorge Cortés
Chapter 44 Marine fish parasites - Jorge Cortés
Chapter 45 Sea turtle parasites - Mario Santero & Simonetta Mattiucci
PART V. Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica: Perspectives and Conclusions - Ingo S. Wehrtmann, Jorge Cortés & Silvia Echeverría
Klappentext
Life began in the sea, and even today most of the deep diversity of the planet is marine. This is often forgotten, especially in tropical countries like Costa Rica, renowned for their rain forests and the multitude of life forms found therein. Thus this book focusing on marine diversity of Costa Rica is particularly welcome. How many marine species are there in Costa Rica? The authors report a total of 6,777 species, or 3. 5% of the world's total. Yet the vast majority of marine species have yet to be formally described. Recent estimates of the numbers of species on coral reefs range from 1-9 million, so that the true number of marine species in Costa Rica is certainly far higher. In some groups the numbers are likely to be vastly higher because to date they have been so little studied. Only one species of nematode is reported, despite the fact that it has been said that nematodes are the most diverse of all marine groups. In better studied groups such as mollusks and crustaceans, reported numbers are in the thousands, but even in these groups many species remain to be described. Indeed the task of describing marine species is daunting - if there really are about 9 million marine species and Costa Rica has 3. 5% of them, then the total number would be over 300,000. Clearly, so much remains to be done that new approaches are needed. Genetic methods have en- mous promise in this regard.
This book provides a compilation and update of species diversity in coastal and marine habitats of Costa Rica in particular and Central America in general.
The compilation features species lists, comments on the state of knowledge of almost all taxonomical groups prepared by both national and international specialists.
The book contains information about collections and experts for each taxonomic group as well as information gaps and serves as starting point and basic reference for future research.
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
