Published October 19, 2020 | Version v1
Dataset Open

BioMar-ACG: A successful partnership to inventory and promulgate marine biodiversity

  • 1. University of Costa Rica
  • 2. University of California Los Angeles

Description

Initiated in 2015, the marine inventory of Área de Conservación Guanacaste (BioMar-ACG) is rapidly advancing knowledge of biodiversity. Key aspects include: synergizing with parataxonomists, barcoding specimens and making information available. After 85 years, 594 species were reported. Now, after four years, BioMar-ACG documented 1,123 species, for a total of 1,479.

Notes

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Cortés_&_Joyce-BioMar-ACG-SUPPLEMENTARY_MATERIAL_2020.06.08.pdf

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