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<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442015000500209</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rbt.v63i1.23104</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Capacidad de regeneración natural del bosque de manglar del Estero Tortuga, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Natural regeneration capacity of the mangrove forest of Tortuga Estuary, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Fonseca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación para la Investigación y Conservación de Playa Tortuga  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puntarenas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>63</volume>
<fpage>209</fpage>
<lpage>218</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000500209&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000500209&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000500209&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Este estudio se realizó entre Febrero 2011 y Enero 2012, en el bosque de mangle del Estero Tortuga. Se establecieron un total de seis parcelas, de 9 m2 cada una, con el fin de evaluar el porcentaje de supervivencia y la tasa de crecimiento de las plántulas de Rhizophora racemosa (G. Mey.) y Pelliciera rhizophorae (Triana &amp; Planch.). Al final del estudio todas las parcelas presentaron un 100% de mortalidad, lo que indica que la zona no está reclutando árboles jóvenes y por lo tanto no se está regenerando naturalmente. Los resultados de este estudio sugieren que la baja influencia de la marea, la baja salinidad del manto freático y la alta tasa de deposición de sedimentos, son las causas de la nula supervivencia de las plántulas y del deterioro de los individuos adultos. Se realizó un análisis comparativo de las zonas de manglar declaradas Patrimonio Natural de Estado y el ecosistema de manglar del Estero Tortuga, el cual muestra que existen áreas que no se encuentran protegidas bajo esta categoría. Se recomienda actualizar esta información con el fin de contar con un registro preciso sobre la ubicación de los manglares de la zona. Además, es prioritario que se aborde el manejo de la cuenca Térraba Sierpe, con el fin de disminuir la cantidad de sedimentos que se depositan en los manglares de la zona.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The study was conducted from February 2011 to January 2012, in the mangrove forest of Tortuga Estuary. A total of six parcels, each measuring 9m2, were established in the area, to evaluate the survival and growth rates of the mangrove seedlings. By the end of the study all parcels presented 100% mortality, indicating that the area is not recruiting young trees and therefore is not regenerating naturally. The results of this study suggest that the low salinity of the water table and the high rate of deposition of sediments, are the causes of the low survival rate of the seedlings and could also be affecting the adult individuals. The adult trees presented deteriorated health signs such as decomposition of their stilt roots and total loss of foliage. The borders of this ecosystem were georeferenced and compared with the official map that declares the Natural Patrimony of the Country, to determine areas that should be protected under this category. In general the mangrove forest of this estuary can be divided in two zones: the first one is characterized by a mature forest of mainly two species: Rhizophora racemosa (G. Mey.) and Pelliciera rhizophorae (Triana &amp; Planch.). The second one is located in the banks of sand of the estuary, where the dominant specie is Laguncularia racemosa (C.F. Gaertn) in young stages. Both of these areas include mangrove ecosystems that are not included in the Natural Patrimony category. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63 (Suppl. 1): 209-218. Epub 2015 April 01.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Manglar]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[supervivencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[plántula]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estero Tortuga]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rhizophora racemosa (G. Mey.)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pelliciera rhizophorae (Triana &amp; Planch.).]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Survival]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[seedling]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rhizophora racemosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pelliciera rhizophorae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[restoration]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Laguncularia rac-emosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Patrimonio Natural del Estado]]></kwd>
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