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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>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442015000500299</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rbt.v63i1.23109</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Agregaciones de alimentación del tiburón ballena, Rhincodon typus (Orectolobiformes: Rhincodontidae) en Golfo Dulce, Península de Osa, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Whale shark, Rhincodon typus (Orectolobifoms: Rhincodontidae) feeding aggregations in Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pacheco-Polanco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Diego]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herra-Miranda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[David]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oviedo-Correa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lenin]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quirós-Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wagner]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figgener]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Christine]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación de Cetáceos de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Rincón de Osa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,International Student Volunteers Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Heredia ]]></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>299</fpage>
<lpage>306</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000500299&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000500299&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442015000500299&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El tiburón ballena (Rhincodon typus), es el condrictio viviente más grande del mundo, con una distribución cosmopolita, encontrándose tanto en mares tropicales como subtropicales. La Unión Mundial para la Conservación (IUCN) lo clasifico como vulnerable y con una tendencia poblacional en disminución, conocido por realizar grandes agregaciones alrededor del mundo, relacionadas a procesos oceanográficos que incrementan la productividad primaria del ambiente marino. Por primera vez, se reporta cuatro eventos de alimentación de tiburón ballena dentro de la cuenca interna de Golfo Dulce, un fiordo tropical ubicado en la costa del Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica. Los avistamientos fueron realizados en enero y agosto del 2009, marzo 2012 y enero del 2013, donde la estructura y tamaño de los grupos se mantuvo constante en el tiempo encontrándose una proporción similar de adultos y juveniles. Estas agregaciones fueron observadas en la costa occidental de Golfo Dulce en un área que abarcaba los 23km, cerca de los ríos Rincón y Tigre, siendo estos los responsables de una alta concentración de nutrientes que favorecen la presencia de comunidades planctónicas. Durante las agregaciones se observó la presencia de zooplancton en la columna de agua, copépodos (Orden: Calanoidea). Dada la vulnerabilidad del tiburón ballena, es de suma importancia la implementación de estrategias de manejo de las actividades antropogénicas que se desarrollan en el Golfo, como son las actividades turísticas, desarrollo costero, aumento del tráfico marítimo, y la pesca comercial y deportiva, que ponen en riesgo a esta especie bandera.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The zooplanktivorous whale shark (Rhincodon typus), is the largest living chondrichthyan and a cosmopolitan species, living in tropical, warm and temperate waters. It is considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and is known for big aggregations in many parts of the world. These are associated with particular oceanographic features where primary productivity is thought to be high. For the first time, four whale shark feeding aggregations are documented in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, a tropical fjord-like embayment located in the south Pacific region of the country. Observations were made in January and August 2009, March 2012 and in January 2013, Estimated group structure and size remained constant over time with an equal proportion of adults and juveniles in the same area. These aggregations were observed on the north-western coast of Golfo Dulce&#8217;s inner basin, close to the Rincón and Tigre rivers. These two rivers are known to provide organic material which area important nutrients for the gulf zooplanktonic communities. During one of the observed feeding aggregations, copepods (Order: Calanoida) were seen in the water close to feeding individuals. Given the vulnerability of whale sharks, management decisions for Golfo Dulce need to include strategies to control tourism, boat circulation, commercial and sports fisheries and coastal development. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63 (Suppl. 1): 299-306. Epub 2015 April 01.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tiburón ballena]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rhincodon typus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[conducta alimentaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[procesos oceanográficos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Golfo Dulce]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[zooplanctívoro]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[uso de hábitat]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rhincodon typus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[feeding behavior]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[oceanographic features]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Golfo Dulce]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[zooplank-tivorous]]></kwd>
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