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<journal-id>0379-3982</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Tecnología en Marcha]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Tecnología en Marcha]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0379-3982</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0379-39822018000200127</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18845/tm.v31i2.3630</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Anfibios y reptiles (Herpetofauna) en las asociaciones vegetales de la Laguna de Gandoca, Limón, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Estrella-Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Josimar]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Piedra-Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lilliana]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Laboratorio de Recursos Naturales y Vida Silvestre (LARNAVISI Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Heredia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Laboratorio de Recursos Naturales y Vida Silvestre (LARNAVISI Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Heredia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>127</fpage>
<lpage>135</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0379-39822018000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0379-39822018000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0379-39822018000200127&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Los anfibios y reptiles en zonas costeras presentan patrones de distribución y el número de individuos cambiantes, influenciados por factores ambientales físicos y químicos. El objetivo de este estudio fue caracterizar a la comunidad de herpetofauna de las asociaciones vegetales que rodean la Laguna de Gandoca, durante la época lluviosa. La evaluación se realizó en julio del 2010, en las asociaciones vegetales de manglar, yolillo y bosque. Se realizaron cuatro transectos en banda (50 m x 3 m) en cada asociación vegetal con dos muestreos diurnos y dos nocturnos, por transecto. Se utilizó el método de búsqueda intensiva de individuos, los cuales fueron capturados para su identificación. Se midieron la temperatura, la cobertura vegetal, la humedad del suelo y la profundidad de la hojarasca. Se determinaron la equidad, la diversidad y la dominancia de especies, y la heterogeneidad entre las asociaciones vegetales, utilizando el programa BioDiversity Pro and Richness 4. Se observó un total de 27 especies (en yolillal 18, en bosque 17 y en manglar 4). En el bosque se identificaron el mayor valor de equidad H = 2,47 y la menor dominancia d = 0.18. El bosque y el yolillal presentaron 0,63 de similitud. La cobertura vegetal que rodea la laguna de Gandoca presentaba una transición manglar-bosque bien establecido, con un área amplia de palmar pantanoso (yolillal), que se mezclaba con la vegetación del bosque y que explica la semejanza entre los valores de diversidad del yolillal y el bosque. Estas asociaciones ofrecían microhábitats y recursos a los reptiles y anfibios, mientras que el manglar ofrecía poco, pero era importante para especies con hábitos especializados como Tretanorhinus nigroluteus.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The amphibians and reptiles in coastal areas shows changing patterns of distribution and number of individuals, influenced by environmental physical and chemical factors. The objective of this study was to characterize the community of herpetofauna in the plant associations surrounding the Gandoca Lagoon, during rainy period. The evaluation took place in July 2010, in the mangrove, raffia and forest associations. Four band transects (10 m x 3 m) were traced in each plant association, and two samples were taken out per day and two per night from each transect, using the method of intensive search. The individuals were identified; Temperature, vegetation cover, soil moisture and litter depth were measured. Equity, diversity and dominance of species, so as heterogeneity among the plant associations were determined using the program and Richness BioDiversity Pro-4. A total of 27 species were founded (18 in raffia, 17 in forest, and 4 in mangrove). The highest equity value, H = 2,47, and the lowest dominance, d = 0,18, were identified in the forest. Forest and raffia showed the highest similarity, 0,63. The vegetation surrounding the Gandoca Lagoon was at that time a transitional one, from mangrove to a- well established forest, with a large area of swamp palm (Rhaphia taedigera), which was mixed with forest vegetation. That conformation explains the similarity in the values &#8203;&#8203;of diversity between Raffia and forest. These partnerships provided microhabitats and resources to reptiles and amphibians, while the mangrove forest, underutilized, was important for species as the Tretanorhinus nigroleteus, with specialized habits.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Coastal wetlands]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[reptiles]]></kwd>
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