Aerial, aquatic, anfi bious and terrestrial mangrove-associated fauna of the Colombian Caribbean

Authors

  • Ricardo Álvarez León Fundación Maguaré. Manizales (Caldas) Colombia
  • Rosa Mary de Ayala Monedero Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Almería (España).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v42i1.6053

Keywords:

mangrove-associated fauna, mangrove ecosystem, Caribbean, Colombia

Abstract

Field observations and captures of associate fauna between 1999 and the 2006, allowed to register in mangrove areas of the Caribbean Colombian, the presence of new species of sponges, coelenterates, , mollusks, crustaceans, insects, frogs, crocodiles, snakes, amphibians, turtles, birds and mammals, which confi rms the importance of this ecosystem in the balance of coastal areas and their productivity.

Published

2009-07-01

Issue

Section

Notas Científicas