The deepwater faunas of oceanic islands and seamounts of the Eastern Tropical Pacific are
poorly known. From 11-22 September 2009, we conducted an exploration of the deepwater …

The deepwater faunas of oceanic islands and seamounts of the Eastern Tropical Pacific are
poorly known. From 11-22 September 2009 we conducted an exploration of the deepwater …

Isla del Coco is the summit of a seamount 500 km southwest of Costa Rica's mainland. The
island is surrounded by a platform about 18 km long that trends in a southwest-northeast …

Isla del Coco (also known as Cocos Island) is an oceanic island in the Eastern Tropical
Pacific; it is part of the largest national park of Costa Rica and a UNESCO World Heritage …

Organisms found on rocky shores must endure harsh environmental conditions during tidal
changes but scientific studies on tropical rocky shores are scarce, particularly in Colombian …

From 2006 to date the submersible DeepSee has been used to study the deep waters in and
around Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica. Over these years, images and samples …

The subtidal benthos of tropical islands has been poorly studied in the Eastern Tropical
Pacific. Several studies have been published on taxonomic collections from oceanic islands …

This study presents a description of the tropical intertidal shores of Cocos Island (Isla del
Coco), Pacific, Costa Rica. The intertidal zones were surveyed photographically with 116 …

The marine macrofauna of the shallow sandy bottom of Isla del Coco, Costa Rica (5° 32′ N-
87° 04′ W) was assessed in April 2010. Comparisons of richness, density and diversity …

The ecology of macrofauna on the sandy bottom of oceanic islands in the tropics has rarely
been studied. The present study was conducted at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, a tropical …