Heavy Metals in Sediments and Fish in the Caribbean Coast of Colombia: Assessing the Environmental Risk
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Environmental Research"
DOI: 10.1007/s41742-018-0091-1
Abstract: Heavy metals have accumulated in fish and marine sediments, especially near large cities or ports. To monitor heavy metal contamination along the Caribbean coast of Colombia, we analyzed sediments and fish by atomic absorption spectrometry… read more here.
Keywords: risk; caribbean coast; sediments fish; coast colombia ... See more keywords
Prey consumed by wading birds in mangrove swamps of the Caribbean coast of Colombia
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of Natural History"
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1667037
Abstract: ABSTRACT The diet composition of wading birds was studied in mangrove swamps of the north western Caribbean coast of Colombia during the non-breeding season for Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) and… read more here.
Keywords: wading birds; caribbean coast; mangrove swamps; coast colombia ... See more keywords
Soft-Cliff Retreat in a Tropical Coast: The Minuto de Dios Sector, Caribbean Coast of Colombia
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Coastal Research"
DOI: 10.2112/si81-006.1
Abstract: ABSTRACT Paniagua-Arroyave, J.F.; Correa, I.D.; Anfuso, G., and Adams, P.N., 2018. Soft-cliff retreat in a tropical coast: The Minuto de Dios sector, Caribbean coast of Colombia. In: Almar, R.; Almeida, L.P.; Trung Viet, N., and… read more here.
Keywords: cliff retreat; retreat; coast; minuto dios ... See more keywords
Molecular identification and first demographic insights of sharks based on artisanal fisheries bycatch in the Pacific Coast of Colombia: implications for conservation
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "PeerJ"
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13478
Abstract: The Pacific coast of Colombia is characterized by mangrove ecosystems which play a crucial role as possible nurseries for juvenile sharks. However, trophic food webs from coastal ecosystems are heavily disturbed by increased fishing pressure,… read more here.
Keywords: pacific; conservation; artisanal fisheries; pacific coast ... See more keywords