Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America

Ingo Wehrtmann: more than 50 published articlesresearcher and lecture at the Universidad de Costa Ricahas worked in scientific institutions in Germany, Colombia, Chile, USA, Philippines and Costa Ricamore than 20 years of experience in international scientific collaborationprincipal research area: decapod crustaceans in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitatsJorge Cortes: Premio Nacional de Ciencias, Costa Rica, 1982more than 100 published paperseditor of the book "Latin American Coral Reefs", 2003researcher and lecturer at Universidad de Costa Ricamore than 25 years of experience in coral reef research

From the reviews: "This book ... provide a good summary of the marine organisms of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Costa Rica. ... a useful resource for anyone interested in the marine life of Central America, and does a good job of highlighting the areas where research efforts should be concentrated. Summing Up: Recommended. All professional and academic libraries, lower-division undergraduates and above." (G. C. Jensen, Choice, Vol. 46 (11), July, 2009)

• Diversity of Marine Habitats of the Caribbean and Pacific of Costa Rica.- A History of Marine Biodiversity Scientific Research in Costa Rica.- Marine Fossils.- Taxonomic Groups.- Phytoplankton.- Marine Benthic Algae.- Seagrasses.- Mangroves.- Foraminifera.- Sponges.- Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, and Cubozoa (Medusozoa).- Siphonophores.- Zoanthids, Sea Anemones and Corallimorpharians.- Octocorals.- Stony Corals.- Sipunculans.- Polychaetes and Echiurans.- Stomatopods.- Euphausiids.- Decapod Crustaceans.- Shallow Water Mysids.- Cumaceans.- Tanaidaceans.- Isopods.- Gammaridean Amphipods.- Hyperiid Amphipods.- Barnacles.- Copepods.- Sea-Spiders.- Marine Insects.- Chitons.- Benthic, Shelled Gastropods.- Pelagic Gastropods.- Benthic Opisthobranchs.- Bivalves.- Squids and Octopuses.- Phoronids.- Bryozoans.- Brachiopods.- Echinoderms.- Chaetognaths or Arrow Worms.- Appendicularians (Urochordata).- Marine Fish.- Marine Reptiles and Amphibians.- Birds in Coastal and Marine Environments.- Marine Mammals.- Other Taxonomic Groups (Fungi, Kinorhynchs, Invertebrate Chordates).- Marine Fish Parasites.- Sea Turtle Parasites.- Marine Biodiversity of Costa Rica: Perspectives and Conclusions.