Duke, Norman C., Pinzon, Zuleika S., and Prada, Martha C. (1994) Los manglares / The swamps. Scientia, 8 (2). pp. 80-98.

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Abstract

[Spanish] Los manglares de Panama, generalmente, estan constituidos por seis a ocho especies de arboles. sin embargo, Por lo menos dos problemas surgen al tratar de determinar en forma exacta el numero de especies de mangle. Primeramente, existe dificultad en definir que es un arbol de mangle. Segundo, la identificacion de las especies no es clara, aun en las especies mas comunes (Tomlinson 1986;Duke 1992). Aunque este problema no se encuentra completamente superado, estudios realizados recientemente (Keller & Jackson 1993), revelan la existencia de15 taxa en los manglares de panama (Cuadro No 36). En comparacion a otros sitios dentro del Hemisferio Occidental, esta region cuenta con la mayor diversidad de especies dentro del manglar, en parte, como consecuencia de la introduccion de la palma de mangle del gdnero Nypa, que proviene de Oriente (Duke 1991).

[English] The mangroves of Panama generally consist of 7 to 8 species of trees. There are uncertainties with these numbers because of the cmall number of field surveys coupled with problems in the taxonomy and descriptions. For instance, Nypa the mangrove palm was discovered only recently in 1991. This chapter describes what is known from recent surveys in the region.

Item ID:	48900
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0258-9702
Keywords:	mangrove; plants; distribution; mapping; areas; Panama; Central America; Caribbean; Atlantic; Pacific; AEP
Additional Information:	Main text is in Spanish.
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2017 03:33
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0603 Evolutionary Biology > 060302 Biogeography and Phylogeography @ 30% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) @ 40% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 30%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences @ 30% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960503 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 30% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960802 Coastal and Estuarine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity @ 40%
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