Los Cobanos Reef, a jewel of El Salvador

Authors

  • Gabriela María Espinoza Ramos Escuela de Biología, Universidad de El Salvador

Keywords:

El Salvador, parrotfish, ecosystem services, eastern pacific, hermatypic corals

Abstract

Los Cóbanos is the most important marine protected natural area in El Salvador. It is characterized by being the habitat of many species and consists of a unique rockycoral reef between Mexico and Costa Rica in the Eastern Pacific zone. It is one of the most visited tourist sites and presents a great variety of ecosystem services of benefit to all Salvadorans.

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References

Gray A. 2017. A Fish That Shapes the Reef [Internet]. NOAA Fisheries. [citado 2022 May 19]. https://cutt.ly/xHOfnPh

[MARN] Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. 2020. Plan de Manejo del Área Natural Protegida y Sitio RAMSAR Complejo Los Cóbanos, Sonsonate 20212025. San Salvador, El Salvador.

Tejada O. 2014. El Arrecife de Los Cóbanos, un patrimonio natural de todos los salvadoreños [Internet]. DocPlayer [citado 2022 May 19]. https://cutt.ly/2HOfcAa

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Published

2022-12-12

How to Cite

Espinoza Ramos, G. M. (2022). Los Cobanos Reef, a jewel of El Salvador. Scientific Outreach Magazine AQUACIENCIA, 1(2), 5–8. Retrieved from https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/aqc/article/view/2469

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Notas de Divulgación

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