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First scenic assessment of the Coiba National Park’s beaches (Panama)

Año 2024, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Camilo M. Botero, Dr. Edgardo Diaz Ferguson, Dr. Humberto A. Garcés B., Téc. Sara Justo /

Coiba National Park (PNC) is one of the most important marine protected areas in the Americas, as an essential part of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor. As a marine protected area, its main objective is biodiversity conservation, although nature-based tourism and nautical activities are allowed. This research focused on the application of the Coastal […]

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Characterizing oceanographic conditions near Coiba Island and Pacific Panama using 20 years of satellite-based wind stress, SST and chlorophyll-a measurements

Año 2024, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Edgardo Diaz Ferguson, Dr. Greg Crawford /

Coiba Island and the associated Special Zone of Marine Protection represent an important, yet poorly studied marine reserve along the Pacific coast of Panama. While efforts have recently began to establish monitoring programs in the region, a range of historical, marine-related environmental measurements already exist, derived from satellite-based observations. The goal of this paper was

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Fishery and conservation implications of molecular characterization and traceability of ceviche samples from Pacific Panama

Año 2024, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Edgardo Diaz Ferguson, Dr. Ernesto Brugnoli, Téc. Sara Justo /

Genetic analysis of 111 samples from ceviche cocktails and fish fillets used for ceviche, obtained from fish markets and processing plants in the Pacific zone of Panama were conducted to determine species composition, trace origin (native, nonnative or imported frozen species) and CITES species status. A total of 21 species were detected (20 fishes and

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Detection of Limnoperna fortunei DNA From Plankton Samples: A New Protocol

Año 2023, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Edgardo Diaz Ferguson, Dr. Ernesto Brugnoli /

Tesis dirigida por investigadores de COIBA AIP, Edgardo Díaz-Ferguson y Ernesto Brugnoli es publicada en el Journal Europeo de Biología y Biotecnología. El trabajo titulado “Detection of Linoperna fortunei DNA: a new protocol” resume los métodos y consideraciones a nivel molecular para la detección en etapas tempranas de la invasión (a nivel larval-meroplancton) del mejillón

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Antimicrobial Secretions of Toads (Anura, Bufonidae): Bioactive Extracts and Isolated Compounds against Human Pathogens

Año 2020, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Candelario Rodriguez /

Species of the family Bufonidae, better known as true toads, are widespread and producebioactive substances in the secretions obtained from specialized skin macroglands. Some true toadshave been employed as a folk remedy to treat infectious diseases caused by microbial pathogens.Recent publications based on in silico analysis highlighted the Bufonidae as promising sources ofantimicrobial peptides. A

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Genetic structure of the invasive Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Perciformes, Cichlidae) and molecular identification of tilapia species in Panama using barcode

Año 2022, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Carlos Ramos, Dr. Edgardo Diaz Ferguson /

Genetic diversity and genetic structure of the invasive Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were studied using partial sequences of cytochrome oxidase I gene from samples collected in Gatun, Bayano, Alajuela, and Barrigon lakes, Republic of Panama. O. niloticus sequences from Bayano included in the analysis corresponded to samples from previous studies conducted in this lake. O.

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A preliminary multi-isotope assessment of human mobility and diet in pre-columbian panama

Año 2021, Artículos Científicos, Dra. Ilean Isaza /

This study uses carbon (δ¹³C), nitrogen (δ¹⁵N), oxygen (δ¹⁸O), and strontium (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) isotopes to infer the diets and mobility patterns of pre-Columbian humans from seven archaeological sites in Panama: Cerro Mangote, Sitio Sierra, and Cerro Juan Díaz in central Pacific Panama; Cerro Brujo and Sitio Drago along Panama’s northwest Caribbean coast; Jicarita Island in the

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Life Below Water

Año 2021, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Ernesto Brugnoli /

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make development more sustainable. The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and approved the 2030

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Benthic community responses to organic enrichment during an ENSO event (2009–2010), in the north coast of Rio de la Plata estuary

Año 2021, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Ernesto Brugnoli /

The 2009–2010 “El Niño”-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event was characterized by a warm-phase leading to a five-fold increase in the Río de la Plata river flow and an associated change in trophic state because of organic enrichment. We analyzed the biotic response of benthic communities to such an increased trophic state during this ENSO event using

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Assessing multimetric trophic state variability during an ENSO event in a large estuary (Río de la Plata, South America)

Año 2019, Artículos Científicos, Dr. Ernesto Brugnoli /

Abstract During the “El Niño”- Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event 2009-2010, trophic state uni (TSI´s) and multimetric (TRIX´s) indexes were determined in the north coast of the Rio de la Plata (RdlP). The relationships of such indexes with the hydrological, physical and chemical parameters were explored to identify climatic variability or anthropogenic effects on the eutrophication

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