- Title Pages
- Preface
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Chapter 1 Introduction -
Chapter 2 Flowering Phenology and Pollination Systems Diversity in the Seasonal Dry Forest -
Chapter 3 Breeding Structure of Neotropical Dry-Forest Tree Species in Fragmented Landscapes -
Chapter 4 Impact of Global Changes on the Reproductive Biology of Trees in Tropical Dry Forests -
Chapter 5 Tropical Dry-Forest Mammals of Palo Verde -
Chapter 6 The Conservation Values of Bees and Ants in the Costa Rican Dry Forest -
Chapter 7 Ecology of Dry-Forest Wildland Insects in the Area de Conservación Guanacaste -
Chapter 8 Diversity, Migration, and Conservation of Butterflies in Northern Costa Rica -
Chapter 9 Watershed Ecology and Conservation -
Chapter 10 Where the Dry Forest Feeds the Sea -
Chapter 11 Mangrove Forests under Dry Seasonal Climates in Costa Rica -
Chapter 12 Geographical Distribution, Ecology, and Conservation Status of Costa Rican Dry-Forest Avifauna -
Chapter 13 An Ultrasonically Silent Night -
Chapter 14 Biodiversity and Conservation of Mesoamerican Dry-Forest Herpetofauna -
Chapter 15 Parque Marino Las Baulas -
Chapter 16 Prospects for Circa Situm Tree Conservation in Mesoamerican Dry-Forest Agro-Ecosystems -
Chapter 17 Biodiversity Inventories in Costa Rica and Their Application to Conservation -
Chapter 18 Conflict Resolution -
Chapter 19 Conservation and Environmental Education in Rural Northwestern Costa Rica -
Chapter 20 The Media and Biodiversity Conservation -
Chapter 21 Threats to the Conservation of Tropical Dry Forest in Costa Rica -
Chapter 22 Environmental Law of Costa Rica -
Chapter 23 Dispute over the Protection of the Environment in Costa Rica -
Chapter 24 The Policy Context for Conservation in Costa Rica -
Chapter 25 Conclusion and Recommendations - Contributors
- Index
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Parque Marino Las Baulas
Parque Marino Las Baulas
Conservation Lessons From a New National Park and From 45 Years of Conservation of Sea Turtles in Costa Rica
- Chapter:
- (p.194) Chapter 15 Parque Marino Las Baulas
- Source:
- Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica
- Author(s):
James R. Spotila
Frank V. Paladino
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This chapter examines the biology of sea turtles in the tropical dry forest beaches of Costa Rica. It first discusses the development of Parque Marino Las Baulas on the Guanacaste coast. It then describes the history of sea turtle conservation and examines its local, national, and international aspects. Finally, it presents lessons and recommendations for future conservation of sea turtles in Costa Rica.
Keywords: sea turtles, tropical dry forest beaches, Costa Rica, Parque Marino Las Baulas, Guanacaste
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- Title Pages
- Preface
- [UNTITLED]
-
Chapter 1 Introduction -
Chapter 2 Flowering Phenology and Pollination Systems Diversity in the Seasonal Dry Forest -
Chapter 3 Breeding Structure of Neotropical Dry-Forest Tree Species in Fragmented Landscapes -
Chapter 4 Impact of Global Changes on the Reproductive Biology of Trees in Tropical Dry Forests -
Chapter 5 Tropical Dry-Forest Mammals of Palo Verde -
Chapter 6 The Conservation Values of Bees and Ants in the Costa Rican Dry Forest -
Chapter 7 Ecology of Dry-Forest Wildland Insects in the Area de Conservación Guanacaste -
Chapter 8 Diversity, Migration, and Conservation of Butterflies in Northern Costa Rica -
Chapter 9 Watershed Ecology and Conservation -
Chapter 10 Where the Dry Forest Feeds the Sea -
Chapter 11 Mangrove Forests under Dry Seasonal Climates in Costa Rica -
Chapter 12 Geographical Distribution, Ecology, and Conservation Status of Costa Rican Dry-Forest Avifauna -
Chapter 13 An Ultrasonically Silent Night -
Chapter 14 Biodiversity and Conservation of Mesoamerican Dry-Forest Herpetofauna -
Chapter 15 Parque Marino Las Baulas -
Chapter 16 Prospects for Circa Situm Tree Conservation in Mesoamerican Dry-Forest Agro-Ecosystems -
Chapter 17 Biodiversity Inventories in Costa Rica and Their Application to Conservation -
Chapter 18 Conflict Resolution -
Chapter 19 Conservation and Environmental Education in Rural Northwestern Costa Rica -
Chapter 20 The Media and Biodiversity Conservation -
Chapter 21 Threats to the Conservation of Tropical Dry Forest in Costa Rica -
Chapter 22 Environmental Law of Costa Rica -
Chapter 23 Dispute over the Protection of the Environment in Costa Rica -
Chapter 24 The Policy Context for Conservation in Costa Rica -
Chapter 25 Conclusion and Recommendations - Contributors
- Index
- [UNTITLED]
