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11th ICRS Abstract book - Nova Southeastern University

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Oral Mini-Symposium 26: Biodiversity and Diversification of Reef Organisms<br />

26-62<br />

Comparison Of Larval Fish Richness Between A Coral Reef Zone And Open<br />

Waters in Gorgona Island (Colombia), Eastern Tropical Pacific.<br />

José GARCÍA* 1 , Luz Ángela LÓPEZ DE MESA 1,2 , Alan GIRALDO 1<br />

1 Biología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia, 2 Marine Biology, Universidad del<br />

Valle, Cali, Colombia<br />

Monthly ichthyoplankton samples were collected in Gorgona Island (Colombia), western<br />

tropical Pacific, during September 2005 and August 2006 in a coral reef station (CRS)<br />

and an open water station (OWS). CRS was located in La Azufrada coral reef, while<br />

PWS was located in open waters (5 km away from shore) near La Azufrada. Samples<br />

were collected using a 30 cm diameter plankton net with 250 &#956;m mesh equipped<br />

with a flowmeter. Oblique tows were made at different depths, varying according to the<br />

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