To address the global biodiversity crisis, standardized data that are rapidly obtainable through minimally invasive means needed for documenting change and informing conservation within threatened diverse systems, such as coral reefs. In this paper, we describe 18S rRNA gene amplicon (V1–V3 region) generated from samples collected to begin characterizing reef eukaryotic community composition at...

We investigated whether refuge size or experience with a refuge affected the refuge use of male Orconectes immunis crayfish. Individuals were given choices among seven refuges for l0 consecutive days. Refuges were formed from equal length but diff'erent diameter PVC pipe and placed in an array in a random sequence. Three treatments were used. In the Novel Refuge treatment, individuals were plac...

The effect of human development on six diurnal mammal species was studied using transects in the Punta Leona Private Wildlife Refuge, Puntarenas, Costa Rica during the dry season months of March and April 2006. Individuals/km was recorded for each species in more developed (MD) (near paved roads, buildings, construction, or deforested trees) and less developed areas (LD) (secondary forest). The...