Resumen de Efectos ecológicos del Terremoto de Limón

Jorge Cortés Núñez, Ricardo Soto, Carlos Jiménez

• español

  El Terremoto de Limón del 21 de abril de 1991 tuvo un impacto sobre los organismos de la zona de entremareas, el sublitoral somero, y los arrecifes coralinos. Todos los organismos expuestos por el levantamienlo murieron poco después. En el arrecife coralino del Parque Nacional Cahuita se observaron corales quebrados, grietas en la estructura arrecifal y desplome del frente del arrecife, la laguna de Punta Cahuita se ha recuperado y se ha observado reclutamiento de corales en los arrecifes. Arrecifes fósiles levantados indican que lo que se experimentó con el Terremoto de Limón ha estado sucediendo por mucho tiempo.

• English

  The Limon earthquake of 21, April, 1991 had a impact on organisms of the intertidal zone. Shallow subtidal, and coral reefs. All exposed organisms because of the uplift died shortly afterwards. Al the coral reef at Cahuita National Park corals were broken, crevasses were found in the reef structure and slumping of the reef from was observed. Recovery of the reef lagoon at Punta Cahuita has been recorded, as well as recruitment of corals in the reefs. Uplifted reefs indicate that what was experienced during the Limon earthquake has been going on for a long time.