Marine biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America. 2009. (Monographiae biologicae, Vol. 86). illus. 538 p. + 1 CD-ROM. gr8vo. Hardcover.

This volume, compiling and updating the marine biodiversity information of Costa Rica, consists of species lists, and comments on the state-of-knowledge of most taxonomical groups. It containsinformation about collections and experts for each taxonomic group as well as information gaps, thus serving as a starting point and basic reference for future research. Although focusing on Costa Rica, the book provides an overview of marine species diversity of Central America.This full colour book with over 100 colour illustrations should stimulate marine research in the region, and will be an asset for students and researchers as well as decision makers and conservation managers dealing with the sustainable use of marine and coastal areas.