Galeta Island, Panama
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Galeta Island, Panama is a Caribbean island near Colón known for its coastal mangrove and coral reef ecosystems and for hosting a long-standing Smithsonian tropical marine research station.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galeta Island | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean island
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| climate |
humid tropical
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tropical ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| hasCoastType |
mangrove-fringed shoreline
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rocky shore ⓘ sandy beach ⓘ |
| hasConservationValue |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
coastal habitat conservation ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal lagoon
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coral reef ⓘ mangrove forest ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
intertidal zone
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mudflats ⓘ subtidal reef ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Colón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Panama Canal Atlantic entrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
coastal scrub
ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ tropical coastal forest ⓘ |
| hosts | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Galeta Marine Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal ecosystem studies
ⓘ
long-term ecological monitoring ⓘ tropical marine research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Colón Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Colón, Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| marineRegion | Western Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Panamanian Caribbean coast ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
coastal pollution
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coral reef ecology ⓘ mangrove ecology ⓘ marine biodiversity ⓘ seagrass ecology ⓘ tropical coastal oceanography ⓘ |
| researchStationOperator | Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchStationOperator | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ecologists
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marine biologists ⓘ oceanographers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
environmental education
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field courses ⓘ graduate research ⓘ long-term monitoring programs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute