During a biodiversity expedition to the northern cays of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Old Providence and Saint Catalina, we collected macroalgal samples along Quitasueño Bank, a submerged 60 km-long coralline bank. This is the fist phycological study on the bank. We present a preliminary list of 76 macroalgae, including ten species of cyanobacteria. Fifteen of these taxa are new records for Colombia, and an additional nine are new records for the Archipelago. With this preliminary study, we increase the number of taxa in the macroalgal flra of this region of Colombia by 10.1%.
This study focuses on detecting the magnitude of shoreline changes of the northern District ofBuenaventura, in the Colombian Pacific, over a 30-year period, on a coast where the geomorphologyincludes beaches, cliffs, estuaries, deltas and salt marshes. Satellite imagery (Landsat MSS, ETM + andOLI TIRS) were used to detect historical positions of the shoreline in order to identify the processes ofchange, in terms of erosion and accretion, from 1986 to 2015. Statistical analysis of changes was carriedout to estimate distances and shoreline change rates, using a tool developed by the United States GeologicalSurvey (USGS): Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). The statistics on Net Shoreline Movement(NSM) and End Point Rate (EPR), provided information about the magnitude and trends of changes in theshoreline. The results indicate that areas with more advanced processes of accretion correspond to sectorsin Boca San Juan, Puerto España and near to La Concepción beach in the Department of Valle del Caucaand in the south of Chavica, in the Department of Chocó; all these sectors are located in the northern partof the study area. Also in the same sectors, particularly around Chavica, the most advanced processes oferosion were found, along with El Choncho beach and a small sector in the Malaga bay. Some sectors ofthe shoreline remained mostly stable, such as Malaga and Buenaventura Bays. Average shoreline changerate of (-) 0.21m per year was found, reflecting its erosive tendency with maximum EPR values 26.92mof accretion and (-) 21.01m for coastal erosion. Natural processes such as the influence of river dischargeand El Niño phenomenon, have contributed to these shoreline changes. The identified erosion and accretionprocesses can be recognized as priority areas of coastal management in the Colombian Pacific.
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