Publications about Bocas del Toro archipelago

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Lagoon scale processes in a coastally influenced Caribbean system: Implications for the seagrass Thalassia testudinum (Page 1)

Lagoon scale processes in a coastally influenced Caribbean system: Implications for the seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Carruthers TJB, Barnes PAG, Jacome GE, and Fourqurean JW ·
2005

The Bocas del Toro archipelago in the Caribbean sea on the northwest coast of Panama has high annual rainfall (> 3000 mm) and a mountainous watershed, resulting in high inflow of fresh water. The two main lagoons have different geologic structure and different inputs; while Bahia Almirante has carbonate sediment and a relatively small watershed, Laguna de Chiriqui has predominantly siliclastic sediment and a very large watershed.

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