countries (Fig. 3.2b). Forty-four publications are common to all CA countries
resulted from those major early expeditions to the region or reviews. The main
focuses of research have been ecology (94 publications), taxonomy (57 publications), evolutionary processes (37 publications), diversity (20 publications) and
Fig. 3.2 a Number of echinoderm publications per decade since 1860 until 2011 in Central
America, b per country and by c research area
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