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Despite the heavy regional rainfall and considerable discharge of many rivers into the Colombian Basin, there have been few detailed studies about the dilution of Caribbean Surface Water and the variability of salinity in the southwestern Caribbean. An analysis of the precipitation, evaporation and runoff in relation to the climate variability demonstrates that although the salt balance in the Colombian Basin overall is in equilibrium, the area south of 12°N is an important dilution sub-basin. In the southwest of the basin, in the region of the Panama-Colombia Gyre, Caribbean Sea Water is diluted by precipitation and runoff year round, while in the northeast, off La Guajira, its salinity increases from December to May by upwelling. At the interannual scale, continental runoff is related to El Niño Southern Oscillation, and precipitation and evaporation south of 12°N are related to the Caribbean Low Level Jet. During El Niño years the maximum salinification occurs in the dry season (December-February) while in La Niña years the maximum dilution (or freshening), reaching La Guajira Coastal Zone, occurs in the wet season (September-November).
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Environmental Monitoring , Fresh Water/chemistry , Rivers/chemistry , Salinity , Caribbean Region , El Nino-Southern Oscillation , Panama , Seasons , TemperatureABSTRACT
Mangrove dynamics in the Cispata lagoon system (Colombian Caribbean) during last 900 years. The lagoon complex of Cispatá (old Sinú river delta) located at the Northwestern coast of the Colombian Caribbean, encloses one of the biggest mangrove areas in this region. This area has changed during the last 330 years because of several environmental and climatic causes, mainly changes in the position of the delta (Sinú River), which is the main freshwater source in this area, and sea level rise. We hypothesized that the climatic and geomorphologic dynamics has caused changes in the extension and composition of mangrove vegetation, especially during last 150 years. The dynamics of mangroves during the last 900 years was reconstructed based on the changes in the stratigraphy, pollen record, calcite concentrations (CaCO3) and C/N ratio, along two sediment cores from La Flotante and Navio lagoons, located in Cispatá complex. The age model was built based on lineal interpolation of 210Pb ages and changes in granulometry. Establishment and expansion of mangrove forests during the last 900 years were related to fluviomarine dynamics in the area and the lagoon formation. During the period encompassed between 1064 and 1762 A.D., the Mestizos spit was formed when marine conditions predominated in the surroundings of La Flotante Lagoon. At the site of Navío, a river dominated lagoon, terrigenous conditions dominated since 1830. Although the colonization of herbaceous pioneer vegetation started between 1142 and 1331 A.D., mangrove colonization only took place since 1717 A.D. Mangrove colonization was a result of the delta progradation. In 1849 A.D. the Sinú river delta migrated to the Cispatá bay. The eustatic sea level rise, the increase in river discharges and sedimentation rates produced the establishment of mangrove forests dominated by Rhizophora since 1849. Since 1900 a marine intrusion was recorded in both lagoons. In 1938, the migration of the delta toward its actual location in Tinajones gave place to the formation of the present lagoon system and to the expansion of mangrove forests, which reflects the balance between the high alluvial sediment input and the current sea level rise as has been recorded in similar ecosystems. Rev. Biol. Trop. 58 (4): 1347-1366. Epub 2010 December 01.
En el complejo lagunar de Cispatá se localiza una de las mayores extensiones de manglares del Caribe colombiano. Por medio del análisis de los cambios en la estratigrafía, el registro palinológico, la concentración de calcita y la relación carbono-nitrógeno, en dos secciones de sedimentos, se reconstruyó la dinámica de estos manglares durante los últimos 900 años. Las edades se establecieron con base en dataciones con 210Pb y análisis granulométrico. El establecimiento y expansión de los manglares, se relacionó con los procesos fluviomarinos que involucraron la formación de las lagunas. Entre 1064 A.D. y 1762 A.D. se formó la espiga Mestizos y predominaron condiciones marinas. La colonización de la vegetación herbácea ocurrió entre 1142 y 1331 A.D. y la de los manglares a partir de 1717 A.D., por la progradación del delta. Desde 1849 A.D., la migración del delta hacia la bahía de Cispatá, el incremento en el nivel del mar y las tasas de acreción de sedimentos aluviales, permitieron la expansión del manglar en el área. A partir de 1900 se registró una intrusión marina en ambas lagunas. A partir de 1938 A.D, la migración del delta a su posición actual dio origen al sistema lagunar y mayor expansión de los manglares.
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Geologic Sediments/analysis , Pollen , Rhizophoraceae , Colombia , Fresh Water , Paleontology , Population DynamicsABSTRACT
The lagoon complex of Cispatá (old Sinú river delta) located at the Northwestern coast of the Colombian Caribbean, encloses one of the biggest mangrove areas in this region. This area has changed during the last 330 years because of several environmental and climatic causes, mainly changes in the position of the delta (Sinú River), which is the main freshwater source in this area, and sea level rise. We hypothesized that the climatic and geomorphologic dynamics has caused changes in the extension and composition of mangrove vegetation, especially during last 150 years. The dynamics of mangroves during the last 900 years was reconstructed based on the changes in the stratigraphy, pollen record, calcite concentrations (CaCO3) and C/N ratio, along two sediment cores from La Flotante and Navio lagoons, located in Cispatá complex. The age model was built based on lineal interpolation of 210Pb ages and changes in granulometry. Establishment and expansion of mangrove forests during the last 900 years were related to fluviomarine dynamics in the area and the lagoon formation. During the period encompassed between 1064 and 1762 A.D., the Mestizos spit was formed when marine conditions predominated in the surroundings of La Flotante Lagoon. At the site of Navío, a river dominated lagoon, terrigenous conditions dominated since 1830. Although the colonization of herbaceous pioneer vegetation started between 1142 and 1331 A.D., mangrove colonization only took place since 1717 A.D. Mangrove colonization was a result of the delta progradation. In 1849 A.D. the Sinú river delta migrated to the Cispatá bay. The eustatic sea level rise, the increase in river discharges and sedimentation rates produced the establishment of mangrove forests dominated by Rhizophora since 1849. Since 1900 a marine intrusion was recorded in both lagoons. In 1938, the migration of the delta toward its actual location in Tinajones gave place to the formation of the present lagoon system and to the expansion of mangrove forests, which reflects the balance between the high alluvial sediment input and the current sea level rise as has been recorded in similar ecosystems.
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Geologic Sediments/analysis , Pollen , Rhizophoraceae , Colombia , Fresh Water , Paleontology , Population DynamicsABSTRACT
CONCLUSIONES: Las reformas ocurridas en el sector de la salud han producido nuevos escenarios para la prestación de los servicios, con cambios en la orientación, forma de intervención, condiciones y resultados, requiriendo que el conocimiento que se imparta al estudiante permita que se desempeñe en los diferentes ámbitos y que además conozca el quehacer de los demás trabajadores para interacturar en equipos de trabajo. Debe adquirir competencias técnicas pero además nuevas competencias que le faciliten el análisis y la resoluciíon de problemas, la creatividad, la interacción social, la responsabilidad, la eficiencia, elementos éstos que no se vislumbran adecuadamente en los perfiles y curricula analizados. Los cambios constantes que la implementación de la reforma de salud obliga a producir en los procesos laborales de los servicios de salud, impiden el conocimiento actualizado de los perfiles ocupacionales de los técnicos y por consiguiente los procesos formativos que brinda la academia no los alcanzan a incorporar con la debida oportunidad en su orientación curricular, lo cual aunque se presupone, no es posible corroborar en éste estudio. Sin embargo en algunas categorías parece que la situación se ha presentado de manera inversa, es decir que los cambios académicos no se han reflejado en los perfiles ocupacionales, como sucede con los técnicos de rayos X e imágenes diagnósticas. Las instituciones y programas educativos propios del sector...(TRUNCADO A 1500 K)
