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Laguna San José (Puerto Rico)
The San José Lagoon ( Spanish: ''Laguna de San José'') is a shallow saline lake or lagoon located between the municipalities of San Juan and Carolina in northeast of the main island of Puerto Rico. Despite being located in a highly urbanized area, this body of water is important for its mangrove forests. The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge directly connects the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in the Isla Verde resort and residential district to the Hato Rey financial and commercial center in the main metropolitan area of Puerto Rico. Ecology The lagoon is of ecological importance due to the mangrove forests that grow on its shores which are home to numerous benthic species of flora and fauna. This ecosystem has been threatened due to the fast urbanization of San Juan and its urban area. Some of the fish species found in the lagoon are tarpon, ladyfish, and the common snook ('' Centropomus undecimalis''). Green iguanas and caiman, which are invasive species in the region, are als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodoro Moscoso Bridge
The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge () is a bridge in Puerto Rico. It works as an extension of PR-17, also known as the Jesus T. Piñero Expressway, connecting this thoroughfare with the Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway ( PR-26). It crosses the San José Lagoon thereby linking Hato Rey and Rio Piedras in San Juan to Isla Verde in Carolina. The bridge has become the new entrance to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. It was opened on February 28, 1994 under the administration of Governor Pedro Rosselló, this construction being the first to be held under a Public Private Partnership in Puerto Rico. The bridge consists of four lanes, electronic signs, a toll plaza with a fee of $3.65 in each direction. The bridge has flagpoles on both sides with alternating American and Puerto Rican flags. The bridge accepts ''AutoExpreso'', Puerto Rico's toll transponder system. Toll Plaza Etymology The bridge is named after Teodoro Moscoso, known as "the architect of Operation B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hato Rey
Hato Rey ( Spanish for ''king’s cattle farm''), often considered the central business district of Puerto Rico, is a highly urbanized financial, commercial, and residential district in San Juan, the capital municipality of the archipelago and island. Located in the center of the San Juan metropolitan area and divided into the barrios of Hato Rey Norte, Hato Rey Central, and Hato Rey Sur, it is about from the Old San Juan historic quarter, Condado and Isla Verde resort areas, and SJU airport. Hato Rey is home to the Milla de Oro financial district, José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Hiram Bithrom Stadium, Telumundo International television network headquarters, and Plaza Las Américas shopping mall, among others. It was formerly a barrio of the dissolved municipality of Río Piedras, which was merged into San Juan in 1951. Urban landscape Its name means "king's cattle farm" ('' hato''). In the 18th century, cattle would roam among the sugar cane fields in the area. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodies Of Water Of Puerto Rico
Bodies may refer to: Literature * Bodies (comics), ''Bodies'' (comics), a 2014–2015 Vertigo Comics detective fiction series * Bodies (novel), ''Bodies'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Jed Mercurio * ''Bodies'', a 1977 play by James Saunders (playwright), James Saunders * ''Bodies'', a 2009 book by Susie Orbach Music Albums * Bodies (album), ''Bodies'' (album), by AFI, 2021 * Bodies (Thornhill album), ''Bodies'' (album), by Thornhill, 2025 * Bodies (EP), ''Bodies'' (EP), by Celia Pavey, or the title song, 2014 Songs * Bodies (Sex Pistols song), "Bodies" (Sex Pistols song), 1977 * "Bodies", by Danzig from Danzig III: How the Gods Kill, 1992 * "Bodies", by the Smashing Pumpkins from ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'', 1995 * Bodies (Drowning Pool song), "Bodies" (Drowning Pool song), 2001 * Bodies (Little Birdy song), "Bodies" (Little Birdy song), 2007 * Bodies (Robbie Williams song), "Bodies" (Robbie Williams song), 2009 * "Bodies", by Megadeth from ''Endgame (Megadeth album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Bay
San Juan Bay () is a Bay#Types, semi-enclosed bay, estuary, and harbor connected to the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean in the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Surrounded by the capital Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan and adjacent municipalities in its San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, metropolitan area, namely Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, Cataño, Puerto Rico, Cataño, and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Toa Baja, the bay is home to the Port of San Juan, the primary Port, seaport in the Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island. About in length and in width, it is the largest body of water of several interconnected Lagoon, lagoons, Channel (geography), channels, rivers, and creeks in the San Juan Bay Estuary, which covers about 83 Square mile, square miles (215 Square kilometre, km2) of land and 14 Square mile, square miles (36 Square kilometre, km2) of wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condado Lagoon
Condado Lagoon () is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is an effluent body of water that flows freely between the Condado and Miramar neighborhoods of Santurce, a barrio of San Juan. Background Its tributary stream of water forms part of the San Juan Bay Estuary. An estuary is a coastal area where fresh water from rivers and other inland water sources mixes with salt water from the ocean. The Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico is intersected by estuarine bodies of water, such as Condado Lagoon, Martín Peña Channel, San José Lagoon and Piñones Lagoon, among others. The Cucharillas Marsh is another part of this urban ecosystem. Condado Lagoon empties into the Atlantic Ocean through El Boquerón, an inlet spanned by the Dos Hermanos Bridge through the San Antonio Creek. It is one of two natural lagoons in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In late 2020, the Condado Ocean Club Hotel, overlooking the Condado Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean, opened its doors. Geography * Area: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectacled Caiman
The spectacled caiman (''Caiman crocodilus''), also known as the white caiman, common caiman, and speckled caiman, is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae. It is brownish-, greenish-, or yellowish-gray colored and has a spectacle-like ridge between its eyes, which is where its common name come from. It grows to a length of and a weight of , with males being both longer and heavier than females. Its diet varies seasonally, commonly consisting of crabs, fish, small mammals, amphibians and snails. Breeding occurs from May to August and 14–40 eggs are laid in July and August. This crocodilian has a large range and population; it is native to much of Latin America, and has been introduced to the United States, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Taxonomy The spectacled caiman was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, originally as ''Lacerta crocodilus''. It has since been redescribed several times, including as ''Caiman sclerops'' by Schneider in 1801. Although ''Caiman crocodilus'' is now t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Iguana
The green iguana (''Iguana iguana''), also known as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly Herbivory, herbivorous species of lizard of the genus ''Iguana''. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area; it is native from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico. A herbivore, it has adapted significantly with regard to locomotion and osmoregulation as a result of its diet. It grows to in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than with bodyweights upward of . Commonly found in captivity as a pet due to its calm disposition and bright colors, it can be very demanding to care for properly. Space requirements and the need for special lighting and heat can prove challenging to the hobbyist. Taxonomy The species was first officially described by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Since then, numerous subspecies have been identified, but later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Snook
The common snook (''Centropomus undecimalis'') is a species of marine fish in the family Centropomidae of the order Perciformes. The common snook is also known as the sergeant fish or robalo. It was originally assigned to the sciaenid genus '' Sciaena;'' ''Sciaena undecimradiatus'' and ''Centropomus undecimradiatus'' are obsolete synonyms for the species. One of the largest snooks, ''C. undecimalis'' grows to a maximum overall length of . The common length is . The IGFA world record is caught in Parismina Ranch, Costa Rica, by Rafael Montalvo. Of typical centropomid form, it possesses drab coloration except for a distinctive black lateral line. It can also have bright yellow pelvic and caudal fins, especially during spawn. General ecology Reproductive ecology The common snook is a protandric hermaphrodite fish species. Its spawning season spans from April to October. The peak spawning occurs during July and August. Spawning typically occurs in near-shore waters with high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elopidae
The Elopidae are a family (biology), family of ray-finned fish containing a single living genus ''Elops''. They are commonly known as ladyfish, skipjacks, jack-rashes, or tenpounders. The ladyfish are a coastal-dwelling fish found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, occasionally venturing into temperate waters.Adams, A. J., Horodysky, A. Z., McBride, R. S., Guindon, K., Shenker, J., MacDonald, T. C., Harwell, H. D., Ward, R., and Carpenter, K. Global conservation status and research needs for tarpons (Megalopidae), ladyfishes (Elopidae) and bonefishes (Albulidae). Fish and Fisheries (online, early view as of 2013). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/faf.12017/abstract Spawning takes place at sea, and the fish larvae migrate inland entering brackish waters. Their food is smaller fish and crustaceans (shrimp). Typically throughout the species, the maximum size is and the maximum weight . The body is fusiform (tapering spindle shape) and oval in cross-section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarpon
Tarpon are fish of the genus ''Megalops''. They are the only members of the family Megalopidae. Of the two species, one (''M. atlanticus'') is native to the Atlantic, and the other (''M. cyprinoides'') to the Indo-Pacific Oceans. Species and habitats The two species of tarpon are ''M. atlanticus'' ( Atlantic tarpon) and ''M. cyprinoides'' ( Indo-Pacific tarpon): *''M. atlanticus'' is found on the western Atlantic coast from Virginia to Brazil, throughout the Caribbean and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Tarpon are also found along the eastern Atlantic coast from Senegal to South Angola." Megalops atlanticus", www.fishbase.org, 11 February 2010. *''M. cyprinoides'' is found along the eastern African coast, throughout Southeast Asia, Japan, Tahiti, and Australia. Both species are found in marine and freshwater habitats, usually ascending rivers to access freshwater marshes." Megalops cyprinoides", www.fishbase.org, 11 February 2010. They are able to survive in brackish wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benthic Zone
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning "the depths". Organisms living in this zone are called benthos and include microorganisms (e.g., bacteria and Fungus, fungi) as well as larger invertebrates, such as crustaceans and polychaetes. Organisms here, known as bottom dwellers, generally live in close relationship with the substrate and many are permanently attached to the bottom. The benthic boundary layer, which includes the bottom layer of water and the uppermost layer of sediment directly influenced by the overlying water, is an integral part of the benthic zone, as it greatly influences the biological activity that takes place there. Examples of contact soil layers include sand bottoms, rocky outcrops, coral, and bay mud. Description Oceans The benthic region of the ocean begins at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline water, saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen and remove salt, allowing them to tolerate conditions that kill most plants. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse due to convergent evolution in several plant families. They occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics and even some temperate coastal areas, mainly between latitudes 30° N and 30° S, with the greatest mangrove area within 5° of the equator. Mangrove plant families first appeared during the Late Cretaceous to Paleocene epochs and became widely distributed in part due to the plate tectonics, movement of tectonic plates. The oldest known fossils of Nypa fruticans, mangrove palm date to 75 million years ago. Mangroves are salt-tolerant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
