Animal production from native pastures is low in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica. Research has shown that meat production can be increased up to six times, by replacing the native grass vegetation with a mixture of the ...

In land use analysis it is often necessary to generalize individual farMON into a number of farm types. In this research the farm typology is based on the physical production possibilities presented by farm size and soil ...

Quantifying the factors driving tropical forest composition, structure and function is a continuous area of ecological research. Recently, novel approaches have enabled research questions on this topic to be addressed not ...

Landcover change has substantially reduced the amount of tropical rain forests since the 1950s. Little is known about the extent of remaining forest types. A multivariate analysis of 144 forest plots across Costa Rica's ...

Good management of coffee collections is important because they ensure long-term availability of germplasm to guarantee the sustainability of coffee value chain. The conservation of coffee genetic resources is essential ...

Una dieta semi-sintética ha sido desarrollada con el propósito de mantener individuos adultos de Colaspis ostmarki Biake para ser utilizadas en estudios de laboratorio y de campo. Los adultos se alimentan bien de la dieta ...

Se evaluó el efecto de nueve abonos orgánicos en un almácigo orgánico de Coffea arabica L. en función de la sombra (0 y 50%) y la altitud (600 y 1325 msnm). Las plántulas a 600 msnm presentaron los mayores valores de altura ...

Tropical forests play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change through storage of carbon in above- and below- ground biomass. Their mitigation potential is, however, affected by significant greenhouse gas emissions ...