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Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
Bangor University, Gwynedd (RU), 2011)
These issues were investigated in a range of paddocks with two types of cover: semi-natural grassland and sown pastures within an altitudinal range of 200 to 400 m. In nine paddocks, 11 sequential biomass harvests after ...
Contribution of agricultural land uses to bird conservation: a case study of ecosystem service provisioning
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
Understanding the contribution of agricultural land uses to biodiversity conservation is of utmost importance. With 38% of earth’s ice free land surface covered by crops and pastures, studying and understanding the potential ...
Landscape effects on insect pests of Dracaena marginata and their associated natural enemies in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
This study examined how the landscape in which D. marginata is embedded affected the abundance and distribution of these three insect pest groups and their associated natural enemies. In order to evaluate the effect of the ...
Local knowledge regarding trade-offs among coffee productivity and other ecosystem services in a range of different agroforestry systems in Central America
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
This thesis gathers and analyses the local knowledge regarding ecosystem services in coffee producing regions of Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua, and compares this knowledge across a range of farming conditions. The ...
Mammal diversity, threats and knowledge across spatial scales
(University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (EUA), Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2010)
Herein we provide a global dataset and analysis framework to address declines in mammal populations and ultimately extinction risk. By making this data freely and publically available we hope that it can bring the best ...
Competitive strategies in community forestry: leveraging through second-tier collectie enterprises in Mexico and Guatemala
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
Although community forestry is widely recognized as a critical element in sustainable forest management strategies and the livelihoods of forest dependent people, the economic viability of community forest enterprises ...
Evaluación de la calidad y métodos de producción de bioplaguicidas para el manejo de Hemileia vastatrix en plantaciones de café
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2018)
El trabajo enfoca aspectos de identificación, calidad y eficacia de micofungicidas y biofermentos comercializados para el manejo de la roya del café comparándolos con cepas locales aisladas para esta investigación.
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Construcción participativa de una propuesta de estrategia para la incidencia política en el marco de la Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente en la región transfronteriza entre Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2017)
La propuesta de estrategia para la incidencia política en el marco de la Agricultura Climáticamente en la región Trifinio radica en los esfuerzos que se están dando en este territorio para lograr la Seguridad Alimentaria ...
Characterization of the spatial variability of soil properties and coffee fine roots in shade tree-coffee associations under organic and conventional managment practices
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2011)
Investigaciones en sistemas agroforestales han enfatizado que estudios sobre interacciones bajo el suelo son importantes para el entender el desarrollo y la distribución de raíces finas de cultivos y árboles asociados. Los ...
Exploring the political economy of everyday life on the Costa Rican frontier from agrarian reform to the pineapple boom
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2014)
The focus of this dissertation is to understand the process and implications of capitalistincorporation and agrarian change in the frontier region of Northern Costa Rica within the San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor. ...