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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 ...
Distribution of absorbing roots of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) and rubber (Hevea brasilensis Muell. Arg.) in mixed plantings in two ecological zones of Costa Rica
(IICA, Turrialba (Costa rica), 1962-08)
Se estudió la distribución de raíces absorbentes de árboles adultos de café y hule en cultivos intercalados en dos zonas ecológicas de Costa Rica. El método utilizado consistió en una modificación del método de trinchera ...
Multidisciplinary approach to support the design of a local policy of payment for hydrological ecosystem services, in a microwatershed located in northern Veracruz, México
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2009)
With the target to understand the complexity involved in the design of PHES policies, this thesis developed a methodology to generate basic information that will be used in the construction of local PHES policy. The ...
A functional trait based approach to understand tropical forest composition and function in a Costa Rican landscape
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2014)
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 ...
Building a bridge between food production and conservation: experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2014)
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is a place where innovation to manage natural resources is taking place. The region is and will keep contributing to the global food market. However, this poses a threat to the ...
Forest ecosystem responses to edge effects and secondary forest development in northeastern Costa Rica: implications for conservation
(University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (EUA), Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2007)
Forest structure was examined at 20+ year old forest-pasture edges to assess edge effects. Stem density was significantly higher at forest edges than interiors due to an increase in small diameter trees close to edges. ...
Payments for environmental services in Costa Rica: conservation and production decisions within the San Juan - La Selva Biological Corridor
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica) University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (EUA), 2007)
This dissertation develops a model linking social and ecological theories to explain this interaction. This model is applied to Costa Rica’s program of payments for environmental service (PES) as a case example. The model ...
Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) 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 ...
Soil carbon stocks on a tropical forest altitudinal gradient are correlated with bioclimatic factors, soil properties and vegetation functional properties
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2017)
Tropical forests are recognized as the most diverse ecosystems in terms of their wealth and relative abundance. Within these, tropical mountain forests are acknowledged for their key role in the provision of ecosystem ...