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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 ...
Priority areas for payment for environmental services (PES) in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2005)
Se desarrolló una metodología para dar prioridades a las áreas en Costa Rica para recibir Pago por Servicios Ambientales (PSA). El estudio se sustenta en la Ley Forestal de Costa Rica de 1996, que dictamina los servicios ...
Effects of deforestation and riparian buffers on lotic communities in Southeastern Costa Rica: implications for biodiversity conservation in tropical streams
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2007)
To examine the effects of deforestation on stream communities in southeastern Costa Rica and test the hypothesis that riparian forest buffers can reduce these effects, comparisons were made between forested stream reaches ...
Tropical bird assemblages in coffee agroforestry systems: exploring the relationships between landscape context, structural complexity and bird communities in the Turrialba - Jiménez Biological Corridor, Costa Rica
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2005)
El objetivo de este estudio fue el de explorar las relaciones que existen entre el contexto paisajístico (cobertura de bosque aledaño), la complejidad estructural y las comunidades de aves presentes dentro de estos sistemas ...
Birds, dung beetles and trees in a fragmented landscape of Cañas, Guanacaste: relationships between tree cover and biodiversity
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2001)
La agricultura ha alterado la cubierta de vegetación natural y ha fragmentado el corredor centroamericano. Aproximadamente el 63 por ciento del total de tierras de América Central está dedicado a actividades intensivas de ...
The influence of habitat complexity and landscape context on the biodiversity conservation value of cacao agroforests in Waslala, Nicaragua
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2010)
The objective of this study was to examine the effect of two critical elements for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes: habitat structural complexity and landscape context. We tested the independent and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Priorización de áreas para el pago por servicios ambientales (PSA) en Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2005)
Se desarrolló una metodología para dar prioridades a las áreas en Costa Rica para recibir Pago por Servicios Ambientales (PSA). El estudio se sustenta en la Ley Forestal de Costa Rica de 1996, que dictamina los servicios ...