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Secondary Tropical Dry Forests Are Important to Cattle Ranchers in Northwestern Costa Rica
(2020-07)
In the dry regions of Central America, forests in cattle ranches are used as a refuge for cattle during
the dry season, and there is no much information about this practice. To determine the frequency of
this practice ...
Aspectos técnicos de cinco NAMA de América Latina
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2020-01)
El presente documento se basa en el estudio llevado a cabo por el CATIE (s. f.) “Análisis de aspectos técnicos de las NAMA de ganadería de la región de América Latina y el Caribe”, el cual analiza los elementos técnicos ...
Searching for manatees in the dark waters of a transboundary river between Mexico and Belize: a predictive distribution model
(Springer, Nueva York (Estados Unidos), 2020-11-05)
Antillean manatees in the Hondo River have been recorded from aerial and aquatic surveys, and interviews. However, these studies have been conducted only in the lower riverbed, leaving a gap of information about their ...
Species interactions across trophic levels mediate rainfall effects on dryland vegetation dynamics
(2020)
Arid ecosystems are strongly limited by water availability, and precipitation plays a 2 major role in the dynamics of all species in arid regions, as well as the ecosystem processes that 3 occur there. However, understanding ...
Incorporación del Capital Natural y la Biodiversidad en la Planificación y Toma de Decisiones. Casos de América Latina y el Caribe
(Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, San José (Costa Rica), 2020-01)
La región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) goza de una riqueza natural exuberante; con el 16 por ciento de la tierra del planeta, la región alberga el 40 por ciento de la diversidad biológica del mundo. Este informe ...
Una mirada temporal y espacial de territorios costeros de América Latina y El Caribe: elementos de anclaje para el devenir futuro
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2020-08-28)
Las acciones del proyecto apuntaron a desarrollar modelos y metodologías de gestión de zonas costeras, enfatizando en la resiliencia, mitigación y adaptación del cambio climático para enfrentar el riesgo de los países de ...
A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries
(2020)
The polluting of marine ecosystems with plastics is both a global and a local problem with potentially severe consequences for wildlife, economic activity, and human health. It is a problem that originates in countries ...
TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
(2020)
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem ...
Applying conservation social science to study the human dimensions of Neotropical bird conservation
(2020)
As the global human population increases, and many bird populations in the Neotropics and the rest of the world continue to decline, the study of the intersection of humans, birds, and conservation has become more relevant ...
Widespread mangrove damage resulting from the 2017 Atlantic mega hurricane season
(2020)
Comprised of 17 named tropical storms, 6 of which were major hurricanes, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season ranked as one of the most damaging and costly hurricane seasons on record. In addition to socio-economic impacts, ...