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El manejo integral del estiércol: una ventana de oportunidades para los países miembros del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA)
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
La actividad ganadera constituye el principal medio de
vida para la pequeña y mediana agricultura y contribuye
al desarrollo socioeconómico de muchas comunidades en
América Central y República Dominicana. Sin ...
Human pressure on water quality and water yield in the upper Grijalva river basin in the Mexico-Guatemala border
(ELSEVIER, 2016)
Forest ecosystems are major providers of high quality water and contribute to maintain a better distribution of base flows during the year. However, these environmental services have been adversely affected by human pressure ...
Old-growth neotropical forests are shifting in species and trait composition
(2016)
Tropical forests have long been thought to be in stable state, but recent insights indicate that global change is leading to shifts in forest dynamics and species composition. These shifts may be driven by environmental ...
El enfoque de medios de vida combinado con la indagación apreciativa para analizar la dinámica de la cobertura arbórea en fincas privadas: el caso de Costa Rica
(2016)
Se propone mostrar que es factible estudiar la complejidad de la dinámica arbórea en fincas privadas en tres zonas agrícolas de Costa Rica. Con este fin, se aplicó la combinación de enfoques de capitales de la comunidad y ...
Agricultural intensification alters bat assemblage composition and abundance in a dynamic Neotropical landscape
(2016)
The recent trend of agricultural intensification in tropical landscapes poses a new threat to biodiversity conservation. Conversion of previously heterogeneous agricultural landscapes to intensive plantation agriculture ...
Intermediate tree cover can maximize groundwater recharge in the seasonally dry tropics
(2016)
Water scarcity contributes to the poverty of around one-third of the world’s people. Despite many benefits, tree planting in dry regions is often discouraged by concerns that trees reduce water availability. Yet relevant ...
El estado de conservación de las especies maderables aprovechadas en las concesiones forestales de la Reserva de la Biósfera Maya, Petén, Guatemal. Los aprovechamientos representan el estado del arte del manejo forestal tropical sostenible
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
Se aborda un estudio de aprovechamiento de la madera de especies forestales en bosques naturales de América Central o del Sur. Los resultados del estudio reflejan las prácticas de manejo forestal que actualmente se aplicanen ...
What information do policy makers need to develop climate adaptation plans for mallholder farmers? : the case of Central America and Mexico
(Springer, 2016)
Scientific and technical information can increase the ability of policy makers to
make strategic decisions. However, climate change policy is often formulated without significant
input from science. We examine whether ...