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Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity
(2013-06-03)
To understand the diversity of strategies of resource use at the species and community level of co-existing species in semi-natural grasslands, I used three different approaches: a) the comparison of above-ground net primary ...
Farmers' knowledge of tree attributes and shade canopy management of cocoa agroforestry systems in Waslala, Nicaragua
(2013)
The research was carried out in the Waslala Province of Nicaragua during June-August 2010. The purpose of the study was to assess the local knowledge about positive and negative attributes of shade trees in cocoa agroforestry ...
Mapping climate change adaptive capacity and vulnerability of smallholder agricultural livelihoods in Central America: ranking and descriptive approaches to support adaptation strategies
(Springer, 2016)
Climate change is one of the main threats to rural livelihoods in Central America, especially for small and medium-sized farmers. Climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) integrates biophysical and socioeconomic ...
Carbon Footprint: What is it and how to measure it?
(2013-08-12)
Agroforestry timber production in Central America : population dynamics and information technologies in Nicacentro and Trifinio
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2015)
The importance of tropical timber for human activities in developing and developed countries is widely recognized. However, the timber supply from tropical forests has greatly suffered due to the increasing deforestation ...
The influence of habitat complexity and landscape context on the biodiversity conservation value of cacao agroforests in Waslala, Nicaragua
(2010)
La deforestación de los bosques naturales ha conllevado a investigar el papel que juegan los agroecosistemas en la conservación de la biodiversidad. Cultivos agrícolas bajo sombra, como los sistemas agroforestales de cacao, ...
Operation of the EWS in the city of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
(2016)
The city of Matagalpa, due to the geological and morphological features of the territory, exposure to natural phenomena, the degradation of natural resources and rapid population growth, has endangered the welfare of its ...