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Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica
(2013)
Ecosystems services have become a key concept
in understanding the way humans benefit from
ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer national
scheme of payment provides compensation for forest
conservation that is assumed ...
A methodological proposal for the evaluation of farmer's adaptation to climate variability, mainly due to drought in watersheds in Central America
(2008)
The current study shows the process and the results of a methodology proposed to contribute with the issue of how to evaluate the adaptation to climate variability and future climate change. The proposed methodology consists ...
¿Qué aporta el conocimiento local para re-direccionar la investigación sobre el efecto de las raíces en reducción de erosión, secuestro de carbono y redistribución de agua en el suelo? : estudio de caso
(2014)
Incluir la lógica de los productores en la investigación y transferencia de conocimientos es crucial para la adopción de buenas prácticas de manejo del agroecosistema. Para conocer la percepción de los productores sobre ...
Modelling Potential Equilibrium States of Vegetation and Terrestrial Water Cycle of Mesoamerica under Climate Change Scenarios
(2012)
The likelihood and magnitude of the impacts of climate change on potential vegetation and the water cycle
in Mesoamerica is evaluated. Mesoamerica is a global biodiversity hotspot with highly diverse topographic
and ...
Modelling the hydrological behaviour of a coffee agroforestry basin in Costa Rica
(2011)
The profitability of hydropower in Costa Rica
is affected by soil erosion and sedimentation in dam reservoirs,
which are in turn influenced by land use, infiltration
and aquifer interactions with surface water. In order ...
An assessment of climate change impacts on the tropical forests of Central America using the Holdridge Life Zone (HLZ) land classification system
(2013)
Ecological models have predicted shifts in forest biomes, yet there have been
very few studies that have looked at the implications on carbon stocks due to
these shifts. Carbon is closely correlated to biomass and ...
Influence of tree cover on diversity, carbon sequestration and productivity of cocoa systems in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(2015)
La producción de cacao en la Amazonía ecuatoriana constituye una importante fuente de ingresos para la población local.
Los sistemas de producción de cacao son variados y engloban bosques primarios enriquecidos, sistemas ...
Estrategia para la Consolidación de la Conectividad en un Sector del Corredor Biológico San Juan-La Selva, Costa Rica
(2010)
Los procesos antrópicos que provocan la fragmentación del bosque, han sido muy evidentes en el sector conocido como “Tapón de Chilamate” en el Corredor Biológico San Juan-La Selva (CBSS). La vulnerabilidad de este ecosistema ...