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Genetic diversity and spatial structure in a new distinct Theobroma cacao L. population in Bolivia
(2015)
Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is an important economic crop in the Bolivian Amazon.
Bolivian farmers both cultivate cacao, and extract fruits from wild stands in the Beni River region and in valleys of the Andes foothills. ...
Patterns of shade plant diversity in four agroforestry systems across Central America: a meta‑analysis
(Nature, 2023-05-26)
Agroforestry systems can potentially increase tree diversity within agricultural landscapes, but to date, there is little understanding of the patterns of shade plant diversity within different agroforestry systems (AFS) ...
Population genomic analyses of the chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao L., provide insights into its domestication process
(2018)
Domestication has had a strong impact on the development of modern societies. We
sequenced 200 genomes of the chocolate plant Theobroma cacao L. to show for the first time
to our knowledge that a single population, the ...
The coffee rust crises in Colombia and Central America (2008-2013): impacts, plausible causes and proposed solutions
(2015)
Coffee rust is a leaf disease caused by the fungus,
Hemileia vastatrix. Coffee rust epidemics, with intensities
higher than previously observed, have affected a number of
countries including: Colombia, from 2008 to 2011; ...
A just transition for antimicrobial resistance: planning for an equitable and sustainable future with antimicrobial resistance
(The Lancet, 2023-09-08)
It discusses the urgent need to address the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and provides insights on how to reduce its impact in the future. It highlights the consequences of clinically ineffective ...
Economic valuation of the ecosystem services provided by the mangroves of the Gulf of Nicoya using a hybrid methodology.
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2021)
Due to the public good nature of many of mangrove’s ecosystem services, markets for them do not exist and there is limited potential to manage them with conventional markets. Moreover, because of the difficulties in ...
Avifauna asociada a dos cacaotales tradicionales en la región de la Chontalpa
(UAEM, México, 2001)
Drivers of tropical rainforest composition and alpha diversity patterns over a 2,520 m altitudinal gradient
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019)
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 ...