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Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) Bangor University, Gwynedd (RU), 2011)
These issues were investigated in a range of paddocks with two types of cover: semi-natural grassland and sown pastures within an altitudinal range of 200 to 400 m. In nine paddocks, 11 sequential biomass harvests after ...
Facilitación del proceso de Planificación Estratégica Territorial (PET) de la microcuenca Bajo Cahuá, cuenca del Río Cahoacán, Estado de Chiapas, México
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2013)
Los procesos participativos en el marco de la planificación del territorio, es decir de la toma de decisiones e incentivos para lograr ejecutar planes y proyectos, son puntos claves para lograr los resultados esperados y ...
Home-range and movements of Myrmeciza exsul (aves: thamnophilidae) in two fragmented landscapes in Costa Rica: evaluating functional connectivity
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
It is well known that fragmentation not only reduces the total amount of habitat available, but also simultaneously isolates the habitat that remains, preventing movement of organisms and processes in previously connected ...
Characterization of the spatial variability of soil properties and coffee fine roots in shade tree-coffee associations under organic and conventional managment practices
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2011)
Investigaciones en sistemas agroforestales han enfatizado que estudios sobre interacciones bajo el suelo son importantes para el entender el desarrollo y la distribución de raíces finas de cultivos y árboles asociados. Los ...
Economic environmental & social incentives to recover hypersaline concentrate via the Dual-salt (Na2CO3&NH4Cl) process at desalination plants in Latin America and the Caribbean
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2010)
Esta tesis se enfoca en la reducción de concentrados hipersalinos mediante la conversión de una parte de estos, a productos que generan ingresos: bicarbonato de sodio (NaHCO3), carbonato de sodio (Na2CO3) y cloruro de ...
Modeling dynamic systems for sustainable supply chains : a case study in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2016)
La Fortuna, Costa Rica, is a region with high potential for becoming a sustainable destination according to international Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) standards; however, it lacks local sourcing of fresh ...
Exploring the political economy of everyday life on the Costa Rican frontier from agrarian reform to the pineapple boom
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2014)
The focus of this dissertation is to understand the process and implications of capitalistincorporation and agrarian change in the frontier region of Northern Costa Rica within the San Juan-La Selva Biological Corridor. ...
Generating knowledge about the Dracaena marginata pest complex to improve management strategies for crops exported from Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
This study aimed to develop knowledge on the population dynamics of the pest complex found in D. marginata and the actual relationship between plant size and pest incidence. It looked at the role of weed cover on insect ...
Generating knowledge about the Dracaena marginata pest complex to improve management strategies for crops exported from Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012)
This study aimed to develop knowledge on the population dynamics of the pest complex found in D. marginata and the actual relationship between plant size and pest incidence. It looked at the role of weed cover on insect ...
Dry season cattle grazing in the seasonally dry tropical forests of Costa Rica: importance in cattle ranching livelihoods and impacts on forest botanical composition and diversity
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2019)
Central American seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) are one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, with little surface area under formal conservation status. Although there are no old-growth dry forests left ...