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Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
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 ...
Contribution of agricultural land uses to bird conservation: a case study of ecosystem service provisioning
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
Understanding the contribution of agricultural land uses to biodiversity conservation is of utmost importance. With 38% of earth’s ice free land surface covered by crops and pastures, studying and understanding the potential ...
How does increased vegetable varietal choice influence coffee farmers’ on-farm diversification strategies in the face of changing climate conditions?
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2016)
Crop diversification strategies are considered promising for Central American coffee farmers who are looking for solutions to confront rapidly changing climate conditions. Vegetable crops hold potential for diversification ...
Seedbed anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Penz. Cacao strain) of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) in Costa Rica
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1951-02)
Una enfermedad que ataca las plantículas de cacao fue encontrada en almacigales de la finca La Lola, ubicada en las tierras bajas del Atlántico, región productora de cacao en Costa Rica. Se encontró que el organismo causante ...
Análisis del efecto de infraestructura verde para la protección del recurso hídrico en las microcuencas del rio Segundo y río Ciruelas, Heredia, Costa Rica
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2022)
La implementación de infraestructura verde como proyectos de conservación de suelo y agua a nivel local es importante en la gestión integrada de los recursos hídricos por la medidas preventivas y correctivas que ofrecen ...
Participatory research for validation and dissemination of agroforestry technologies to small farmers
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2000)
El principal objetivo del proyecto es evaluar un acercamiento en la investigación participativa para el establecimiento de sistemas agroforestales en pequeñas parcelas en Rio Guayabo, Costa Rica. Esperando lograr un ...
Priority areas for payment for environmental services (PES) in Costa Rica
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2005)
Se desarrolló una metodología para dar prioridades a las áreas en Costa Rica para recibir Pago por Servicios Ambientales (PSA). El estudio se sustenta en la Ley Forestal de Costa Rica de 1996, que dictamina los servicios ...
Estimation and use of modified prior probabilities for digital classification improvement of tropical forests
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2000)
This dissertation addresses the problem of tropical forest classification using remotely sensed data. Traditional remote sensing methods have had probleMON for discriminating tropical secondary and disturbed forests. As ...
Response of dwarf elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) to different frequencies and intensities of grazing in the humid zone of Guápiles, Costa Rica
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1990)
Multidisciplinary approach to support the design of a local policy of payment for hydrological ecosystem services, in a microwatershed located in northern Veracruz, México
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2009)
With the target to understand the complexity involved in the design of PHES policies, this thesis developed a methodology to generate basic information that will be used in the construction of local PHES policy. The ...