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Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2021-01)
The objective of our work was to evaluate soil quality in different cacao agroforestry systems (AFS) in the Colombian Amazon. We compared soil quality of AFS at the study site with soil quality of two control systems: a ...
Species interactions across trophic levels mediate rainfall effects on dryland vegetation dynamics
(2020)
Arid ecosystems are strongly limited by water availability, and precipitation plays a 2 major role in the dynamics of all species in arid regions, as well as the ecosystem processes that 3 occur there. However, understanding ...
Manejo del recurso hídrico y vulnerabilidad a la contaminación del acuífero Guaraní en la cuenca del arroyo Capiibary, Paraguay
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2006-08)
Este trabajo analiza el manejo del recurso hídrico y la vulnerabilidad a la contaminación del acuífero Guaraní en la cuenca del arroyo Capiibary, Paraguay. Entre los principales problemas relacionados con el manejo del ...
Uso y manejo de la cobertura arbórea en sistemas silvopastoriles en la subcuenca del río Copán, Honduras
(2013-07-18)
productores ganaderos e identificar y cuantificar los usos, formas de utilización, preferencias y limitantes de la cobertura arbórea en fincas ganaderas en Copán, Honduras. Se realizaron 101 entrevistas,
las cuales ...
Movimientos de Thryothorus rufalbus (aves: Troglodytidae) y conectividad funcional en el paisaje fragmentado de Matiguás, Nicaragua
(2013-07-16)
La importancia de los paisajes agrícolas para la conservación de especies asociadas al bosque ha sido relegada a segundo plano, sin embargo, es cada vez más evidente que estos sistemas tienen una gran capacidad para mantener ...
Almacenamiento de carbono en sistemas agroforestales en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia
(2021-03)
Carbon storage in agroforestry systems in Colombia’s Eastern Plains. Introduction: Coffee, cocoa crops and pastures for livestock are agricultural activities of economic interest in Colombia. When these activities are ...
Dimensions of social and political capital in interventions to improve household wellbeing: Implications for coffee-growing areas in southern Colombia
(2021)
This paper studies the influence of community capitals on well-being through a Community Capital Index (CCI) within coffee-growing families in southern Colombia. Our results show different farm typologies, with different ...
Diverse farmer livelihoods increase resilience to climate variability in southern Colombia
(Elsevier, 2023)
Climate variability affects agricultural production systems and rural communities, generating risks to food security and increasing rural poverty. Therefore, improving the capacity of rural households to adapt to climate ...
Leaf functional traits vary within and across tree species in tropical cloud forest on rock outcrop versus volcanic soil
(2019)
Functional leaf traits are used to classify plants into ecological strategies according to the leaf economic spectrum. Geological substrate has an important effect on functional trait variation, however, interspecific and ...
Relevance of local knowledge in decision-making and rural innovation: A methodological proposal for leveraging participation of Colombian cocoa producers
(Elsevier, 2020)
The local knowledge is constituted in the basis for decision-making and is an important part of the livelihood of rural families. Knowledge of cocoa crop management practices takes an essential role in the producers’ ...