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Rodent resistance in cacao, Theobroma cacao L.
(University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Trinidad y Tobago), 1993)
The neotropical red squirrel (Sciurus granatensis Humboldt) was identified as the rodent damaging cacao pods in field studies in three locations in Trinidad. The rodent was observed to express a significant preference for ...
More stable productivity of semi natural grasslands than sown pastures in a seasonally dry climate
(2015-01-27)
In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to
sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ...
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 ...
Biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes of Mesoamerica : past, present and future
(2010)
Mesoamerica provides a unique context for biodiversity conservation in managed landscapes because of
its geography, history of human intervention, and present conservation and development initiatives. The
long and narrow ...
Environmental and Economic Impacts of Growing Certified Organic Coffee in Colombia
(2015-02)
According to advocates, eco-certification can improve developing country farmers’ environmental and economic performance. However, these notional benefits can be undercut by self-selection: the tendency of relatively wealthy ...
Available soil water in a Coffea arabica-Erythrina poeppigiana, C. arabica-Eucalyptus deglupta and C. arabica monoculture plantations
(1999)
Se evaluó el agua disponible en el suelo de 0-15, 15-30, 30-45 y 45-60 cm de profundidad, en parcelas de café sin sombra y con sombra de Eucalyptus deglupta o Erythrina poeppigiana, durante la estación seca en el Valle ...
Effect of woody and herbaceous legumes on the growth and nutrient content of two tropical grass species
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1999)
Se realizó un experimento factorial (2 X 2 X 5) con dos especies de gramineas, Panicum maximum Jacq. (Var. CIAT 16061) y Brachiaria humidicola Rendle (Var. CIAT 679) en monocultivo o en asocio con Centrosema macrocarpum ...