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How Close Are We to Self-Provisioning? A Look at the Livelihood Strategies of Rural Households in the Southern Andean Region of Colombia
(MDPI, 2022-02-22)
Analyze the impact of livelihood strategies on self-sufficiency conditions in 162 rural households in the department of Huila, Colombia. Discuss: A. food source; B. composition of home gardens; C. push and pull factors ...
Multi-objective forest restoration planning in Costa Rica : Balancing landscape connectivity and ecosystem service provisioning with sustainable development
(Elseiver, 2022-02-09)
It uses a spatial planning tool (Marxan) to identify priority areas for restoration meeting multiple objectives throughout a biological corridor in Costa Rica. A restoration plan is presented which seeks to maximize the ...
No evidence of foliar disease impact on crop root functional strategies and soil microbial communities : what does this mean for organic coffee?
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2022-01-21)
The main objective of this study is to unravel the dynamic effects of pathogens and amendments on the functional root characteristics and communities of root endophytic fungi. As model, used Coffea arabica (coffee) variety ...
Assessing the joint effects of landscape, farm features and crop management practices on berry damage in coffee plantations
(Elsevier, 2022-02-09)
Evaluates the joint effects of crop management on plot level, farm characteristics, and landscape structure at different spatial scales on CBB infestation in 50 Costa Rican coffee farms. In five plants of each farm, the ...
Functional responses to anthropogenic disturbance and the importance of selected traits: A study case using dung beetles
(2021-06-17)
Evaluate the functional diversity of dung beetles associated with the Atlantic Forest replacement using a matrix with 25 functional traits (10 morphological, four ethological and 11 physiological). Compare functional ...
Non-destructive estimation of the leaf weight and leaf area in common bean
(MDPI, 2022)
Regression models to predict leaf area and leaf weight in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) were fitted using the three leaflets of the leaves. A total of 1504 leaves from 40 genotypes were collected, covering a large range ...
Genetic diversity and population structure for ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in Costa Rica
(Oxford University Press, 2021-12)
Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) are a wide-ranging felid species, occurring from southern United States to northern
Argentina. They occupy various habitats and are usually considered the most abundant wild cat species in ...
Proyecto BioPaSOS: el uso de árboles en los ranchos como estrategia viable para la ganadería sustentable
(2020)
Este artículo aborda la importancia de la ganadería sustentable, donde la importancia de los árboles y arbustos beneficia de manera económica y ambiental. A su vez se muestra un ejemplo de ganadería en México en el que se ...
Water use, leaf cooling and carbon assimilation efficiency of heat resistant common beans evaluated in western Amazonia
(2021)
In our study, we analyzed 30years of climatological data revealing the bean production risks for Western Amazonia. Climatological profiling showed high daytime and nighttime temperatures combined with high relative humidity ...
Time-varying pricing may increase total electricity consumption: Evidence from Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2020)
We study the implementation of a time-varying pricing (TVP) program by a major electricity utility in Costa Rica. Because of particular features of the data, we use recently developed understanding ofthe two-way fixed ...