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Temporal and spatial variations in organic and elemental carbon concentrations in PM10/PM2.5 in the metropolitan area of Costa Rica, Central America
(Science Direct, 2013-01)
PM2.5 and PM10 samples were collected at 4 and 14 sampling sites, respectively, located in the Metropolitan area of Costa Rica (MACR), during 2010-2011. These sites were representative of commercial, industrial and residential ...
Shifts in reproductive assurance strategies and inbreeding costs associated with habitat fragmentation in Central American mahogany
(Ecology Letters, 2012-05)
The influence of habitat fragmentation on mating patterns and progeny fitness in trees is critical for understanding the long-term impact of contemporary landscape change on the sustainability of biodiversity. We examined ...
A pilot field evaluation on heat stress in sugarcane workers in Costa Rica: What to do next?
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2009)
Climate change is producing major impacts including increasing temperatures in tropical countries, like Costa Rica, where the sugarcane industry employs thousands of workers who are exposed to extreme heat. Objectives: ...
Contribution of live fences to the ecological integrity of agricultural landscapes
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2005-08-16)
Live fences are conspicuous features of agricultural landscapes across Central America but there is remarkably little
information about their abundance, distribution, and function. Here we present a detailed analysis of: ...