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Contrasting patterns of leaf trait variation among and within species during tropical dry forest succession in Costa Rica
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-01-10)
A coordinated response to environmental drivers amongst individual functional traits is central to the plant strategy concept. However, whether the trait co-ordination observed at the global scale occurs at other ecological ...
Biogenic silica-based microparticles obtained as a sub-product of the nanocellulose extraction process from pineapple peels
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-07-10)
Silica in plant tissues has been suggested as a component for enhancing mechanical properties, and as a physical barrier. Pineapples present in their shell and bracts rosette-like microparticles that could be associated ...
Characterization of surface water isotope spatial patterns of Scotland
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-07-24)
The extended National Waters Inventory of Scotland (NWIS) monitoring network in combination with an extensive, supplementary low flow sampling campaign was used to create isoscapes of surface water for management purposes ...
Effect of inorganic salts and matrix crosslinking on the dose response of polymer gel dosimeters based on acrylamide
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018-07-17)
The use of additives in polymer gel dosimeters to enhance their sensitivity or to improve their performance is of
great importance for their application in radiomedicine. Inorganic salts have been used as additives with ...
Recovery of acetate by anion exchange with consecutive CO2-expanded methanol desorption: A model-based approach
(Elsevier BV, 2018-04-07)
Production of bio-based acetate is commonly hindered by the high costs of the downstream processing. In this
paper, a model is developed to describe a new method that recovers acetate salts using anion exchange resins,
and ...
New sighting of seagrasses in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (Bahía Potrero, Costa Rica)
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-07-22)
Seagrass meadows provide a multitude of ecosystem services, yet they are currently threatened and declining worldwide due to anthropogenic impacts. Current knowledge of seagrass presence in the Eastern Tropical Pacific ...
Modeling the Tsunami Potential along the Pacific Coast of Central America
(2018)
Along the Pacific of Central America the Cocos plate subducts beneath the Caribbean plate, at the Middle America Trench (MAT). There are no records of mega earthquakes originated there; probably associated to the low ...
Tsunami Threat Assessment for the North and Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
(Seismological Research Letters, 2018)
A joint international conference of the Seismological Society of America (SSA) and the Latin American and Caribbean Seismological Commission (LACSC) will be held in Miami, Florida on 14 – 17 May 2018. The conference is the ...
The 2017 México Tsunami Record, Numerical Modeling and Threat Assessment in Costa Rica
(Springer, 2018-03-30)
An Mw 8.2 earthquake and tsunami occurred off- shore the Pacific coast of Me´xico on 2017-09-08, at 04:49 UTC. Costa Rican tide gauges have registered a total of 21 local, regional and far-field tsunamis. The Quepos gauge ...
Caribbean and Adjacent Regions Tsunami Sources and Models (CATSAM) Map Viewer
(2018)
Since 2011, UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Experts Meetings and CaribeWave exercises have resulted in a variety of tsunami models of credible scenarios that would impact the Caribbean and adjacent ...