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Ecological corridors in Costa Rica: An evaluation applying landscape structure, fragmentation-connectivity process, and climate adaptation
(Society for Conservation Biology, 2021-05-20)
In recent years, ecological corridors have been proposed on a global scale as a response to the accelerated process of natural ecosystem fragmentation, mainly as a result of human impact. In accordance with this trend, ...
Modelos de biomasa y carbono para árboles de Gmelina arborea en plantaciones clonales
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-01-01)
La evaluación de la biomasa y el desarrollo de modelos es un elemento clave para determinar el potencial de mitigación del cambio climático de los ecosistemas forestales. Los bosques plantados año tras año ...
Movements and activities of white-lipped peccaries in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2002)
The conservation of remnant populations of white-lipped peccaries in Central America depends on adequate documentation of
their habitat needs and behavior. Thus, we monitored the activity patterns, local distributions, ...
Neotropical dry forest wildlife water hole use and management
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 1999)
Selected wildlife species diurnal use of a natural water hole (QO) and an artificial water hole (AW) were studied during 1990 dry season at Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica. In total, 919 individuals (six marnmal ...
Long-term comparison of the fish community in a Costa Rican rocky shore marine reserve
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2010)
Despite their role in supporting diverse marine fish communities, tropical rocky shores and reefs
have attracted less research and fewer targeted conservation efforts compared to coral reefs. We studied fish
community ...
Late dry season habitat use of common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) in neotropical lower montane agricultural areas
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 1999)
Three Didelphis marsupialis were radio tracked during late dry season (23 February-26 April, 1983)
in agricultural area at 1500 m elevation in Central Valley, Costa Rica. All animals were nocturnally active, significantly ...
Cetáceos de las aguas costeras del Pacífico norte y sur de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2010)
Cetáceos costeros del Pacífico Norte y Sur de Costa Rica. Veintinueve especies de cetáceos ocurren en aguas costarricenses pero sólo se han realizado investigaciones extensivas para tres especies. Esto último demuestra que ...
Interbirth interval of a free-ranging jaguar
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2009)
The 60-kg adult female jaguar was first captured on 25 February 1996 in a box trap baited with shark meat. We monitored her for the next three and a half years, usually locating her by triangulation once or twice a week, ...
Jaguars (Panthera onca) increase kill utilization rates and share prey in response to seasonal fluctuations in nesting green turtle (Chelonia mydas mydas) abundance in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2015)
Jaguar (Panthera onca) predation of green turtles (Chelonia mydas mydas) is now a common occurrence in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. The abundance of green turtles during nesting season ensures a constant provision ...
Impacto de la luz artificial sobre la anidación de la tortuga marina Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae), en playa Cipara, Venezuela
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2009)
Se comparó el número de nidos de tortuga laúd y su distribución espacial entre años con y sin luz artificial, y entre segmentos de playa oscuros e iluminados, en Playa Cipara, Península de Paria, Venezuela. Se entrevistó ...