Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Mar by Subject "ECOLOGY"
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Home range and activity pattems of Conepatus semistriatus (Carnivora, Mephitidae) in Emas National Park, Brazil
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2014)The home range, habitat use, and distance from water sources were estimated for Basiliscus plumifrons in an agricultural matrix in Costa Rica. Using radio telemetry, four females and four males were studied from July-September ... -
Not Only Toxic but Repellent: What Can Organisms’ Responses Tell Us about Contamination and What Are the Ecological Consequences When They Flee from an Environment?
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-12-12)The ability of aquatic organisms to sense the surrounding environment chemically and interpret such signals correctly is crucial for their ecological niche and survival. Although it is an oversimplification of the ... -
The life cycle carbon balance of selective logging in tropical forests of Costa Rica
(Wiley Periodicals, 2020-06-01)The effect of logging on atmospheric carbon concentrations remains highly contested, especially in the tropics where it is associated to forest degradation. To contribute to this discussion, we estimated the carbon balance ... -
Who is where in the Plastisphere, and why does it matter?
(Wiley Periodicals, 2020-04-24)To fully understand how plastic is affecting the ocean, we need to understand how marine life interacts directly with it. Besides their ecological relevance, microbes can affect the distribution, degradation and transfer ... -
Zonas de vida de Costa Rica a partir de la aplicación de dos métodos de cálculo de la biotemperatura
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2022-03)El sistema de clasificación ecológica basado en zonas de vida utiliza, como una de sus variables, la biotemperatura, la cual considera el rango de temperaturas diarias entre 0°C y 30°C. Dado que por limitaciones ...