Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "BIODIVERSITY"
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Áreas verdes urbanas, una caracterización paisajística y biológica aplicada a una microcuenca de la Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2022-07-30)Este artículo presenta una caracterización paisajística y biológica de las áreas verdes urbanas (AVU) de la microcuenca del río Bermúdez, provincia de Heredia, Costa Rica. Esta caracterización se basa en una clasificación ... -
Camelobaetidius guaycara, a new species of Baetidae (Ephemeroptera) from Costa Rica, Central America
(Magnolia Press, 2018-06-14)The nymphs of a new species of Camelobaetidius (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) possibly related to the South American species of this genus were found on the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Costa Rica. Among other characteristics ... -
Las cuencas urbanas y su fauna: el caso del Río Pirro, Heredia, Costa Rica
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia, 2017)Las comunidades de fauna silvestre son parte de la biodiversidad presente en las ciudades. Existe sin embargo, una generalizada escasez de información acerca de los diversos grupos faunísticos que se encuentran en los ... -
Diversity and activity patterns of medium and large terrestrial mammals in the Lapa Verde Wildlife Refuge, Heredia, Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2022-01-01)[Introduction]: Wildlife refuges are crucial to improve connectivity in the context of biological corridors, as they conserve forest patches and consequently neotropical mammal populations. However, in order to devise ... -
Ecology and management of the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans/miles complex (Perciformes: Scorpaenidae) in Southern Costa Rica--
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2015-03)Invasive species alter ecosystem integrity and functioning and are considered one of the major threats to biodiversity on a global scale. The indopacific lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758] / miles [Bennet, 1882] ... -
Impactos biológicos, sociales y económicos ocasionados por el pez león (Pterois volitans)
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2018)Las especies exóticas representan una amenaza para la biodiversidad del planeta. el pez leon (Pterois volitans) es una de estas especies, misma que se introduce en Estados Unidos para utilizarse en acuariofilia. Posterior ... -
Organic amendments exacerbate the effects of silver nanoparticles on microbial biomass and community composition of a semiarid soil
(Elsevier, 2020-11-20)Increased utilization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) can result in an accumulation of these particles in the environment. The potential detrimental effects of AgNPs in soil may be associated with the low fertility of soils ... -
Response of macroinvertebrate communities to thermal regime in small Mediterranean streams (southern South America): Implications of global warming
(Elsevier GmbH, 2020-03)The seasonal nature of the stream thermal regime has been recognized as an important factor for the structure of benthic macroinvertebrate communities. In this study, we show the importance of temperature and the ...