scholarly journals Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica - An Animal and Plant Biodiversity Atlas

10.5772/24546 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert Kohlmann
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Plant Biodiversity

Trends in environmental education for biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Jiménez ◽  
Martha C. Monroe ◽  
Natalia Zamora ◽  
Javier Benayas
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation

scholarly journals Relationships between Plant Biodiversity and Soil Fertility in a Mature Tropical Forest, Costa Rica

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin B. Nadeau ◽  
Thomas P. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
Total N ◽  
Fertility Index ◽  
Tree Species Richness ◽  
Soil Fertility Index

We aimed to study relationships between plant biodiversity and soil chemical fertility in a mature tropical forest of Costa Rica. Soil samples were collected in nine sampling plots (5 m by 25 m) in order to identify P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, and Al and total N contents, soil fertility index, CEC, pH, and C/N ratio. Furthermore, species richness, Shannon-Wiener and Simpson’s species diversities, structural richness, and structural diversity were calculated for each plot. Simple linear regression analyses were conducted. Tree species richness was inversely related to concentration levels of K, Ca, and P, CEC, and soil fertility index. Therefore, higher tree species richness tended to be found on sites with lower soil fertility, which is the complete opposite of temperate forests. As a result, tropical and temperate forest ecology should be considered separately. Shannon-Wiener tree species diversity was positively correlated to C/N ratio. Herb structural richness was positively correlated with soil fertility index and P concentration. Therefore, herb structural richness may be a good indicator of soil fertility. This study gives important insights on ecological relationships between plant biodiversity and soil chemical fertility in a primary tropical forest.

Rediscovery of Furipterus horrens (Chiroptera: Furipteridae) in Costa Rica

Mammalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Alfaro-Lara ◽  
David Villalobos-Chaves ◽  
José Ivan Castillo-Gómez ◽  
Alfredo F. Zuñiga-Montero ◽  
Willy Pineda-Lizano
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Morphological Characteristics

Abstract Furipterus horrens is a small insectivorous bat with distinct clawless tiny thumbs, and with a patchy geographic distribution in the Neotropics. We report the rediscovery of F. horrens in Costa Rica 44 years after it was first recorded. A colony of 100–130 individuals, each one with the distinctive external and morphological characteristics of the species, was found roosting in the lower parts of the floor of bungalows located in the Sarapiquí area. The rediscovery of this species validates the protection of several rainforest fragments through ecotourism, a modern way to balance human development and biodiversity conservation.

scholarly journals The Manokwari Declaration: Challenges ahead in conserving 70% of Tanah Papua’s forests

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Cámara-Leret ◽  
Andre Schuiteman ◽  
Timothy Utteridge ◽  
Gemma Bramley ◽  
Richard Deverell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
Se Asia ◽  
Impact On Biodiversity ◽  
Change Mitigation

The Manokwari Declaration is an unprecedented pledge by the governors of Indonesia’s two New Guinea provinces to promote conservation and become SE Asia’s new Costa Rica. This is an exciting, yet challenging endeavour that will require working on many fronts that transcend single disciplines. Because Indonesian New Guinea has the largest expanse of intact forests in SE Asia, large-scale conservation pledges like the Manokwari Declaration will have a global impact on biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.

scholarly journals Strumigenys fairchildi Brown, 1961 (Formicidae, Myrmicinae): first record of this rarely collected ant from Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lívia P. Prado ◽  
Ricardo Eduardo Vicente ◽  
Thiago S. R. Silva ◽  
Jorge L. P. Souza
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Tropical Rain Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
High Resolution Images ◽  
First Time

Strumigenys fairchildi Brown, 1961 is recorded for the first time in Brazil. This ant species was previously known only from a few specimens collected in Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador. The worker S. fairchildi was collected at the Parque Estadual do Cristalino, a continuous area of Amazon tropical rain forest protected for biodiversity conservation in the municipality of Novo Mundo, Mato Grosso state. In addition, we present a distribution map and high-resolution images of the worker.

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