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From Coffee Beans to Microchips: Export Diversification and Economic Growth in Costa Rica [PDF]
During the early 1980s Costa Rica experienced its worst economic crisis since World War II, which led to the abandonment of the import substitution model of development adopted in the 1960s.
Ferreira, Gustavo F.C.
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Molecular, morphological, and phytochemical evidence for a broad species concept of Plagiochila bifaria (Hepaticae) [PDF]
, 2004 Debate over the synonymy of the European Plagiochila killarniensis and the Neotropical P bifaria of R sect. Arrectae has focused on differences in secondary metabolite composition.
Feldberg, K. +4 more
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Citizenship question effects on household survey response
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, EarlyView.Abstract Differential coverage across demographic groups in a census or survey can reduce the accuracy and representativeness of the resulting statistics. Researchers traditionally have used community‐level measures to study response behavior and coverage, which can obscure patterns for small population groups.
J. David Brown, Misty L. Heggeness
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Revista Costarricense de Psicología, 2016 La discusión en torno a la influencia del ambiente sobre la ontogenia ha alimentado la interrogante sobre cuál es el grado en el que, a través de la manipulación del contexto, se modifican las características de los individuos.
Johanna Sibaja-Molina +3 more
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Agronomía MesoamericanaIntroducción. La medición de la dureza del frijol cocido en Costa Rica se realiza con un método sensorial y sin un método instrumental estandarizado. Objetivo.
Fluvio Artavia-Vindas +4 more
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Heidi Asbjornsen Associate Professor of Natural Resources, COLSA, travels to Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2012 Experiential Student Learning and Collaborative Research: Understanding Tropical Ecosystem Response to Climate Change from Leaves to Landscapes. During January 2012, I traveled to Costa Rica to visit potential field sites for a future UNH J-term course ...
Asbjornsen, Heidi
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Small‐scale fisheries represent complex human‐nature interactions, targeting different species in different locations throughout the year. On land, fishers are at the core of diverse seafood value chains that serve local and distant markets.
Lotta Clara Kluger +5 more
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Human development, societal stability and bird capital predict global tourist eBirding activity
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Birdwatching tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors within nature‐based tourism. This specialized form of ecotourism has the potential to bring economic and conservation benefits to tropical countries, which house the richest avifaunas, but little is known about the factors driving birdwatchers' decisions about which country to visit ...
Natalia Ocampo‐Peñuela +5 more
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Genetically modified crops for biodiversity conservation? : reflections from the GM debate in Costa Rica [PDF]
biodiversity; national parks; protected areas; food production; crops; Costa Rica;
Tuinstra Gomez, A.E.
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