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Bibliometry of Costa Rica biodiversity studies published in the Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation (2000-2010): the content and importance of a leading tropical biology journal in its 60th Anniversary

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012
Central America is recognized as a mega diverse “hot-spot” and one of its smaller countries, Costa Rica, as one of the world’s leaders in the study and conservation of tropical biodiversity. For this study, inspired by the 60th anniversary of the journal
Vanessa Nielsen-Muñoz, Ana Beatriz Azofeifa-Mora, Julián Monge-Nájera   +2 more
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Molecular Basis for Resistance to Fluazifop-P-Butyl in Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis) from Costa Rica [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2016
Rottboellia cochinchinensis is an annual grass weed species known as itchgrass, or "caminadora" in America´s Spanish speaking countries, and has become a major and troublesome weed in several crops.
R. CASTILLO-MATAMOROS, A. BRENES-ANGULO, F. HERRERA-MURILLO, L. GÓMEZ ALPÍZAR.   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Global Comparison of Aqueous Geochemistry and Dissolved H2/CH4 in Continental Low Temperature Serpentinization–Influenced Environments

Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 3, March 2026.
Conceptual diagram of hydrological and geochemical processes within the Santa Elena Ophiolite, Costa Rica. It highlights watershed cross‐sections, soil genesis, hyperalkaline Type II waters (pH > 11.6) with calcite crust and trapped H2/CH4 gases, seepage into surface waters, storm‐impacted stream profiles, weathered vs.
Alexandra May, Ricardo Sánchez‐Murillo, Matthew O. Schrenk, Esteban Gazel, J. Maarten de Moor, Christian Birkel, Xiaoqiang Li, Danelle Carr, María Marta Chavarría   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The “Pesticide Chip”: Chemical Legacies and Agrarian Futures in Costa Rica

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract For decades, agro‐industrial capital has adopted cascading chemical and biotechnical interventions, or fixes, to secure accumulation through the cultivation of monocrops. We develop a framework that centres on how monocrop‐induced susceptibility to pests and pathogens—and the patchwork of fixes to address these—produces uneven chemical ...
Soledad Castro‐Vargas, Marion Werner
wiley   +1 more source

Trees Inside and Outside of Forests in Guanacaste, Costa Rica: Comparisons Among Conservation Areas, Fencerows, and Urban Parks

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
We compared the abundance and characteristics of trees in replicated plots across a rural to urban gradient in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Trees in urban parks, fencerows, and national parks provide complementary benefits and have distinct compositions.
Jennifer S. Powers, Finnegan Powers‐Tiffin, Pooja Choksi, Forrest Fleischman, German Vargas G., Justin M. Becknell, Catherine Hulshof, Michael J. O'Brien, Daniel Pérez Aviles, Damaris Pereira Arias, Naomi B. Schwartz, Chris Smith‐Martin, David Medvigy   +12 more
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Distance Education in the Professionalization of People with Disability and Prison Inmates

Revista Electrónica Educare, 2012
This paper illustrates the impact of the Universidad Estatal a Distancia  (UNED, by its Spanish acronym) in supporting and professionalizing the vulnerable groups of the Costa Rican society, including prison inmates, persons with physical disability ...
Ileana Ulate-Soto, Elizarda Vargas-Morúa   +1 more
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The Long and Winding Road: Policy Frictions and the Governance of Ride‐Hailing Platforms in Latin America

Latin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The rise of ride‐hailing platforms has profoundly transformed urban mobility in Latin America over the past decade. Transportation Network Companies such as Uber, DiDi, Cabify, InDrive, and others operating in the region have affected transportation patterns and intensified debates around labor relations, algorithmic management, regulatory ...
Ronald Sáenz‐Leandro
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnic background and CYP2D6 genetic polymorphisms in Costa Ricans

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014
CYP2D6 differences have already been demonstrated within Latin American populations by the CEIBA.FP Consortium of the Ibero-American Network of Pharmacogenetics (RIBEF, as per the acronym in Spanish).
Carolina Céspedes-Garro, Gerardo Jiménez-Arce, María-Eugenia G. Naranjo, Ramiro Barrantes, Adrián LLerena   +4 more
doaj  

Consumer Preferences for Gene‐Edited Foods: A Review of the Literature and Discussion of Industry and Policy Implications

Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 12-24, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE), a revolutionary genetic engineering technology that makes targeted modifications to plant and animal genomes, offers the potential to address key challenges in food security, nutrition, safety, health, agricultural productivity, and sustainability, yet consumer demand for GE foods remains uncertain and complex.
Jia Han, Daniele Asioli, Giacomo Zanello, Vincenzina Caputo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Being Political Protagonists: Activist Trajectories and Gender Awareness of Female Chileans Exiled in Costa Rica

Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract This article reconstructs the political trajectories of Chilean exiled women settling in Costa Rica. It analyses the manifestations and transmutations of their political praxis before, during and after the period of ostracism, based on life stories reconstructed through semi‐structured interviews with several women who began militancy before ...
Marcela Ramírez‐Hernández
wiley   +1 more source