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California Agriculture, 1957 Subsurface drainage is vital in irrigated desert areas and much research on the problem has been and is being done in the Coachella, the Imperial, and the Palo Verde valleys of California.
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Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 5, September 2025.We evaluated the flammability of leaves based on their shape and size. Rectangular and triangular shapes showed high flammability that did not vary with size, while circular shapes had minimal flammability, but it varied with size. These findings indicate that leaf shape and size impact flammability.
Esthela Rodríguez‐García +1 more
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Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT Aim Human population growth and resource overexploitation have induced major changes in global biodiversity. Costa Rica, with 26% of its land area protected, is often cited as a model of environmental conservation. However, conservation efforts have largely focused on habitat preservation, while overharvesting remains an unquantified factor in
P. Romero‐Vidal +5 more
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Changes in composition and structure of a tropical dry forest following intermittent Cattle grazing
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2002 In northwestern Costa Rica, cattle are being used as a "management tool" to reduce the amount of combustible material, mainly dominated by Hyparrhenia rufa, an African grass.
Margaret Stern +2 more
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Acta AgronómicaEl Desierto Sonorense presenta áreas con degradación de terrenos en los que su recuperación es lenta. Por ello es clave recuperar terrenos degradados para obtener servicios de los ecosistemas.
Hernán Celaya Michel
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.This study highlights the biodiversity value of the Murren Reserve, a small tropical dry forest patch in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Using camera traps and opportunistic observations, researchers documented 32 wildlife species, including federally endangered species like the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and puma (Puma concolor), as well as 73 plant species.
Trevor L. Proctor +5 more
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CARACTERIZACIÓN ESTRUCTURAL DEL MANGLAR EN EL ESTERO PALO VERDE, LAGUNA DE CUYUTLÁN, COLIMA
Revista Chapingo: Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente, 2012 En el Estero Palo Verde, ubicado en el vaso IV de la Laguna de Cuyutlán, estado de Colima, se establecieron 48 unidades de muestreo (UM) en tres rodales de mangle: 10 UM en rodal monoespecífico de Laguncularia racemosa, 25 UM en rodal monoespecífico de ...
Citlalli P. Téllez-García +1 more
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Attempts to control peafowl on the Palos Verdes peninsula [PDF]
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 2002 Author(s): Bradley, Francine A. | Abstract: Peafowl are an introduced species on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula. Frank Vanderlip, Sr., the area’s developer, brought this non-native species to his Rancho Palos Verdes estate. While the exact year is not known, it is likely that the introduction took place between 1913 and 1937.
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Análisis florístico y estructural del bosque tropical en el Parque Nacional Palo Verde, Costa Rica
Tecnología en MarchaCosta Rica ha aumentado la cobertura de copas arbóreas pero la deforestación y degradación del bosque persisten. El bosque tropical es un ecosistema escaso a nivel mundial, vulnerable a los incendios forestales y otros factores de degradación.
Elia Anahí Rodríguez-González +3 more
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Macroinvertebrados bentónicos del humedal de Palo Verde, Costa Rica
Revista de Biología Tropical, 2009 El humedal de Palo Verde es uno de los más importantes de Centro America para aves acuáticas. Durante el período 2002 y 2005, se llevaron a cabo actividades de manejo para controlar la invasión de Typha domingensis.
F.A Trama +2 more
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