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Nocturnal Gardeners: Dispersal of Large Seeds by Tent‐Roosting Bats in the Lacandon Rainforest, Mexico

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Tent‐roosting bats in the Lacandon Forest, Mexico, play a previously undocumented role in dispersing large seeds (> 5 mm) from mature forest species with important ecological and human uses. Sampling 21 feeding tents across two protected areas yielded 2137 seeds from 54 species, with seed deposition rates significantly higher under bat tents than in ...
Francisco Perera Rieder   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

GROWTH, ALLOMETRY AND SURVIVAL OF Avicennia germinans L. SEEDLINGS IN CARDENAS, TABASCO, MEXICO

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2022
Background. The mangrove forest is a mixture of tree and shrub species which inhabit the coastal areas of the tropics and subtropics, around estuaries and coastal lagoons, near the mouths of rivers, with another different capacities than the tolerance of
Leonardo Beltran-Rodriguez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expert perceptions regarding the effectiveness and feasibility of nature‐based solutions for climate change adaptation in a large Mediterranean Basin

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 10, Page 2511-2531, October 2025.
Abstract Floods and droughts are becoming increasingly frequent and intense in the Mediterranean region. Nature‐based solutions (NBS) are being put forward as cost‐effective solutions for climate change adaptation to reduce the impacts of floods and droughts and provide multiple other benefits and ecosystem services.
Raquel Luján Soto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing carbon offsets and livelihood benefits in a long‐term reforestation project: Agroforestry versus native timber versus enrichment planting

open access: yesEcological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 5, Issue 3, July–September 2024.
Looking at different reforestation methods over 14 years in an Emberá Indigenous community in Panama we found that plots with native timber mixtures and monocultures stored three times more carbon than those with agroforestry or natural regrowth. Natural regrowth was less valued by participants due to the abundance of pioneer species, but it helped ...
Katia Forgues   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimación de la evolución dinámica espacio-temporal de tierras potenciales de reforestación y su capacidad de fijación de carbono

open access: yesNOVASINERGIA
La reforestación se consolida como una estrategia clave de mitigación frente al cambio climático, debido a la capacidad de los ecosistemas forestales para actuar como sumideros de carbono al almacenar este elemento en su biomasa aérea.
Leonela Sebastiana Nugra Ruilova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sitios de inundaciones causadas por los ríos La Vega y Jordán, Tunja (Boyacá).

open access: yesTecnura, 2021
Contexto: Los ríos La Vega y Jordán, ubicados en la ciudad de Tunja, han presentado eventos de desbordamiento en la zona urbana de la ciudad y se requiere identificar los puntos críticos de los cauces susceptibles de desbordamiento y proponer soluciones.
Heidy Madeleine Arevalo Algarra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Planting exceptional tropical tree species to increase long‐term carbon storage in assisted secondary succession

open access: yesJournal of Applied Ecology, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 7-12, January 2024.
By increasing the representation of exceptional species in reforestation efforts, we could potentially boost long‐term carbon storage in reforestation projects focussed on carbon sequestration. However, our approach is not a substitute for protecting existing old primary forests and reforested lands plus reducing deforestation and emissions.
Anna Sugiyama   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forestación con Polylepis australis en suelos erosionados de las Sierras Grandes de Córdoba: evaluación del uso de terrazas y vegetación nodriza

open access: yesEcología Austral, 2010
La erosión de los suelos y la consecuente aparición de cárcavas constituyen un problema grave en las montañas del Centro Argentino. La forestación con la especie nativa Polylepis australis es una de las tecnologías disponibles para detener y revertir el
Marcos A. Landi, Daniel Renison
doaj  

Modelo alométrico para la estimación de biomasa y carbono almacenado en árboles de marañón (Anacardium occidentale L.) en agroecosistemas del Vichada, Colombia

open access: yesNaturaleza y Sociedad: Desafíos Medioambientales
El cambio climático representa uno de los principales desafíos ambientales contemporáneos, impulsado por el aumento de gases de efecto invernadero derivados de actividades humanas.
John Fredy Maldonado Coy   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicción de biomasa y carbono en plantaciones clonales de Tectona grandis L.f.

open access: yesColombia Forestal, 2021
Los modelos matemáticos para predecir biomasa son en la actualidad una opción que facilita y mejora el cálculo de la capacidad de mitigación del cambio climático de un ecosistema, pues generan información fundamental para establecer índices nacionales de
William Fonseca González   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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