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A New Species of Werauhia (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) from Montane Cloud Forests of Costa Rica
(2023)
Werauhia oenophylla Cascante & J. F.
Morales (Bromeliaceae), a new species of Tillandsioid
epiphytic bromeliad, is described from the montane
forests of Costa Rica. The new species is related to W.
umbrosa (L. B. Sm.) ...
Relative Importance for Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Occupancy of Vegetation Type versus Noise Caused by Industrial Development
(2022)
Anthropogenic noise can create an acoustic environment detrimental for animals that communicate using acoustic signals. Currently, most studies of noise and wildlife come from traffic noise in cities. Less is known about ...
Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in remediation of anthropogenic soil pollution
(2021-05)
Agricultural and industrial activity generates high concentrations of organic and inorganic pollutants, many of which are incorporated into the trophic chain, affecting ecosystems. There are several strategies for the ...
Fungi in aquatic ecosystems
(2019-03)
Fungi are phylogenetically and functionally diverse ubiquitous components of almost all ecosystems on Earth, including aquatic environments stretching from high montane lakes down to the deep ocean. Aquatic ecosystems, ...
Description of the larva and pupa of Limnephilus hamifer Flint 1963 (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae) from Costa Rica
(2018)
Se describe e ilustra por primera vez la larva y pupa de Limnephilus hamifer Flint 1963. La descripción está basada en material recolectado y criado del macizo montañoso Cerro de la Muerte de Costa Rica, además de material ...
A New Quararibea (Malvaceae) from the Caribbean Lowlands of Costa Rica
(2018)
We describe and illustrate a new species of Quararibea Aubl. from Costa Rica. Quararibea reflexipetalaCascante, J. Sánchez-Gonz. & W. S. Alverson is distinguished by its pleated petals with strongly reflexed and coiled ...
Ammonium and phosphate removal using batch laboratory cultures by microalgae and cyanobacteria isolated from Costa Rica water bodies
Remoción de amonio y fosfato en cultivos de laboratorio con microalgas y cianobacterias aisladas de cuerpos de agua de Costa Rica
(2018)
This research analyzed three green microalgae (Scenedesmus sp., Chlamydomonas sp., and Chlorella
sp.) and two cyanobacteria (Synechocystis sp. as unicellular strain and Nostoc sp. as filamentous strain) native
from Costa ...
Aportes para una sociedad del conocimiento y la innovación
(2014-06)
La celebración del segundo centenario de independencia del país debería estar directamente asociada con el cumplimiento de grandes metas nacionales, una de ellas convertirse en una sociedad del conocimiento y la innovación, ...
Vestiges of an orb-weaving ancestor? The “biogenetic law” and ontogenetic changes in the webs and building behavior of the black widow spider Latrodectus geometricus (Araneae Theridiidae)
(2008)
Young juveniles of L. geometricus fit the strong trend for “ontogeny to repeat phylogeny” previously documented in other web-building spiders; younger spiders were less likely to build the derived silk retreats that occur ...
Duckweeds (Araceae: Lemnoideae) growing on wet, vertical rocks behind a waterfall in Costa Rica, with a new country record of Wolffiella oblonga (Phil.) Hegelm.
Lentilles d’eau (Araceae: Lemnoideae) poussant sur des rochers verticaux et humides derrière une cascade au Costa Rica, avec un nouvel enregistrement pour le pays de Wolffiella oblonga (Phil.) Hegelm.
(2019)
A large colony of duckweeds (Araceae: Lemnoideae) grows on the constantly wet, vertical wall of the rock shelter behind the Llanos de Cortés waterfall of the Potrero River, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, the first such ...