Since the 1970s and 1980s, Monte Verde, Costa Rica has emerged as one of the most
renowned sites of nature conservation and ecotourism in Costa Rica, and some would …

Habitat fragmentation can break down the movement processes of frugivorous animals, thus
influencing the relationship between plants and their seed dispersers by altering the number …

Rapid climate change poses complex challenges for conservation, especially in tropical
developing countries where biodiversity is high while financial and technical resources are …

Since the 1980s, the plight of tropical forests and the factors that drive their conversion to
human-dominated uses have received widespread attention in both the scientific and …

At present, nature conservation depends heavily on protected areas to limit the destruction
caused by human activities such as land clearing, logging, and urban development. Yet …

ABSTRACT Tubú (Montanoa guatemalensis, Asteraceae) is a popular tree used in
windbreaks in the San Luis valley near the Monteverde cloud forests of Costa Rica. Seventy …

In 1991 and 1992, farmers in Monteverde, Costa Rica participated in a reforestation project
that involved installing windbreaks. The project was implemented by a local conservation …

ABSTRACT Monteverde, Costa Rica is home to a quintessential lower montane cloud forest
that supports an amazing diversity of epiphytes. Windbrea s comprised of the exotic …

This dissertation is the first study of the black-breasted wood-quail, Odontophorus
leucolaemus, a Neotropical cloud forest endemic. Deforestation has resulted in a reduction …

This chapter discusses the importance of conserving forest fragments, remnant trees, and
other natural habitats in the agricultural landscape for the conservation of regional …