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Changes in land use are mainly a consequence of anthropogenic actions. The current agricultural and urban transformations in Costa Rica have raised questions about the effectiveness of conservation and restoration within protected areas. Herein we analyzed the patterns of land use change between three periods: 1997, 2005 and 2010 in terms of magnitude, direction, and pace through categorical ma...

The recognition that a system can appear resilient to changes in the environment, only to reach a critical threshold of rapid and unexpected change, is spurring work to apply threshold models in conservation and restoration. Here we address the relevance of threshold models to habitat management. Work to date indicates these concepts are highly applicable: human impacts can widen the range of h...

Conservation biology and restoration ecology share a common interest in maintaining or enhancing populations, communities, and ecosystems. Much could be gained by more closely integrating the disciplines, but several challenges stand in the way. Goals differ, reflecting different origins and agendas. Because resources are insufficient to meet all needs, priorities must be established. Rapid env...

Dr. Engineers, ICONA (Instituto National para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza), Madrid, Spain. Abstract: Management of the fragile and greatly modified ecosystems in the Spanish Mediterranean climate is complex. Rainfall occurs in a few intensive storms on rough topography. Climax vegetation is sparse forest dominated by evergreen xerophilic species. The emphases of the National Institute for ...

This poster describes the process of modelling and implementing a multimedia information system for CECOR-Center for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Movable Properties. The new system includes a multimedia system which contains information about the restored objects, their materials and techniques, images generated by methods of diagnosis, results of scientific analysis, etc. The new s...

© The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org P interactions are traditionally defined as interactions in which one species benefits from the presence of another species, without harm (and, potentially, with benefit) to the latter. Common examples include mutualisms (both species benefit), commensalisms (one species benefits with no measurable effect on another species), and fa...