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The unaddressed threat of invasive animals in U.S. National Parks
(Springer Nature, 2020-02)
Invasive species, both plants and animals, are a long-standing threat to the National Parks of the United States. For nearly two decades the National Park Service has implemented a service-wide invasive plant management ...
Lake thermal structure drives interannual variability in summer anoxia dynamics in a eutrophic lake over 37 years
(2021-02-25)
The concentration of oxygen is fundamental to lake water quality and ecosystem functioning through its control over habitat availability for organisms, redox reactions, and recycling of organic material. In many eutrophic ...
Focused ultrasound extraction (FUSE) for the rapid extraction of DNA from tissue matrices
(2020-10-09)
Rapid DNA extraction is a critical barrier for routine and fieldable genetics tests for applications in conservation, such as illegal trafficking and fraudulent mislabelling. Here, we develop a non-thermal focused ultrasound ...
The contribution of wildland fire emissions to deposition in the US: implications for tree growth and survival in the Northwest
(2021-02)
Ecosystems require access to key nutrients like nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) to sustain growth and healthy function. However, excessive deposition can also damage ecosystems through nutrient imbalances, leading to changes ...
Assessing patterns of oak regeneration and C storage in relation to restoration-focused management, historical land use, and potential trade-offs
(2015-01-29)
Restoration of composition, structure, and function in oak dominated ecosystems is the focus of management in temperate forests around the world. Land managers focused on oak ecosystem restoration are challenged by the ...
The Use of Videos for a Final Project: A Case Study in Developing a Silviculture Prescription
(2017-06-16)
College students, instructors, and the population at large are increasingly connected through smart phones and tablets, shifting how we interact at a personal and professional level. Smart devices allow students to interact ...
Evaluation of the Costa Rican Excellence Award for High Quality and Performance
(Instituto Tecnologico De Costa Rica, 2010-01-06)
The use of international and national quality and competitive performance awards has long been recognized as an effective tool to measure outstanding industry performance of private and public organizations worldwide ...
Tecnologías avanzadas de manufactura en países en vías de desarrollo una comparación entre Costa Rica y México
(Instituto Tecnologico De Costa Rica, 2006-10-01)
Hoy, para los países en vías de desarrollo es crítico asegurar sus capacidades de manufactura para poder competir globalmente, en especial cuando hay tratados de libre comercio que se están negociando. Esto es particularmente ...
Competitive Strategies for International Marketing of Hardwood Products Based on the Mining of Open Questionnaire Data
(2020-11)
International markets for U.S. forest products continue to make a significant contribution to the national economy; sustaining growth in production and job creation as demand from domestic markets is still yet to match ...
Encadenamientos Productivos y su relación con la inversión directa extranjera
(2008-11-05)
Un estudio de competitividad publicado en 2003 por la Promotora de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (PROCOMER) revela que Costa Rica muestra bajos niveles en cuanto a sofisticación tecnológica, transferencia de tecnología ...