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Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest

Gordon Frankie

Abstract

The beautiful tropical dry forest of northwest Costa Rica, with its highly seasonal rainfall and diversely vegetated landscape, is disappearing even more rapidly than Costa Rica's better-known rain forest, primarily because it has been easier to convert to agriculture. This book offers a comprehensive look at the ecology, biodiversity, and conservation status of this endangered and fragile region. The chapters examine the major plant and animal groups living in the dry forest and present the first technical evaluation of Costa Rica's conservation efforts. As they assess the status of each area ... More

Keywords: Costa Rica, Central America, tropical dry forest, biodiversity, conservation, neotropical forests, ecology, environmental education, coastal management, plant phenology

Bibliographic Information

Print publication date: 2004 Print ISBN-13: 9780520223097
Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012 DOI:10.1525/california/9780520223097.001.0001

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Gordon Frankie, editor

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Front Matter

Title Pages

Preface

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Alfonso Mata, and Jaime Echeverría

Part One Biodiversity and Ecological Studies

Section A. Costa Rican Dry Forest

Chapter 2 Flowering Phenology and Pollination Systems Diversity in the Seasonal Dry Forest

Gordon W. Frankie, William A. Haber, S. Bradleigh Vinson, Kamaljit S. Bawa, Peter S. Ronchi, and Nelson Zamora

Chapter 3 Breeding Structure of Neotropical Dry-Forest Tree Species in Fragmented Landscapes

James L. Hamrick, and Victoria J. Apsit

Chapter 4 Impact of Global Changes on the Reproductive Biology of Trees in Tropical Dry Forests

Kamaljit S. Bawa

Chapter 5 Tropical Dry-Forest Mammals of Palo Verde

Kathryn E. Stoner, and Robert M. Timm

Chapter 6 The Conservation Values of Bees and Ants in the Costa Rican Dry Forest

S. Bradleigh Vinson, Sean T. O’Keefe, and Gordon W. Frankie

Chapter 7 Ecology of Dry-Forest Wildland Insects in the Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Daniel H. Janzen

Section B. Biotic Relationships with Other Costa Rican Forests

Chapter 8 Diversity, Migration, and Conservation of Butterflies in Northern Costa Rica

William A. Haber, and Robert D. Stevenson

Chapter 9 Watershed Ecology and Conservation

Alfonso Mata

Chapter 10 Where the Dry Forest Feeds the Sea

José A. Vargas, and Alfonso Mata

Chapter 11 Mangrove Forests under Dry Seasonal Climates in Costa Rica

Jorge A. Jiménez

Section C. Biotic Relationships with Other Geographical Areas

Chapter 12 Geographical Distribution, Ecology, and Conservation Status of Costa Rican Dry-Forest Avifauna

Gilbert Barrantes, and Julio E. Sánchez

Chapter 13 An Ultrasonically Silent Night

Richard K. LaVal

Chapter 14 Biodiversity and Conservation of Mesoamerican Dry-Forest Herpetofauna

Mahmood Sasa, and Federico Bolaños

Chapter 15 Parque Marino Las Baulas

James R. Spotila, and Frank V. Paladino

Chapter 16 Prospects for Circa Situm Tree Conservation in Mesoamerican Dry-Forest Agro-Ecosystems

David H. Boshier, James E. Gordon, and Adrian J. Barrance

Part Two Transferring Biodiversity Knowledge into Action

Chapter 17 Biodiversity Inventories in Costa Rica and Their Application to Conservation

Paul Hanson

Chapter 18 Conflict Resolution

Gregory A. Giusti

Chapter 19 Conservation and Environmental Education in Rural Northwestern Costa Rica

Gordon W. Frankie, and Vinson S. Bradleigh

Chapter 20 The Media and Biodiversity Conservation

Gilda Aburto

Chapter 21 Threats to the Conservation of Tropical Dry Forest in Costa Rica

Mauricio Quesada, and Kathryn E. Stoner

Chapter 22 Environmental Law of Costa Rica

Roxana Salazar

Chapter 23 Dispute over the Protection of the Environment in Costa Rica

Julio Alberto Bustos

Chapter 24 The Policy Context for Conservation in Costa Rica

Katrina Brandon

Chapter 25 Conclusion and Recommendations

Gordon W. Frankie, Alfonso Mata, and Katrina Brandon

End Matter

Contributors

Index

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