Introduction: It is important to evaluate the coverage achieved in the public drugs provision. Aim: to study the provision of a merit good where three levels of government intervene. Materials and methods: We analyze a ...

Mutualistic interactions between frugivorous birds and fleshy-fruited plants are key processes for both natural plant regeneration and the maintenance of birds relying on fruit resources. However, seed dispersal effectiveness ...

La presente investigación se origina debido a la preocupación de la población local, quienes manifiestan que en los últimos años se ha registrado una disminución progresiva de la disponibilidad del agua en el ámbito ...

After decades of research, there is still no consensus in the literature regarding the effects of natural resource abundance on the economic and political performance of a territory. This research aims to contribute to ...

Many ecosystems have been modified by humans, creating novel habitats that include human-provided resources. Gardens adjacent to native habitats may affect plant–pollinator interactions by altering the determinants of ...

The aim of the current research was to determine the ecosystem capacity in the provision of environmental services in Ecuador; this was carried out through an exploratory research of: Development and Land Management Plans, ...

In order to analyze the pollen resources used by the orchid bee Euglossa annectans, samples of larval provisions from cells under construction were taken from 12 different trap nests (wooden boxes) on Santa Catarina Island, ...

The cell provisioning and oviposition process (POP) is a unique characteristic of stingless bees (Meliponini), in which coordinated interactions between workers and queen regulate the filling of brood cells with larval ...