Tropical reforestation is a significant component of global environmental change that is far less understood than tropical deforestation, despite having apparently increased widely in scale during recent decades. The ...

The Tabebuia vellosoi popularly known as Ipe-Yellow is a Brazilian plant, typical of open formations of the rain forest from the top of the rainforest, but with good development also in regions with savannah characteristics. ...

High ambient ozone (O3) concentrations are a widespread and persistent problem globally. Although studies have documented the role of forests in removing O3 and one of its precursors, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), the cost ...

El texto que se presenta a continuación muestra propuestas de planeación del paisaje en la ciudad de Bogotá, realizadas en los últimos años sobre los cuales el autor participó en diferentes roles, principalmente directivos. ...

Alterations in stream environments can alter fish food availability, but there is little research data related to the impacts of urbanization on fish diets in tropical streams. Thus, we sought to compare the diet of ten ...

This paper presents a theoretical and practical approach on the importance of ciliary forests and springs for water courses and the importance of preserving them. Through field research can assess the current status of the ...

ABSTRACT A signature of globalization is the prevalence of exotic trees along reforested urban and rural riparian zones in the Neotropics, but little is known about the instream processing of its leaf litter. In this study, ...

Tree planting and reforestation initiatives in urban and peri-urban areas often use tree distribution or “giveaway” programs as a strategy to increase tree cover and subsequent benefits. However, the effectiveness of these ...