{"id":249,"date":"2017-09-11T17:35:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T23:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/ecologiaurbana\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2025-06-09T21:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:51:13","slug":"members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/members\/","title":{"rendered":"Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/Zaidett_Barrientos.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Zaidett Barrientos Llosa\u200b<\/h4>\n<p><i>Director, Ph.D. from the Joint Ph.D. Program in Natural Sciences (ITCR, UNA, UNED)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nExpert on the ecology and taxonomy of tropical terrestrial molluscs. She founded the Laboratory of Urban Ecology and has been part of international research teams with the University of Florida, the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, and the University of Leiden. For 11 years she directed the Malacology Department at Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), a department that she founded in 1993. She has also worked as a professor of ecology, malacology, biology and urban ecology in the Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica) y Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), as well as extension agent in environmental projects (UNA). She directs the Academic Master&#8217;s Degree in Natural Resources Management (UNED) and the Latin American Ecology, Environment and Society Network. Her work as a researcher focuses on ecology, natural history and taxonomy of Neotropical terrestrial molluscs, urban ecology, solid waste management and education. He has published over 35 scientific articles in international indexed journals, as well as two books and more than 30 informative works (printed or digital).<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">M\u00e9ndez, V. &amp; Z. Barrientos. 2012. &nbsp;Uso de tecnolog\u00edas de la inform\u00e1tica y comunicaci\u00f3n (TIC) para disminuir la deserci\u00f3n de egresados en posgrados semipresenciales. Cuadernos de Investigaci\u00f3n UNED 4(2): 231-238.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/desercion-estudiantil.pdf\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2012. Dynamics of leaf litter humidity, depth and quantity: two restoration strategies failed to mimic ground microhabitat conditions of a low montane and premontane forest in Costa Rica.Rev. Bio. Trop. 60 (3): 1041-1053.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/BARRIENTOS-Dynamics-of-leaf-litter-humidity-in-CR.pdf\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. &amp; J. Monge-N\u00e1jera. 2011. Bio\u00e9tica y biodiversidad en los ecosistemas urbanos. Biocenosis 24 (1): 72-80.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=349\">Download Free PDF.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. &amp; J. Monge- N\u00e1jera. 2010. Especies introducidas en la Meseta Central de Costa Rica. Biocenosis 23(2): 32-37.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=342\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/especies-introducidas.pdf\">Versi\u00f3n divulgativa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. &amp; J. Monge-N\u00e1jera. 2010. Restauraci\u00f3n ecol\u00f3gica en la meseta central de Costa Rica. Biocenosis 23 (2): 20-25.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.uned.ac.cr\/biocenosis\/images\/stories\/Vol232\/05-barrientos-restauracion.pdf\">Download Free PDF<\/a>. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2010. Contaminaci\u00f3n atmosf\u00e9rica en la meseta central de Costa Rica. Biocenosis 23(1): 50-54.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=345\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Contaminacion-atmosferica-para-PDF.pdf\">Versi\u00f3n divulgativa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2010. Generaci\u00f3n y gesti\u00f3n de residuos s\u00f3lidos ordinarios en la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica: patrones cuantitativos y sociol\u00f3gicos. Cuadernos de Investigaci\u00f3n UNED Vol. 2 (2): 123-135.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=79\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/desechos-UNA-para-PDF.pdf\">Versi\u00f3n divulgativa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2010. Los moluscos terrestres (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de Costa Rica: clasificaci\u00f3n, distribuci\u00f3n y conservaci\u00f3n. Rev. Biol. Trop. 58 (4): 1165-1175.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=517\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2010. Problem\u00e1tica de los ciclos biogeoqu\u00edmicos, hidrol\u00f3gico y de nutrientes en la meseta central de Costa Rica. Revista Sociedad y Posgrado 10 (1): 23-37.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=75\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z., H. Johnson &amp; M.L. Moreno. 2009. Gesti\u00f3n ambiental en universidades p\u00fablicas costarricenses: el ejemplo de \u201cUNA-Campus sostenible\u201d. Revista Posgrado y Sociedad 9 (2): 81-124.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=357\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. &amp; R. Uma\u00f1a. 2009. Deserci\u00f3n estudiantil en posgrados semipresenciales de la Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), Costa Rica: \u00bfDeserci\u00f3n o retraso? Cuadernos de Investigaci\u00f3n UNED 1 (2): 141-150.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=90\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2009. Biodiversidad y desarrollo en tiempos de crisis econ\u00f3mica: desde una perspectiva sociobiol\u00f3gica. Revista Posgrado y Sociedad 9 (1): 40-79.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/?p=209\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. &amp; J. Monge-N\u00e1jera. 2005. Homogeneidad geogr\u00e1fica en comunidades de insectos en los p\u00e1ramos neotropicales: Prueba de una hip\u00f3tesis, p. 657-665. In: Kapelle, M. &amp; S.P. Horn (eds). P\u00e1ramos de Costa Rica. Editorial INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica. 767p.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2005. Moluscos terrestres de los p\u00e1ramos de Costa Rica, p. 501-509. In: Kapelle, M. &amp; S.P. Horn (eds). P\u00e1ramos de Costa Rica. Editorial INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica. 767p.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2003. Zoolog\u00eda General. Ed. UNED. 505p.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2003. Aspectos b\u00e1sicos sobre la clasificaci\u00f3n, recolecci\u00f3n, toma de datos y conservaci\u00f3n de los moluscos. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51 (Supl. 3): 13-30.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redalyc.org\/articulo.oa?id=44911879006\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2003. Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51 (Supl. 3): 293 -304.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redalyc.org\/articulo.oa?id=44911879014\">Download Free PDF<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2003. Estado actual del conocimiento y la conservaci\u00f3n de los moluscos continentales de Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51 (Supl. 3): 285-292.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redalyc.org\/articulo.oa?id=44911879013\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 2000. Population dynamics and spatial distribution of the terrestrial snail Ovachlamys fulgens (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae) in a tropical environment. Rev. Biol. Trop. 48(1): 71-87.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scielo.sa.cr\/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442000000100009&amp;lng=es&amp;nrm=iso&amp;tlng=en\">Download Free PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 1999. Los moluscos. Biocenosis 13 (1-2): 81-83.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. 1998. Life history of the terrestrial snail Ovachlamys fulgens (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae) under laboratory conditions. Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 (2): 369-384.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/orton.catie.ac.cr\/repdoc\/AGUACATE\/A0061S\/A0061S.PDF\">Download Free PDF<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. &amp; J. Monge-N\u00e1jera. 1995. Geographic Homogeneity among Insect Communities in Neotropical Paramos: A Hypothesis test. Caldasia 18 (86): 49-56. Download Free PDF. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Villalobos, C., J. Monge-N\u00e1jera &amp; Z. Barrientos. 1995. Life cycle and field abundance of the snail Succinea costaricana (Stylommatophora: Succineidae), a tropical agricultural pest. Rev. Biol. Trop. 43 (1-3): 181-188.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropinature.com\/molluscs\/PDFs\/life_succinea.pdf\">Download Free PDF<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Monge-N\u00e1jera, J., Z. Barrientos &amp; F. Aguilar. 1993. Behavior of Epiperipatus biolleyi (Onychophora: Peripatidae) under laboratory conditions. Rev. Biol. Trop. 41 (3): 689-696.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropinature.com\/cvitjmn\/publications\/artcient\/onicof\/behavior.pdf\">Download Free PDF<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Monge-N\u00e1jera, J. &amp; Z. Barrientos. 1991. Las ciencias naturales y el medio siglo de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Ka\u00f1ina 15 (1-2): 323-330.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropinature.com\/history_biol\/pdfs\/ciencias_naturales.pdf\">Download Free PDF<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Barrientos, Z. &amp; J. Monge-N\u00e1jera. 1990. Los 40 a\u00f1os de la Revista Turrialba: Un an\u00e1lisis de los Publications en ese periodo. Turrialba 40 (1): 1-4.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropinature.com\/history_biol\/pdfs\/turrialba.pdf\" style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Download Free PDF.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Fotograf\u00eda_pasaporte_-_Katya_Calder\u00f3n_Herrera.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Katya Calder\u00f3n Herrera<\/h4>\n<p><i>&#8212;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nKatya Calder\u00f3n Herrera studied at the Universit\u00e1 degli studi di Verona, Italy, where she obtained her Laurea as an \u201cexpert in training processes&#8221;. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Sciences from the Universidad Cat\u00f3lica and has worked as a teacher at the Escuela de Formaci\u00f3n Docente, Universidad de Costa Rica, and at the Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Centroam\u00e9rica, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica and Universidad Estatal a Distancia. In the latter she has worked as manager of the Teacher Professional Improvement Program and Head of Educational Research Department. She has also held the positions of Extension Director, Research Director, Research Vice-Rector and Academic Vice-Rector. She develops talks, conferences, workshops and courses on topics of national and international relevance in various forums for teachers, students and local communities.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chincilla-Picado, M.V., Barrientos, Z &amp; Calder\u00f3n, K (2016). El taller de educaci\u00f3n ambiental como estrategia did\u00e1ctica para promover la sostenibilidad de los recursos naturales en estudiantes de escuelas primarias rurales costarricenses. Cuadernos de investigaci\u00f3n UNED 8: 157-161.<\/p>\n<p>Calder\u00f3n, K. (2006). La vida que ense\u00f1a: Nociones de educaci\u00f3n permanente. EUNED.san Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>Calder\u00f3n , K. (2006). Unos segundos de vida en la Isla de Chira. Material Complementario. EUNED. San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>Calder\u00f3n, K. (2002). La Did\u00e1ctica Hoy: Concepciones y aplicaciones. EUNED. San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/SM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Sergio Mora Castro<\/h4>\n<p><i>&#8212;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nSergio has a Bachelor and Licenciate degree in Geology from the Escuela Centroamericana de Geolog\u00eda of the Universidad de Costa Rica, as well as a Master and Doctor degree in Geotechnics from the Escuela Nacional Superior de Ingenier\u00eda de Nancy, Francia. Since 1976 he has worked as a geologist, and then he was head of the Department of Geological Engineering until 1996 and Advisor for the Sustainable Development Department of the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, until 1998. Since 1983 he has been a Professor in Geotechnics, Soil and Rock Mechanics, Natural Hazards Assessment and Management of Geological Projects at the Escuela Centroamericana de Geolog\u00eda of the Universidad de Costa Rica. As of 2015, he is a professor and researcher of the Urban Ecology Laboratory, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica. He has taught courses and conferences at universities in several countries of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania. From 1998 to the present, he is a Consultant, specialist in environmental issues, natural resources and risk management for private firms, multilateral organizations (IDB, World Bank, United Nations) and private firms (INSUMA, INGEOSA), with projects in Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa and the Middle East. He was a member of the Review Committee of the Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change (COP-21), IPCC, 2012-2013, on the topics of Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sabor\u00edo J; Sabor\u00edo M; Mora, S. 2015. Normas y elementos b\u00e1sicos para la gesti\u00f3n municipal del riesgo, su control y regulaci\u00f3n territorial.\u00a0 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>Sabor\u00edo J; Sabor\u00edo M; Mora, S. 2015. Gesti\u00f3n municipal del riesgo: Normas y elementos b\u00e1sicos para su inclusi\u00f3n en la planificaci\u00f3n y aprovisionamiento presupuestal municipal.\u00a0 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S. 2014. La sentencia sobre el terremoto del 6 de abril de 2009 en L\u2019Aquila, Italia: Lecciones para la gesti\u00f3n del riesgo en Am\u00e9rica Central. Revista Geol\u00f3gica de Am\u00e9rica Central, 50: 113-137, 2014; ISSN: 0256-7024.\u00a0 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S; Sol\u00eds, H; Sabor\u00edo, J, Sierakowski, C; 2012. Etude G\u00e9otechnique, Hydrologique, Hydraulique : Clinique de Soins Urgents \u00e0 Delmas 40B, Port-au-Prince; NATHAT 3, Banque Mondiale, GFDRR. 31pp\u2028<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S; Sol\u00eds, H; Sabor\u00edo, J, Sierakowski, C; 2012. Analyse des m ces naturelles dans le quartier de Delmas 32, Port-au-Prince; NATHAT 3, Banque Mondiale, GFDRR, 43pp.\u2028<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S. 2012. La gesti\u00f3n del riesgo para enfrentar los mitos y realidades del calentamiento global antropog\u00e9nico. Congreso argentino de Geolog\u00eda aplicada a la Ingenier\u00eda. Mendoza, Argentina. Revista de Geolog\u00eda Aplicada a la Ingenier\u00eda y al Ambiente; N\u00ba 28, pg. 111 \u2013 125. Buenos Aires, Argentina.\u00a0 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>Mora et al; 2012. Slope instability hazard in Haiti: Emergency assessment for a safe reconstruction. Banff, Alberta, Canada. Keynote speech. Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding \u2013 Eberhardt et al. (eds) \u00a9 2012 Taylor &amp; Francis Group, London, ISBN\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S. et al. Multi-natural hazards assessment in Haiti. Phase 2: NATHAT 2. GoHA, World Bank, GFDRR. 4 volumes. November 2011: Analyse r\u00e9gionale (I)<\/p>\n<p>Keipi, K; Mora, S; Bastidas, P; 2005. La gesti\u00f3n del riesgo dentro del ciclo de los proyectos: Lista de preguntas indicativas. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo; Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible. 52pp.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An\u00e1lisis de la vulnerabilidad econ\u00f3mica de la ciudad de Cartago, a causa de los efectos de una avalan-cha que transite por el r\u00edo Reventado, Costa Rica. Rev. Geol. Am\u00e9r. Cent. 1993. 15:65-80.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S; Mora, R; 1994. Deslizamientos causados por el terremoto de Lim\u00f3n: Factores de control y comparaci\u00f3n con otros eventos en Costa Rica. Rev. Geol. Am\u00e9r. Ctrl. Vol. esp. Terremoto Lim\u00f3n. p.139-152;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S; Yasuda, S; 1994. Licuefacci\u00f3n de suelos y fen\u00f3menos asociados durante el terremoto de Li-m\u00f3n. Rev. Geol. Am\u00e9r. Cent. Vol. Esp. Terremoto de Lim\u00f3n. p.121-132.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S. et al. 1991. Deslizamiento de Puriscal: Estudio geol\u00f3gico y geot\u00e9cnico. Comisi\u00f3n Nacional de Emergencia.<\/p>\n<p>Mora, S. 1970. Estudio geol\u00f3gico y geot\u00e9cnico del Proyecto Hidroel\u00e9ctrico Boruca; Valle de El General, Costa Rica. 3 vol\u00famenes. Estudio geol\u00f3gico y geot\u00e9cnico del proyecto hidroel\u00e9ctrico Boruca-ICE<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/JR.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Javier Rodr\u00edguez Y\u00e1\u00f1ez<\/h4>\n<p><i>Chemical engineer, specialized in energy and environment<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nJavier obtained his bachelor&#8217;s degree in Chemistry in 1995, a Licentiate degree in Chemical Engineering in 1998 (University of the Republic of Uruguay) and later a Master&#8217;s Degree in Environmental Management and Studies in 2012 (National University of Costa Rica).\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKinetics of Molecular Oxygen Electroreduction on Platinum Modified by Tin Underpontential Deposition\u201d, Zinola, J. Rodr\u00edguez, G. Obal, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 31(2001)1212.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tin Underpotential Deposition on Platinum and its Catalytic Influence an the Kinetics of Molecular Oxygen Electroreduction&#8221;, F. Zinola y J. Rodr\u00edguez, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 6 (2002) 412. DOI 10.1007\/s100080100242 (2001).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInhibition of steel corrosion by calcium benzoate in nitrate solutions\u201d, G. Blustein, J. Rodr\u00edguez, C.F. Zinola, R. Romagnoli., Corrosion Science, 47 (2005) 369<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFilm formation and surface growth on tin electrodes in bicarbonate solutions: an impedance spectroscopy study\u201d, H. Bonilla, J. Rodriguez, C.F. Zinola, C. Bello, B.F. Giannetti Corros. Sci. 47 (2005) 835.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The influence of electrochemical surface modifications on naval steel corrosion&#8221;, F. Zinola, J. Rodr\u00edguez, S. Mart\u00ednez, V. D\u00edaz, J. Appl. Electrochem, 35 (2005) 449<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCatalityc effects of ruthenium and osmium spontaneous deposition on platinum surfaces toward methanol oxidation\u201d, H. Bonilla, C. F. Zinola, J. Rodr\u00edguez, V. Diaz, M. Ohanian, S. Mart\u00ednez, B. Gianetti, J. of Colloid and Inter. Sci., 288 (2005) 377.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstudio de una metodolog\u00eda para la obtenci\u00f3n de Biodiesel a partir de Grasa Bobina\u201d, Cerecetto, M. Gonz\u00e1lez, M. Alvez, J. Rodr\u00edguez, Avanzada Cient\u00edfica, 11 (2008) 2-3, ISSN 1029-3450.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMercurio en el Aire del Valle Central en Costa Rica\u201d, J. Sibaja, J. Rodr\u00edguez, Ambientico, 213 (2011) 10-12, ISSN 1409-214X, UNA, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManejo de Fluorescentes en desuso en Costa Rica\u201d, Sibaja, J. Rodr\u00edguez, S. L\u00f3pez, Y. Salazar, Ambientico, 217 (2011) 26-32, ISSN 1409-214X, UNA, Costa Rica<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaracter\u00edsticas de los Deposici\u00f3n Espontanea de Sn en Pt policristalino\u201d, Rodr\u00edguez, Portugalieae Electrochimica Acta, 2012, 30 (2), 111, ISSN 1647-1571, Co\u00edmbra, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Evaluaci\u00f3n electroqu\u00edmica de soldaduras en tubos capilares de acero inoxidable&#8221;, Rodr\u00edguez, D. Mora, E. Sabor\u00edo,Tecnolog\u00eda en Marcha, 2014, (27), 1, 57-65, ITCR, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Evaluation of various steel types for the evolution of hydrogen in KOH\u201d, F. Julke, J. Rodr\u00edguez, M. Sabor\u00edo, Tecnolog\u00eda en Marcha, 2014, (27), 2, 14-21, ITCR, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>Modelado de la Velocidad de Corrosi\u00f3n de Acero de baja aleaci\u00f3n en Costa Rica\u201d, Garita, J. Rodr\u00edguez, J. Robles, Revista Ingenier\u00eda, 2014, (24), 2, 79-90, UCR, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvaluaci\u00f3n de la corrosi\u00f3n por picadura en aluminio AA1050\u201d, L. Garita, J. Rodr\u00edguez, Tecnolog\u00eda en Marcha, 2014, (27), 3, 13-21, ITCR, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>Mapas estimativos de la corrosi\u00f3n atmosf\u00e9rica de acero de baja aleaci\u00f3n en Costa Rica, Garita, J. Rodr\u00edguez, E. Sabor\u00edo, Cuadernos de Investigaci\u00f3n, 2015, UNED, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>Corrosi\u00f3n atmosf\u00e9rica en la Planta Geot\u00e9rmica de Las Pailas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Valoraci\u00f3n previa al inicio del funcionamiento, Rodr\u00edguez, Cuadernos de Investigaci\u00f3n, 2015, UNED, Costa Rica<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeposici\u00f3n de Sn en Pt policristalino para su aplicaci\u00f3n en la oxidaci\u00f3n de metanol\u201d, Rodr\u00edguez, revista Tecnolog\u00eda en Marcha, 2016, 29 (1): 03-17, ITCR, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvaluaci\u00f3n estad\u00edstica de los niveles de mercurio detectados en peces de pico, en Costa Rica, en el periodo 2003-2013\u201d, J. Rodr\u00edguez-Y\u00e1\u00f1ez, G. Piedra-Mar\u00edn, revista UNICIENCIA, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 19-29, 2016, UNA, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Evaluaci\u00f3n electroqu\u00edmica de soldaduras en tubos capilares de Incoloy 825&#8221;, Rodr\u00edguez, E. Sabor\u00edo, D. Mora, revista Tecnolog\u00eda en Marcha, 2016, 29 (2): 85-94, ITCR, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvaluaci\u00f3n de los Niveles de Mercurio en Productos Pesqueros en Costa Rica, Durante 2003-2013, como insumo para recomendar una ingesta semanal tolerable\u201d Yajaira Salazar Chac\u00f3n , Javier Rodr\u00edguez Y\u00e1\u00f1ez, Henry Sierra G\u00f3mez, Gilberto Piedra Mar\u00edn, Federico Chaverri Su\u00e1rez, Costarricense de Salud P\u00fablica, 2016, vol. 25(1): 19-26, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNiveles de mercurio en at\u00fan (Thunnini) y tibur\u00f3n (Selachimorpha) en Costa Rica\u201d, Rodr\u00edguez Y\u00e1\u00f1ez, revista Cuadernos de Investigaci\u00f3n, 2017, 9 (1): 119-125, UNED, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p><b>Other Publications:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Herrera, J., Rojas, F., Rodr\u00edguez, S., Rojas, A. &amp; Rodr\u00edguez, J. (2007). Inventario de Emisiones de Contaminantes Criterio, en el \u00c1rea Metropolitana de Costa Rica, para a\u00f1o 2007. \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edeca.una.ac.cr\/laa\/files\/Productos\/Documentos\/INVENTARIO%20DE%20EMISIONES%20DE%20COSTA%20RICA%20FINAL.pdf\">ver PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez, J. (2012).\u00a0Inventario de Compuestos T\u00f3xicos Peligrosos del Aire en el Gran \u00c1rea Metropolitana, para el 2007.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edeca.una.ac.cr\/laa\/files\/Productos\/Documentos\/Inventario%20Compuestos%20Toxicos%20Peligrosos%20Aire%20GAM%20Ano%202007.pdf\">ver PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez, J. (2015). Muestreo de Aguas Residuales. Editorial Tecnol\u00f3gica de Costa Rica, ITCR, Cartago, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>\np.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff}<br \/>\nspan.s1 {font-kerning: none}<br \/>\nspan.s2 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none; color: #185fae; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #185fae}\n<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"1476\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/Foto-2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Frank Gonz\u00e1lez Brenes<\/h4>\n<p><i>Master&#8217;s Degree in Project Management, Costa Rican University for International Cooperation<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nFrank Gonz\u00e1lez holds a graduate degree in natural resource management from UNED. In 2011 he obtained the Master&#8217;s degree in Project Management at the University for International Cooperation of Costa Rica, currently he is undertaking his Doctorate studies in Spain. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Espinosa, J. Ortea, J. &amp; Gonz\u00e1lez, F. 2003. Correcciones al cat\u00e1logo de Moluscos del Mar Caribe de Costa Rica: desde Cahuita hasta Gandoca. Avicennia. Suplemento 16: 159-161.<\/p>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez, A. Monro, A. K. Chac\u00f3n, O. Solano D. Santamar\u00eda, D. Zamora, N. &amp; Gonz\u00e1lez F. 2011. Regional and Global Conservation assessments for 200 vascular plant species from Costa Rica and Panama. Phitotaxa 21: 1-216.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inbio.ac.cr\/pila-darwin\/pdf\/regional-global-conservation-assessments-for-200-vascular-plant-sp-from-C.R.-and-Pan.pdf\">Download Free PDF.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez, A. Zamora, N. Santamar\u00eda, D. Solano, D. y Gonz\u00e1lez, F. Inventario flor\u00edstico de las Sabanas Esperanza y Helechales en la cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. (En prep).<\/p>\n<p>Monro, A. K., Gonz\u00e1lez, F. Santamar\u00eda, D. Chac\u00f3n, O. Rodr\u00edguez, A. Zamora, N. &amp; Correa, M. A first checklist to the vascular plants of La Amistad International Park (PILA), Costa Rica-Panama. (En rev).<\/p>\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez, F. Colecci\u00f3n tipo del herbario INB, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad de Costa Rica (INBio). (En prep).<\/p>\n<p>\np.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff}<br \/>span.s1 {font-kerning: none}<br \/>span.s2 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none; color: #185fae; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #185fae}<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1331\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/Adrian-Ruiz-Rodriguez0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Adri\u00e1n Ru\u00edz Rodr\u00edguez<\/h4>\n<p><i>Master\u2019s Degree in Environmental Management and Ecotourism<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nAdri\u00e1n Ruiz holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the Universidad Estatal a Distancia in Natural Resources Management, and a Master\u2019s degree in Environmental Management and Ecotourism from Universidad de Costa Rica. He is writing his PhD. thesis as part of the academic requirements of the Doutoramento em Sustentabilidade Social e Desenvolvimento in the Open University of Portugal.<br \/>\nHe works in the Natural Resources Master\u2019s Degree Program and supports the Urban Ecology Laboratory at Universidad Estatal a Distancia. He focuses in environmental management and ecotourism, according to his interests in climate variability and local scenarios. He has extensive professional experience as a lecturer in public and private universities and also delivering workshops, informal education, and training to rural organizations, in topics related to environmental education and interpretation, rural tourism and sustainability. He has been part of research and consulting teams in waste management, tourism sustainability, accessibility in wild areas and development.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. Chaverri. A. 2003.\u00a0<i>Algunas ideas para el dise\u00f1o de un programa de interpretaci\u00f3n ambiental en el Parque Nacional Volc\u00e1n Po\u00e1s para personas con discapacidad<\/i>. Biocenosis. Vol 17. no 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2007.\u00a0<i>Valoraci\u00f3n del paisaje productivo de Po\u00e1s de Alajuela con base en elementos de est\u00e9tica, uso del suelo y aportes al desarrollo local<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">FUNDEVI-UCR-ICT. Co autor. 2008. Manual para la aplicaci\u00f3n de la norma Certificado de Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica. San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2009.\u00a0<i>Evaluaci\u00f3n de las pr\u00e1cticas de gesti\u00f3n ambiental de los negocios tur\u00edsticos en Po\u00e1s de Alajuela<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2009.\u00a0<i>Retos y desaf\u00edos para el desarrollo tur\u00edstico de Santa Elena y Bah\u00eda Salinas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Vega. L. Ruiz. A. 2010.\u00a0<i>Limitaciones ambientales y sociales para el desarrollo local en la comunidad fronteriza de Boca San Carlos, Alajuela, Costa Rica<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 13.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz Rodr\u00edguez. A.; Hotel Ramada Plaza Herradura. 2010. Elaboraci\u00f3n de Consultor\u00edas para Certificado de Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica (CST). San Antonio de Bel\u00e9n, Heredia, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2011.\u00a0<i>Propuesta de un producto tur\u00edstico en el \u00e1rea de influencia del Parque Nacional Volc\u00e1n Po\u00e1s, Alajuela- Costa Rica<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 14.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Araya. R.; Ruiz. A. 2011.\u00a0<i>La gesti\u00f3n del Acueducto Municipal del Cant\u00f3n de Valverde Vega: debilidades y propuestas de fortalecimiento<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 14.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Vega. J.; C. Ruiz. A. 2012.\u00a0<i>Recreaci\u00f3n y adultos mayores en San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica: aportes para formular propuestas recreativas y tur\u00edsticas geri\u00e1tricas. Revista Repertorio Cient\u00edfico<\/i>, Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Estatal a Distancia. Vol. 15 No. 1, Enero- Junio 2012. P\u00e1gs 41-49.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz Rodr\u00edguez. A., ITCR-INA. 2012. Consultor\u00eda para Certificado de Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica (CST, curso Criterios globales de sostenibilidad tur\u00edstica). San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. Vega. 2014. Iniciativas tur\u00edsticas, Geograf\u00eda Humana y del Transporte en asentamientos rurales de la Zona Huetar Norte de Costa Rica: El caso de San Juan de Pe\u00f1as Blancas, San Jos\u00e9 de La Tigra, El Futuro y Boca San Carlos.\u00a0<i>Repertorio Cient\u00edfico<\/i>, Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Estatal a Distancia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Guill\u00e9n. J. Ruiz. A. 2015.\u00a0<i>Diagn\u00f3stico de los efectos de la lluvia \u00e1cida en la actividad productiva de la zona aleda\u00f1a al Parque Nacional Volc\u00e1n Turrialba, Costa Rica<\/i>.\u00a0<i>Repertorio Cient\u00edfico<\/i>, Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Estatal a Distancia. Vol. 15 No. 2, Julio- Diciembre 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. Chaverri. A. 2003.\u00a0<i>Algunas ideas para el dise\u00f1o de un programa de interpretaci\u00f3n ambiental en el Parque Nacional Volc\u00e1n Po\u00e1s para personas con discapacidad<\/i>. Biocenosis. Vol 17. no 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2007.\u00a0<i>Valoraci\u00f3n del paisaje productivo de Po\u00e1s de Alajuela con base en elementos de est\u00e9tica, uso del suelo y aportes al desarrollo local<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">FUNDEVI-UCR-ICT. Co autor. 2008. Manual para la aplicaci\u00f3n de la norma Certificado de Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica. San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2009.\u00a0<i>Evaluaci\u00f3n de las pr\u00e1cticas de gesti\u00f3n ambiental de los negocios tur\u00edsticos en Po\u00e1s de Alajuela<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2009.\u00a0<i>Retos y desaf\u00edos para el desarrollo tur\u00edstico de Santa Elena y Bah\u00eda Salinas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Vega. L. Ruiz. A. 2010.\u00a0<i>Limitaciones ambientales y sociales para el desarrollo local en la comunidad fronteriza de Boca San Carlos, Alajuela, Costa Rica<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 13.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz Rodr\u00edguez. A.; Hotel Ramada Plaza Herradura. 2010. Elaboraci\u00f3n de Consultor\u00edas para Certificado de Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica (CST). San Antonio de Bel\u00e9n, Heredia, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. 2011.\u00a0<i>Propuesta de un producto tur\u00edstico en el \u00e1rea de influencia del Parque Nacional Volc\u00e1n Po\u00e1s, Alajuela- Costa Rica<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 14.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Araya. R.; Ruiz. A. 2011.\u00a0<i>La gesti\u00f3n del Acueducto Municipal del Cant\u00f3n de Valverde Vega: debilidades y propuestas de fortalecimiento<\/i>. Repertorio Cient\u00edfico, Vol 14.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Vega. J.; C. Ruiz. A. 2012.\u00a0<i>Recreaci\u00f3n y adultos mayores en San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica: aportes para formular propuestas recreativas y tur\u00edsticas geri\u00e1tricas. Revista Repertorio Cient\u00edfico<\/i>, Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Estatal a Distancia. Vol. 15 No. 1, Enero- Junio 2012. P\u00e1gs 41-49.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz Rodr\u00edguez. A., ITCR-INA. 2012. Consultor\u00eda para Certificado de Sostenibilidad Tur\u00edstica (CST, curso Criterios globales de sostenibilidad tur\u00edstica). San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Ruiz. A. Vega. 2014. Iniciativas tur\u00edsticas, Geograf\u00eda Humana y del Transporte en asentamientos rurales de la Zona Huetar Norte de Costa Rica: El caso de San Juan de Pe\u00f1as Blancas, San Jos\u00e9 de La Tigra, El Futuro y Boca San Carlos.\u00a0<i>Repertorio Cient\u00edfico<\/i>, Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Estatal a Distancia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16.896px\">Guill\u00e9n. J. Ruiz. A. 2015.\u00a0<i>Diagn\u00f3stico de los efectos de la lluvia \u00e1cida en la actividad productiva de la zona aleda\u00f1a al Parque Nacional Volc\u00e1n Turrialba, Costa Rica<\/i>.\u00a0<i>Repertorio Cient\u00edfico<\/i>, Escuela de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Estatal a Distancia. Vol. 15 No. 2, Julio- Diciembre 2015.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/foto-Gabi-Jones1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Gabriela Jones Rom\u00e1n<\/h4>\n<p><i>Ph.D. in ecology from Universitat de Girona, Spain.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nThe biologist Gabriela Jones graduated as a bachelor from the University of Costa Rica in 1997. In 2000 she obtained a M.Sc. in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests at CATIE. In 2012 she obtained her doctorate from the University of Girona, Spain.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jones, G.; Pons, P.; Bas, J.M. Estany, D. 2013. Post dispersal seed remove in Mediterranean burned forests as a consequence of forest management and forest remnants prevalence. Oecologia (In prep).<\/p>\n<p>Cifuentes, M.; Jim\u00e9nez,G.; Arias, H.; Carrera, J.; Centeno, B.; Correa, A.; Jones, G.; Maldonado, E.; Nieto, H.; Rodr\u00edguez, J.; Thiele, G. 2003. Plan emergente para el Parque Nacional Volc\u00e1n Turrialba. Serie T\u00e9cnica del Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza (WWF-Centroam\u00e9rica)<\/p>\n<p>Guariguata, M.; Arias-Le Claire, H.A; Jones Rom\u00e1n, G. 2002. Tree seed fate in a logged and fragmented landscape, Northeastern Costa Rica. Biotropica 34(3): 405-415.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Articulo-Biotropica-2002.pdf\">Download Free PDF.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arias-Le Claire, H. Jones, G. 2002. Dispersi\u00f3n de semillas y regeneraci\u00f3n temprana de dos especies arb\u00f3reas de semilla grande en bosques fragmentados de la zona Noreste de Costa Rica. Resumen de Ponencia en el IV Congreso de la Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biolog\u00eda y la Conservaci\u00f3n. 15-20\/9 San Jos\u00e9-CR. Mesoamericana 6(3): 95-96.<\/p>\n<p>Arias, H.; Arias-Le Claire, H.; Jones Rom\u00e1n, G.; Thiele, G. 2002. Biolog\u00eda 10 (Texto de Educaci\u00f3n Diversificada). Editorial Santillana. San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica. 208 p.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, G. 2000. Regeneraci\u00f3n temprana de Dipteryx panamensis y Carapa guianensis en tres bosques fragmentados de la Zona Norte de Costa Rica. Revista Forestal Centroamericana 34: 80-83.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/ecologia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Art%C3%ADculo-Revista-Forestal-Centroamericana-2000.pdf\">Download Free PDF.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/LEU-CarolinaSeas.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Carolina Seas<\/h4>\n<p><i>Master\u2019s Degree in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nCarolina Seas studied Biology at the University of Costa Rica and has a Master\u2019s Degree in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity, from the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE).<br \/>\nShe likes to study mushrooms and bird watching, but always with a penchant for conservation and environmental management.<br \/>\nIn 2010 she began work in sustainable tourism, guiding foreign biology students around Costa Rica, sharing \u00a0with students and tourists her passion for nature, while learning about sustainability, conservation and management of natural resources. She has been assistant in different university courses (Botany), and editorial assistant at the renown Revista de Biolog\u00eda Tropical.<br \/>\nShe is Associate Editor at UNED Research Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seas, C. &amp; G. Avalos. 2013. Distribution of bioluminescent fungi across old-growth and secondary forests in a tropical rain forest in Costa Rica. Revista de Biolog\u00eda Tropical 61(2): 1-7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uned.ac.cr\/ecologiaurbana\/images\/pdf\/04-SEAS-Bioluminescent-fungi-in-a-tropical-rain-forest-in-CR.pdf\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/Sergio-Quesada-2-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Sergio Gabriel Quesada-Acu\u00f1a<\/h4>\n<p><i>&#8212;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nSergio Gabriel Quesada-Acu\u00f1a studied Tropical Biology (bachelor, 2011) and Natural Resources Management (licensed, 2018), both at the National University (UNA, Costa Rica). He made his first publications as a university student, with projects on &#8220;landscape characterization&#8221;, &#8220;human-crocodile conflict&#8221; and &#8220;urban bird habitat&#8221; while serving as a technical-architectural cartoonist and caretaker of wild animals. He is currently a research assistant in the Urban Ecology Laboratory and administrative assistant of the Master in Natural Resources Management (UNED). He is mainly interested in applied biology to solve environmental problems, ecological restoration, seed dispersal and human-wildlife conflict, which is reflected in his most recent publications on \u201cseed dispersal by urban birds\u201d and \u201csnakes of the cities\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez, F., Seas, C., Barrientos, Z. &amp; Quesada-Acu\u00f1a, S. G. (en prensa). Po\u00e1s Volcano Biodiversity. Springer (en prensa).<\/p>\n<p>Quesada-Acu\u00f1a, S. G. (2018). Serpientes de la Gran \u00c1rea Metropolitana (GAM) de Costa Rica. UNED Research Journal, 10(1), 69-78. DOI: 10.22458\/urj.v10i1.2044.<\/p>\n<p>Quesada-Acu\u00f1a, S. G., Porras, C., Ram\u00edrez, O. &amp; Gastezzi-Arias, P. (2018). Dispersi\u00f3n de semillas por aves residentes en remanentes de bosque ribere\u00f1o en la microcuenca urbana del r\u00edo Torres, San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica. UNED Research Journal, 10(1), 48-56. DOI:10.22458\/urj.v10i1.2040.<\/p>\n<p>Quesada-Acu\u00f1a, S. G., Vargas-Mas\u00eds, R., Azofeifa-Jim\u00e9nez, D., Ulate-G\u00f3mez, K., Zamora, L.A. &amp; Rodr\u00edguez-Corrales, A. (2015). Caracterizaci\u00f3n del h\u00e1bitat y comportamiento del mosquero de agua (Sayornis nigricans) en la microcuenca del r\u00edo Torres en San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica. Zeledonia, 19(2), 34-42.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quesada-Acu\u00f1a, S. G., Valdelomar, V., Arrieta, C., Ruiz-Morales, G., Matarrita-Herrera, M., Araya, J. F. &amp; Sandoval-Hern\u00e1ndez, I. (2012). Caracterizaci\u00f3n del paisaje y an\u00e1lisis del l\u00edmite oeste del Parque Nacional Carara, Costa Rica: implicaciones para la conservaci\u00f3n de la biodiversidad. Brenesia, 78, 6-11.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Valdelomar, V., Ram\u00edrez-Vargas, M. A., Quesada-Acu\u00f1a, S. G., Arrieta, C., Carranza, I., Ruiz- Morales, G., Espinoza-Bola\u00f1os, S., Mena-Villalobos, J. M., Brizuela, C., Miranda-Fonseca, L., Matarrita-Herrera, M., Gonz\u00e1lez-Venegas, J., Calder\u00f3n-Sancho, E., Araya, J. F., Sauma-Rossi, A., Sandoval-Hern\u00e1ndez, I. &amp; G\u00f3mez-L\u00e9piz, A. (2012). Percepci\u00f3n y conocimiento popular sobre el cocodrilo Crocodylus acutus (Reptilia: Crocodylidae) en zonas aleda\u00f1as al r\u00edo Tempisque, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. UNED Research Journal, 4(2), 191-202. DOI: 10.22458\/urj.v4i2.8.<\/p>\n<p>Quesada-Acu\u00f1a, S. G. (2011). Caracterizaci\u00f3n de plantas herb\u00e1ceas y arbustivas, presentes en los taludes de la zona de protecci\u00f3n del r\u00edo Pirro, Heredia, Costa Rica. In: Berm\u00fadez, T., Romero, M., Piedra, L. &amp; Chinchilla, A. (2011). Memoria. I Simposio de Ecolog\u00eda Urbana. VI Congreso Nacional de Biolog\u00eda. UNA.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/05\/Maribel.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Maribel Z\u00fa\u00f1iga Sol\u00eds<\/h4>\n<p><i>&#8212;-<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nMaribel supports research projects, both as scientist and with the administrative aspects. She is currently collaborating on a research project on land snails in the Costa Rica paramo ecosystem, as well as on projects that require chemical procedures (e.g extraction of plant and saponin essences). She provides support to other members of the team with her skills in Geographic Information Systems and general project management.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monge-Najera, J., Barrientos, Z. &amp; Z\u00fa\u00f1iga-Sol\u00eds, M. (2013). A Satellite and Ground Evaluation of Urban Vegetation and Infrastructure in the Landscape of a Tropical City: Heredia, Costa Rica. Cities and the Environment, 6(1): 12.<\/p>\n<p>Z\u00fa\u00f1iga-Sol\u00eds, M. (2017). Efecto de la lluvia \u00e1cida en la degradaci\u00f3n de la concha del caracol terrestre Bradybaena similaris (Stylommatophora: Bradybaenidae) como indicaci\u00f3n de contaminaci\u00f3n atmosf\u00e9rica en pruebas de laboratorio (Tesis de licenciatura). Universidad Estatal a Distancia, San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/09\/LEU-TomasAlfaroFallas.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Tom\u00e1s Alfaro Fallas<\/h4>\n<p><i>Graduate in Management of Natural Resources, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, UNED.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\nTom\u00e1s Alfaro has a graduate degree in natural resource management from UNED. He is passionate about mountain ecosystems and has dedicated himself to related birds research.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>External Contributors <\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/01\/JMN2014_APrendas.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h4>Julian Monge-Najera<\/h4>\n<p><i>Juli\u00e1n Monge-N\u00e1jera (born June 6, 1960 in San Jos\u00e9) He is an ecologist, scientific editor, educator and Costa Rican photographer, whose work has been reviewed by the BBC, CNN, New York Times and Wired.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uned.ac.cr\/ecologiaurbana\/index.php\/investigadores-adscritos\/julian-monge-najera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Laboratory of Urban Ecology is a collaborative group of researchers and assistants from different disciplines and backgrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2040,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-249","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2044,"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions\/2044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investiga.uned.ac.cr\/urbanecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}