Publications by authors named "Stefano Barchiesi"
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- Mangroves critically contribute to the global economy, fisheries, carbon storage, and flood protection, yet face threats like local resource exploitation and climate change, resulting in a 35% loss over two decades.
- The unique characteristics of mangrove ecosystems necessitate coordinated management across international, regional, and local levels due to their common pool resource nature and ecological connections that transcend political boundaries.
- The paper analyzes the existing governance frameworks for mangroves, using Costa Rica as a case study, and proposes improvements based on Elinor Ostrom's principles for enhancing the effectiveness of mangrove management.
Many wetlands around the world that occur at the base of watersheds are under threat from land-use change, hydrological alteration, nutrient pollution, and invasive species. A relevant measure of whether the ecological character of these ecosystems has changed is the species diversity of wetland-dependent waterbirds, especially those of conservation value. Here, we evaluate the potential mechanisms controlling variability over time and space in avian species diversity of the wetlands in the Palo Verde National Park, a Ramsar Site of international importance in Costa Rica.
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