Size and vegetation of urban parks in downtown San José, Costa Rica

 

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Auteur: Fallas Solano, Aarón
Format: artículo original
Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:2018
Description:Worldwide, the natural landscape is being substituted by urban spaces, where green areas are basic for the conservation of many species. I analyzed size and vegetation in 15 urban parks of the Central San José, Costa Rica, in late 2009. Field work and municipal data shows that parks are small (1 786,82 to 21 220,94m2) and dominated by exotic species (87% of vegetation). Half the parks have an important component of 5m tall strata. Carmen district has tree lanes that act as corridors, an example that should be followed by other districts.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institution:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Langue:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/2036
Accès en ligne:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/2036
Mots-clés:Urban parks
biophysical variables
urban fragmentation
Parques urbanos
variables biofísicas
fragmentación urbana