Valoración del agua en la cuenca del Río Tempisque: Un ejemplo sobre el método de valoración contingente

El presente artículo corresponde a un ejemplo de la aplicación del método de valoración contingente. Se estima el monto económico que una familia estaría dispuesta a pagar para conservar los bosques de la parte alta de la cuenca del Río Tempisque, con el fin de preservar las nacientes de agua que alimentan este río. Ante la ausencia de un mercado, esta técnica permite valorar los bienes ambientales y sus resultados dan un importante aporte al establecimiento de políticas para la sostenibilidad.

Distribución espacial de Tinámidos (tinamiformes) en la Estación Biológica La Selva, Costa Rica (ING)

In the period from September to November 2003 I registered tinamids, using routes with variable radius through paths and transects of 200 m in four different habitats of La Selva Biological Station (10°25ʼ52.51"N, 84°00ʼ12.96"W). The objective of this study was to identify the sites that are frequent the most by the three different species of Tinamiformes of the area. I registered highest number of tinamous using transects of 200 m. Tinamus major was mainly found in primary forest, where it was very hard to observe, and in an abandoned agroforestry system, where it was very tolerant to the presence of humans. It was observed solitary or in group of up to five adult individuals. Crypturellus soui would concentrate more in areas that had an initial secondary growth, and was the specie most difficult to observe, it was registered as pairs and groups. Crypturellus boucardi is a uncommon specie, it was found solitary in different types of habitats.