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Maarten Kappelle
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Dr. Maarten Kappelle Ecologist Science Program Latin American Region The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Apartado 230-1225 San Jose, 1225 Costa Rica Mailing Address: Science Program Latin American Region The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Apartado 230-1225 -1225 San Jose Phone: (506) 2520-8000 E-mail: maarten.kappelle(at)unep.org URL Institution: www.nature.org Personal URL: link Phone: (506) 2520-8000 E-mail: maarten.kappelle(at)unep.org URL Institution: www.nature.org Personal URL: link |
Additional functions:
Kappelle is a member of the Mountain Protected Areas Network of the Mountains Biome of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), and serves in IUCN's Commission for Ecosystem Management (CEM).
Key Publications of Maarten Kappelle (up to ten) :
Kappelle, M., T. Geuze, M. Leal & A.M. Cleef. 1996. Successional age and forest structure in a Costa Rican upper montane Quercus forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 12: 681-698.
Kappelle, M. & A.D. Brown, eds. 2001. Bosques Nublados del Neotrópico. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) & World Conservation Union (IUCN). INBio Press. Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 698 pp.
Kappelle, M. & S.P. Horn, eds. 2005. Páramos de Costa Rica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio). INBio Press, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 767 pp.
Kappelle, M., ed. 2006. Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests. Ecological Studies Series, Vol. 185. Springer Verlag, Berlin. 483 pp.
Kappelle, M. 2008. Diccionario de la Biodiversidad. (Full-color illustrated, hard cover Dictionary of biodiversity terms in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), Santo Domingo de Heredia. 385 pp. Also available at: www.inbio.ac.cr/biodiccionario/
Expertise of Maarten Kappelle:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Climate | |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Plants | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain | |
| Life Cycle | |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery | |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
| Topic Society | Education / Communication / Participation |
| Topic Culture/History | Culture / History |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Past: Historical / Archeological | |
| Recent / Today | |
| Statistical Focus | Statistical Focus |
| Mean Change / Trends | |
| Time Scale | Time Scale |
| Decadal / Centennial | |
| Methods | Method |
| Data Collection - Measurement | |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires | |
| Data Analysis | |
| Literature Study | |
| Integrated Assessment | |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building | |
| Program Coordination / Management | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | MRI Research area |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
Specialties of Maarten Kappelle:
Changes in plant diversity along temporal and spatial gradients (disturbed and undisturbed) in tropical high altitude vegetation types (cloud forests, oak forests, paramos).
Last update: 11/30/16
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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