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<journal-id>2215-3896</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Ambientales]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ciencias Ambientales]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3896</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-38962020000200020</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15359/rca.54-2.2</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Secondary Tropical Dry Forests Are Important to Cattle Ranchers in Northwestern Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Bosques tropicales estacionalmente secos son importantes para ganaderos en el noroeste costarricense]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Godinot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Florent]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Somarriba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Finegan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bryan]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Delgado Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) Programa de Bosques, Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático (PBBCC) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>54</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>20</fpage>
<lpage>50</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-38962020000200020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-38962020000200020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-38962020000200020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  (Introduction):  In the dry regions of Central America, forests in cattle ranches are used as a refuge for cattle during the dry season, and there is no much information about this practice. (Objective): to determine the frequency of this practice and how it fits in farm management. (Methodology): We conducted semi-structured interviews with cattle ranchers in 43 farms in Liberia County, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. (Results): Cattle farmers suffered from the loss of profitability due to droughts, fire, and cattle theft. Cattle browsing in the forest was used by 70 % of farms, mostly between March and May. No type of farm or feeding strategy was associated with forest browsing. The high variability in farm management did not provide a distinct classification of feeding strategies. We found a difference in farm structure and feed types between ranches in the plains and mountain slopes. The decision to use forests for browsing seemed to rely on a trade-off between animal welfare and ease of management. Traditional knowledge about cattle behavior in forests was variable and often limited to forest edges and pastures. (Conclusions): This research shows that forests should be taken into consideration when analyzing cattle ranching in dry regions of Central America. We recommend a further study on feeding strategies and the impact of cattle on forest integrity to determine if agricultural policymakers should foster these low-costs]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  (Introducción):  En las regiones secas de Centroamérica, los ganaderos llevan su hato a los bosques de sus fincas durante la temporada seca, pero se sabe poco sobre esta práctica. (Objetivo): Determinar la frecuencia de esta práctica, y cómo se ajusta al manejo de fincas. (Metodología): Se administraron 43 entrevistas semiestructuradas a ganaderos del cantón de Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. (Resultados): Los ganaderos padecían de la pérdida de rentabilidad de la ganadería debido a sequias, incendios y robo de ganado. El ramoneo en bosques se usaba en el 70 % de las fincas, mayormente entre marzo y mayo. No se pudo asociar esta práctica con un tipo específico de finca o estrategias de alimentación. La alta variabilidad en manejo de finca impidió explicar las diferencias en prácticas de alimentación. Se encontraron diferencias en la estructura y tipos de alimentación entre fincas de bajura y en las pendientes de montañas. La decisión de usar el bosque para ramoneo parecía basarse en un trade-off entre bienestar animal y facilidad de manejo. El conocimiento de los finqueros sobre el comportamiento del ganado en bosques era variable y limitado a los márgenes del bosque y pasturas. (Conclusiones): Se destaca que los bosques se deben considerar cuando se estudia la ganadería en regiones secas de Centroamérica. Recomendamos estudios de seguimiento sobre estrategias de alimentación y sobre el impacto del ganado sobre la integridad ecológica de los bosques secos, para determinar si los decisores de política deben fomentar este tipo de alternativas de bajo costo.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Browsing]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cattle ranching]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ecosystem-based adaptation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mesoamerican Dry Corridor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Seasonally dry tropical forests]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Adaptación basada en ecosistemas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bosque seco tropical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[corredor seco mesoamericano]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ganadería]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ramoneo]]></kwd>
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