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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2215-2563</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Geográfica de América Central]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Geog. Amer. Central]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-2563</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2215-25632020000100026</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15359/rgac.64-1.2</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aportes desde la conservación genética al mejoramiento de las áreas verdes en la ciudad]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Contributions from genetic conservation to the improvement of urban green spaces]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrantes-Sotela]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omar]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica Escuela de Ciencias Geográficas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>64</numero>
<fpage>26</fpage>
<lpage>40</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-25632020000100026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-25632020000100026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-25632020000100026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se examina en una reflexión teórica el uso potencial de los preceptos y conceptos de la Conservación genética en los espacios verdes de las áreas urbanas. Las áreas verdes, usualmente, son consideradas como parte del inmobiliario urbano y su uso frecuentemente es asociado a un aspecto estético de la ciudad. Su planificación no considera aspectos técnicos o científicos. Además, se desestiman del estudio de las ciudades las condiciones genéticas de las especies en un ambiente que por lo general se considera hostil. Se propone la elaboración de estudios de conservación genética para mejorar la calidad de la diversidad biológica de las áreas verdes urbanas con propósitos más funcionales]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The potential use of the precepts and concepts of genetic conservation in urban green spaces is examined through a theoretical reflection. Usually, urban green spaces are considered as part of the urban real-estate and its use is frequently associated with an aesthetic aspect of the city. Its planning does not consider technical nor scientific aspects. Additionally, studies of cities disregard the genetic conditions of species in an environment generally already considered hostile. It is proposed the development of genetic conservation studies to improve the quality of the biological diversity in urban green spaces with evermore functional purposes.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[áreas urbanas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[áreas verdes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ciudad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Genetic conservation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Landscape genetics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Landscape ecology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Urban areas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Urban green spaces]]></kwd>
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