Proceedings of the 8th Symposium on Tropical Biology 2025
Keywords:
Animal behavior, environmental management and education, ecosystem services, community participation, plant physiology, habitat assessment, ecological restoration, biological paleontology, biodiversity, and interurban biological corridors.Abstract
The Ecology and Sustainable Development Journal is a dissemination tool for scientific work, primarily in Latin America. Its purpose is to share knowledge generated by applied research that contributes to creating a more sustainable world—one where there is a balance between the environment, social development, and economic growth.
For this reason, the journal covers various thematic areas that complement and integrate, providing professionals from different scientific disciplines with the opportunity to present their latest findings. Just as an ecosystem functions thanks to the ecological niche of each species, and the disruption of a single thread in the food web alters the overall balance, collaboration between higher education institutions should be an interconnected network of professionals working for the common good.
Sustainable development urgently requires a plurality of perspectives contributing to collective knowledge to discover, understand, and protect it. Failing to promote collaboration among colleagues from different university biology programs means missing the opportunity to leverage diverse approaches and broaden the reach of scientific work.
The creation of the Proceedings of the 8th Symposium on Tropical Biology of the School of Biological Sciences at the National University of Costa Rica is an example of this "interinstitutional symbiosis." The hope is that this collection of manuscripts will inspire all scientists to continue fostering curiosity—curiosity that must be addressed through serious and innovative research, supported by alliances and collaborations between scientists from different universities.
Within these pages, readers will find the work presented at the symposium by students, faculty members, professionals, workers, and enthusiasts of applied sciences, especially biological sciences. The research topics include animal behavior, environmental management and education, ecosystem services, community participation, plant physiology, habitat assessment, ecological restoration, biological paleontology, biodiversity, and interurban biological corridors. The proceedings include both short and extended abstracts, as well as photographs of the academic event.
The editorial committee of the Ecology and Sustainable Development Journal extends its gratitude to the organizing and scientific committees of the Symposium on Tropical Biology, as well as to the student collaborators, for their trust and goodwill in allowing this collection to be published. It is a great honor for this scientific dissemination platform to serve as the vehicle through which biological knowledge from Costa Rica reaches a wider audience.
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