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Research interests
Forest Entomology
Forest Pathology
Integrated Pest Management
Plant Silviculture
Mycorrhizae
Personal profile
I am a Forestry Engineer, with a degree in Forestry Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica and a Master's degree in Forestry Sciences from the Faculty of Forestry Sciences of the Universidad de Concepción, Chile. My area of specialization is entomology and forest pathology.
Teaching
Degree in Forestry Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
Master in Forestry Sciences, Faculty of Forestry Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Languages
Native language: Spanish
Intermediate level of English
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Possible role as pathogens of Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae species associated with mortality in Pinus radiata plantations and their effects on Eucalyptus spp. and Nothofagus spp., Universidad de Concepción
19 Mar 2018 → 17 Dec 2019
Award Date: 17 Dec 2019
Keywords
- SD Forestry
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Natural Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Evaluación del estado fitosanitario de la madera utilizada por el sector fabricante y tratante de tarimas y cajones para embalaje en Costa Rica.
Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Muñoz Acosta, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Parametrización de modelos de procesos para predecir de crecimiento y productividad en plantaciones de Gmelina arborea en escenarios de cambio climático
Valverde-Otárola, J. C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Araya Valverde, E. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Arias Aguilar, D. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Guevara Bonilla, M. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Integración de herramientas tecnológicas para la identificación y conservación de especies arbóreas amenazadas en Costa Rica
Valverde-Otárola, J. C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Arias Aguilar, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Zamora Villalobos, N. (Institutional academic collaborator), Araya Valverde, E. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Castillo Ugalde, M. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Manejo integrado de la marchitez de la melina (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) y de la muerte descendente de la teca (Tectona grandis L.)
Murillo Gamboa, O. (Institutional academic coordinator), Badilla Valverde, Y. (Institutional academic collaborator), Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rivera Méndez, W. (Institutional academic collaborator), Watson-Guido, W. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Uso de hongos micorrízicos arbusculares asociados naturalmente a tres especies forestales.
Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Arias Aguilar, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Rivera Méndez, W. (Institutional academic coordinator), Watson Guido, W. (Institutional academic coordinator), Ávila-Arias, C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Solís Ramos, L. Y. (External collaborating researcher ) & Ovares Monge, F. (External collaborating researcher )
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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First report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing Paulownia elongata dieback in Costa Rica
Rodríguez-Solís, M., Guevara-Bonilla, M., Méndez-Álvarez, D. & Esquivel-Segura, E., 1 Jan 2025, In: New Disease Reports. 51, 1, e70015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First report of Neofusicoccum parvum causing Juglans neotropica dieback in Costa Rica
Soĺıs, M. R., Jiménez, A. B., Álvarez, D. M. & Barquero, V. V., 2025, In: Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in two forestry ecosystems from central and northern Costa Rica
Méndez-Álvarez, D., Rodríguez-Solís, M., Polo-Marcial, M. H., Lara-Pérez, L. A., Watson-Guido, W., Jiménez-Poveda, S., Arias-Aguilar, D. & Rivera-Méndez, W., 2025, In: Cerne. 31, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PATHOGENICITY ANALYSIS ON CERATOCYSTIS STRAINS ISOLATED FROM GMELINA ARBOREA IN COSTA RICA
Méndez-Álvarez, D., Rodríguez-Solís, M., Badilla-Valverde, Y., Murillo-Gamboa, O. & Berrocal-Jiménez, A., 18 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 37, 3, p. 282-292 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets and R code for Hwang, B. et al.(2024) The impact of insect herbivory on biogeochemical cycling in broadleaved forests varies with temperature
Hwang, B. C., Giardina, C. P., Abu-Bredu, S., Barrios-Garćıa, M. N., Calvo-Alvarado, J. C., Dargie, G. C., Diao, H., Duboscq-Carra, V. G., Hemp, A., Hemp, C., others & Rodríguez-Solís, M., 2024, In: Figshare.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access