Implementación de tecnologías y aplicaciones de bajo costo para el estudio de la fisiología de especies arbóreas del trópico mesoamericano como herramienta para su conservación.

There is a reduced number of studies considering the ecophysiological aspects of tropical species, due to the high cost of instrumentation, difficulty adapting to tropical forest conditions and having complex methodologies or limited to laboratory conditions and with highly qualified personnel. If it is combined with Costa Rica having more than 2000 tree species, the current research limitation is very limited and in certain aspects underutilized the great biological resource that the country has. On the other hand, the technological evolution of the last decade has allowed the development and commercialization of devices, microcontrollers and microprocessors at an accessible price and with a quality of resolution that would allow with scientific knowledge to develop instrumentation with the same quality, precision and efficiency of the existing equipment in the market. The proposed project aims to integrate in a device the applications of the optical and colorimetric principles that help the characterization and studies of physiological attributes of tropical species as a tool for their conservation. It is intended to implement a low-level paper microscope, complemented with a multi-use device that allows macroscopically and hyperspectually characterization. The development of the device is intended to have a functionality and accuracy compatible with existing devices in the market; In the development of the device, the validation of each module of the equipment that is complementary to the microscope and is operative with samples of wood and leaves is intended. These elements will allow ecophysiology to become a fundamental tool as a criterion for the identification of species (allows understanding and quantifying unique characteristics of each species), for the understanding of forests, to understand the dynamics of carbon accumulation, water conservation and medium subsistence of threatened fauna species.

un dispositivo de caracterización y análisis de especies arbóreas de bajo costo y
con alta precisión por medio de métodos hiperespectrales para estudiar atributos fisiológicos y anatómicos de especies arbóreas en el Trópico.

Forestal: Manejo sostenible de bosques naturales
Física Naturaleza de los objetos