Cultivation and drainage projects associated with livestock production have substantially disturbed resaca wetlands and wet prairie habitats in southern Texas. As a consequence of the anthropogenic disturbances, the area of these wetlands has been reduced and the ecological integrity of the remaining wetlands has been compromised. The goal of this study was to explore effective strategies for ecological restoration of coastal prairie and resaca ecosystems in south Texas and provide restoration recommendations to the National Park Service at Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (NHS). Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches for restoring Spartina spartinae on disturbed saline flats. A resaca hydrologic study was initiated to evaluate the groundwater hydrology in disturbed versus undisturbed resaca wetlands and explore potential restoration strategies. Transplanting S. spartinae in the fall season was more successful (80% survivability) than seeding (0% initial establishment), spring transplanting (0% survival), spring and fall mechanical transplanting (0% and 6% survivability, respectively). Soil disturbance significantly affected (p < 0.05) survival of transplanted tillers and basal diameter of both the bare root and container-grown transplants in the fall manual treatments. The initial hydrologic study of the resaca wetlands found that vegetation rooting zone hydrology was likely dependent on surface water rather than groundwater. These findings suggest that strategies that restore surface hydrologic regimes will likely restore the ecosystem structure and function of disturbed resacas. Manually transplanting bare-root stock of S. spartinae in the late fall season without soil disturbance will increase the likelihood of successful saline flat restoration.

Actualmente en Lima Metropolitana, 7 de cada 10 personas consumen bebidas alcohólicas como la cerveza y el trago corto. Este hecho origina que casi el 90% de estas personas padezcan resaca por alcohol, producto de la ingesta excesiva y/o la mezcla de estas bebidas, originando malestar general acompañado de dolor de cabeza, náuseas, mareos y dolor estomacal. Los momentos más frecuentes de consumo que se presentan son los fines de semana, festividades, feriados y fines de mes. Los consumos de las bebidas alcohólicas se presentan en su mayoría en reuniones, fiestas, integraciones familiares, amicales y de trabajo. Para solucionar esta problemática identificada hemos creado R-BORN, una Bebida hecha a base de insumos naturales, teniendo como propuesta de valor principal aliviar el malestar y mitigar los síntomas de la resaca con productos naturales. Esta bebida está hecha a base de tres frutas, las cuales son la tuna, piña y coco, debido a sus componentes y propiedades que permiten contrarrestar los efectos del alcohol. Nuestro producto va dirigido para hombres y mujeres mayores de 18 años hasta los 39 años de edad, que pertenezcan a un nivel socioeconómico A y B, que padezcan el malestar de resaca producto de la ingesta excesiva de bebidas alcohólicas y prefieran combatirla con un producto hecho a base de insumos naturales. Nuestro tamaño de mercado estimado es de 390,378 personas. Asimismo, este producto será comercializado a través de los siguientes canales de ventas: bodegas, ferias saludables, sitio web, redes sociales y venta directa. / Currently in Lima Metropolitan 7 out of 10 people, consume alcoholic beverages such as beer and short drink. This fact results in almost 90% of these people developing alcohol hangover caused by an excessive intake and/or the mixture of these drinks, producing general discomfort accompanied by headache, nausea, dizziness and stomach pain. The most frequent times of consumption that occur are weekends, holidays and weekends. Consumption of alcoholic beverages are the mostly presented in meetings, parties, and family, amical and work integrations. To solve this identified problem we have created R-BORN, a drink made from natural inputs having as its main value proposition to alleviate the discomfort and mitigate hangover symptoms with natural products. This drink is made from three fruits, which are tuna, pineapple and coconut because of its components, and properties that counteract the effects of alcohol. Our product is aimed at men and women over the age of 18 up to the age of 39 who belong to a socioeconomic level A and B who suffer from hangover discomfort resulting from excessive alcoholic beverages and preferring to fight it with a product made from natural supplies. Our estimated market size is 390,378 people. In addition, this product will be marketed through the following sale’s channels: grocery stores, healthy food fairs, website, social networks and direct selling. / Trabajo de investigación