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It is unknown if the current size and shape of protected areas (PA) in CostaRica favors retention of viable populations of wildlife. The western border ofCarara National Park (CNP) and its surroundings were characterized at alandscape level in order to consider their implications for biodiversityconservation. 54 400 hectares of Costa Rican Central Pacific tree cover wereanalyzed (1997, 2000, 2005) to calculate the size of the PAs, mean shape index,mean patch fractal dimension and edge density. Aside from that, we performedeight habitat evaluations on the western border of the CNP (costanera-surhighway) to assess tree composition, regeneration, litter, horizontalobstruction, and canopy cover. It was determined that the PAs were between 36and 5 242 hectares long. We observed that the tree cover increased from 21231,8 hectares in 1997 to 29 006,9 hectares in 2000, and decreased to 26 933,4hectares in 2005. We found out that most of the tree cover (2005) belongs toCNP and ZP Cerros de Turrubares, but both of them present high values of edgedensity and mean shape index, suggesting that they are susceptible toalteration and fragmentation. The four evaluated points have a similarsuccessional stage. In order to maintain the potential of CNP as an area forbiodiversity conservation, we recommend reducing the maximum speed limit in theregion adjacent to the park. It is also important to establish frequentmonitoring of the tree cover and promote reforestation programs to createcorridors that stop the area's fragmentation and facilitate biodiversityconservation.

Caracterizaci\'on del paisaje y an\'alisis del l\'imite oeste del Parque  Nacional Carara, Costa Rica: implicaciones para la conservaci\'on de la  biodiversidad