Conservation planning is crucial for megadiverse countries where biodiversity is coupled
with incomplete reserve systems and limited resources to invest in conservation. Using Peru …

Rising temperatures represent a significant threat to the survival of ectothermic animals. As
such, upper thermal limits represent an important trait to assess the vulnerability of …

The data, information and knowledge on the tropical forest area and its dynamics in the
Brazilian Amazon remain contentious. We use time-series satellite images to quantify …

Designing landscapes that can meet human needs, while maintaining functioning
ecosystems, is essential for long-term sustainability. To achieve this goal, we must better …

Flaviviruses continue to cause globally relevant epidemics and have emerged or re-
emerged in regions that were previously unaffected. Factors determining emergence of …

Aim For many taxa, inaccuracy of species boundaries and distributions hampers inferences
about diversity and evolution. This is particularly true in the Neotropics where prevalence of …

Extinction rates are predicted to rise exponentially under climate warming, but many of these
predictions ignore physiological and behavioral plasticity that might buffer species from …

Infectious disease burdens vary from country to country and year to year due to ecological
and economic drivers. Recently, Murray et al.(Murray CJ et al. 2012 Lancet 380, 2197 …

The conservation status of most plant species is currently unknown, despite the fundamental
role of plants in ecosystem health. To facilitate the costly process of conservation …

Land-use changes are a main driver of modifications in tropical ecosystems, leading to the
loss of species and ecological traits and affecting key ecological functions. Although much …