Endemic species represent an important component of biodiversity. They are functionally
and evolutionarily distinct from cosmopolitan species, and are under greater threat of …

The preceding chapters of this book discuss scientific research results on natural and
managed oak forests growing in the highlands of the American Tropics. Chapter authors …

Background In the Neotropics, nearly 35% of amphibian species are threatened by habitat
loss, habitat fragmentation, and habitat split; anuran species with different developmental …

Many studies have tested the performance of terrestrial vertebrates as surrogates for overall
species diversity, because these are commonly used in priority‐setting conservation …

Conservation planning analyses show a striking progression from endeavors targeted at
single species or at individual sites, to the systematic assessment of entire taxa at large …

Mesoamerican biodiversity is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic destruction of
natural land cover. Habitat degradation and climate change are primary threats to …

While during the second half of the twentieth century Costa Rica lost almost half of its forest
cover, since the early 1970s to date (2015) the country has been able to save millions of …

Se desarrolló y aplicó una metodología para el diseño de una red ecológica de
conservación en la zona comprendida entre la Reserva de Biosfera La Amistad y la …

The Río San Pedro and Río La Pasión lie within the Usumacinta River Basin, a globally
significant center of freshwater fish diversity. Both rivers are listed among Central America's …

En este estudio se modeló el nicho ecológico proyectado como distribución potencial de
313 especies amenazadas en Mesoamérica, Chocó y los Andes tropicales, según las listas …