Mexico harbors more than 10% of the planet's endemic species. However, the integrity and
biodiversity of many ecosystems is experiencing rapid transformation under the influence of …

Tropical montane forests (TMFs) are major centers of evolutionary change and harbor many
endemic species with small geographic ranges. In this systematic map, we focus on the …

Ecosystem recovery from anthropogenic disturbances, either without human intervention or
assisted by ecological restoration, is increasingly occurring worldwide. As ecosystems …

Tropical montane cloud forests deliver important goods and services to society, such as
timber, the supply and purification of fresh water, and carbon sequestration. In spite of their …

Temperature is a core component of a species' fundamental niche. At the fine scale over
which most organisms experience climate (mm to ha), temperature depends upon the …

Tropical montane cloud forest is a priority ecosystem for restoration due to the diversity and
ecosystem services it provides and because it is under severe threat. Forest restoration can …

The conversion of natural vegetation to agricultural land uses in mountainous Andean
landscapes threatens an array of key ecological processes and ecosystem services (ES). In …

Case studies are necessary to assess the effects of changes to tree species on the
physicochemical and chemical properties of soils. To achieve this, the fine earth under five …

The objective of this work was to evaluate the soil macrofauna and the bioindicator
taxonomic groups associated with different land uses in the Colombian Amazon. Twelve …

Disturbance of the tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF) produces secondary forests and
coffee agroecosystems that conserve part of the arboreal-shrub vegetation of the native …