The Neolithic Revolution narrative associates early-mid Holocene domestications with the
development of agriculture that fueled the rise of late Holocene civilizations. This narrative …

Identifying strategies that offer co-benefits for biodiversity protection, forest restoration and
human well-being are important for successful conservation outcomes. In this study, we …

Tropical mountain ecosystems are threatened by land use pressures, compromising their
capacity to provide ecosystem services. Although local patterns and interactions among …

Tropical montane forests (TMFs) are found on most of Earth's continents along variable
elevation ranges, whose potential upper limits are influenced by cloud condensation heights …

Andean forests, a hotspot of biodiversity, have suffered extensive fragmentation, yet we have
little understanding of how this process has affected biodiversity. We surveyed bird …

Tropical peatlands store a significant portion of the global soil carbon (C) pool. However,
tropical mountain peatlands contain extensive peat soils that have yet to be mapped or …

The fragmentation of tropical forests remains a major driver of avian biodiversity loss,
particularly for insectivores, yet the mechanisms underlying area sensitivity remain poorly …

The tropical Andes are characterized by extreme topographic and climatic complexity, which
has likely contributed to their outstanding current species diversity, composed of many range …

Vegetation actively affects different components of the water budget in multiple spatial and
temporal scales. Changes in vegetation cover and structure—such as those resulting from …

Los bosques secos andinos son ecosistemas sensibles que se desarrollan en condiciones
climáticas extremas y albergan alta riqueza de flora y fauna debido a la influencia de la …