The analysis of species diversity has benefited from multiple methodological approaches
that are changing not only the way we measure biodiversity, but also our general …

Land-use change is a primary driver of biodiversity loss. Tropical ecosystems face rapid
conversion rates due to the encroachment of agricultural lands and supply needs for goods …

The taxonomic composition and diversity of host and epiphytic macroalgal species are
important elements in the structure and diversity of marine ecosystems. In this paper, the …

Biodiversity and ecosystem functions are highly threatened by global change. It has been
proposed that geodiversity can be used as an easy-to-measure surrogate of biodiversity to …

Understanding biodiversity changes in time is crucial to promptly provide management
practices against diversity loss. This is overall true when considering global scales, since …

South American grasslands contain extraordinary biodiversity and play a central role in the
subsistence of regional agroecosystems. In recent decades, afforestation, followed by the …

In the tropics, changes in land use are a major concern given that the transformation of
natural ecosystems to degraded environments for human use occurs rapidly and is …

Entre septiembre de 2018 y junio de 2019 se hicieron levantamientos florísticos en cuatro
fragmentos ubicados en los departamentos de Atlántico, Bolívar, La Guajira y Magdalena …

Conducting multi-faceted biodiversity assessments can provide a comprehensive vision of
the organization of ecological communities over space and time. In this study, the spatio …

Human activities change the biodiversity of ecological communities in at least three
dimensions: ecologically, taxonomically and functionally. Gathering information on these …