In spite of their small global area and restricted distributions, tropical montane forests (TMFs)
are biodiversity hotspots and important ecosystem services providers, but are also highly …

Ecuador belongs to the megadiverse countries of the world. However, the high diversity in
species, ecosystems and their services are under threat by land use changes, invasive …

Global climate changes affect biodiversity and cause species distribution shifts, contractions,
and expansions. Climate change and disease are emerging threats to primates, and …

Whether the distribution of species can track future changes in climate will ultimately
determine their survival. However, traditional predictions of species distributions in response …

Climate change is likely to negatively affect the habitats of non-human primate species.
Recent research has identified a near-linear relationship between cumulative CO 2 …

Rising temperatures can lead to the occurrence of a large-scale climatic event, such as the
melting of Greenland ice sheet, weakening the AMOC and further increasing dissimilarities …

Species richness and species-specific occupancy are key variables for biodiversity
monitoring. While there are many field techniques to assess presence of mammalian …

Aim The primary drivers of species and population extirpations have been habitat loss,
overexploitation and invasive species, but human‐mediated climate change is expected to …

Ecuador is one of the first countries worldwide that set the environment as a national priority.
The 2008 constitution established the concept of “Living Well” or “Buen Vivir” as a parameter …

Ensuring the integrity of the world's forests is indispensable for mitigating climate change,
combatting biodiversity loss, and protecting the livelihoods of rural communities. While many …