The only certain way to save tropical biodiversity is to use it sustainably. To use it requires saving it as conserved wildlands and detcnnining what is in them. Both these steps must be carried out by local human resources ...

1. One way to simplify the high taxonomic diversity of plant species in vegetation models is to place species into groups based on shared, dominant traits. Many studies have suggested that morphological and physiological ...

Developing countries are required to produce robust estimates of forest carbon stocks for successful implementation of climate change mitigation policies related to reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation ...

Physiological research suggests that tropical insects are particularly sensitive to temperature, but information on their responses to climate change has been lacking—even though the majority of all terrestrial species are ...

Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activities are driving changes in global climate. The magnitude of the recent physical changes is greater than at any time during human civilization ...

The world's tropical forests take up and emit large amounts of carbon (C) through photosynthesis and respiration. Their response to global changes in the atmosphere and climate could therefore act as a feedback. Only ...

Tropical dry forests (TDF) in Mesoamerica are highly endangered by the expansion of human activities (e.g., agriculture and cattle ranching). In contrast, TDF in Costa Rica have experienced outstanding restoration due to ...

El Venado Cola Blanca (odocoileus virginianus) es un cérvido de piel color cafe leonado; la cola, las orejas, el pecho y la mandíbula inferior presentan una coloración casi blanca. El cuerpo es de una longitud entre 120 y ...

Los primates constituyen el grupo de mamíferos arbóreos mas grande y numeroso del Nuevo Mundo. En algunos bosques tropicales ellos son los principales vertebrados frutiboros y foliboros que represen tan a una significativa ...