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Changes in the avifauna in a high Andean cloud forest in Colombia over a 24‐year period
(2017)
The upper altitude ecosystems of the Andes are among the most threatened by climate change. Computer models suggest that a large percentage of species in these ecosystems will be at risk of extinction and that avian ...
The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project
(2017)
The PREDICTS project—Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems (www.predicts.org.uk)—has collated from published studies a large, reasonably representative database of comparable samples ...
Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and beneficiaries of tropical dry forests of Latin America: Review and new perspectives
(2019)
We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and analyze research linking biodiversity, ecosystem services and their beneficiaries in tropical dry forests of Latin America. By assessing 71 studies published in ...
Evaluación de una estrategia de educación ambiental sobre el conocimiento de la fauna nativa en el marco de la taxonomía folk
(2020)
Dado que la taxonomía folk se relaciona con una clasificación innata de los organismos, esta podría ser la base para diseñar, implementar y evaluar estrategias de educación ambiental enfocadas en la ...
The predicts database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts
(2014-12)
Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species’ threat status ...
Modelling and projecting the response of local assemblage composition to land use change across Colombia
(2016)
Aim: Understanding the impact of land use change within assemblages is fundamental to mitigation policies at local and regional scale. Here, we aim to quantify how site-level terrestrial assemblages are responding to land ...
Indigenous Family Labor in Agroforestry Systems in the Context of Global Transformations: The Case of the Inga and Camëntsá Communities in Putumayo, Colombia
(2021)
The Camëntsá and Inga indigenous communities still rely on agroforestry systems for their livelihood attainment, although globalization effects have also reached their settlements. Agroforestry systems, especially home ...
Patterns of distribution of orchids in a high Andean forest relict, Cundinamarca-Colombia
(2020)
Colombia es uno de los países con mayor diversidad de orquídeas, cuenta con un estimado de 4270 especies nativas, de las cuales 199 presentan algún tipo de amenaza. Conocer las características que determinan su distribución ...
Trade-offs between ecosystem services and alternative pathways toward sustainability in a tropical dry forest region
(2016)
The design of strategies aimed at sustainable resource management requires an understanding of the trade-offs between the ecosystem services at stake, to determine appropriate ways in which to navigate them. We assess ...
Checklist of the birds of Colombia: A synthesis of the state of knowledge since hilty and brown
(2017)
The taxonomy and knowledge of the distribution of Colombian avifauna has undergone great changes since the publication of “A Guide to the Birds of Colombia” by Hilty & Brown (1986) to the extent that we are unaware of how ...
