Climate change is affecting biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide, and the lowland
tropics are of special concern because organisms living in this region experience …

We compile a list of all amphibians and reptiles known to occur within Manu National Park,
Peru and its buffer zone, located in one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. Covering …

Critical thermal limits are thought to be correlated with the elevational distribution of species
living in tropical montane regions, but with upper limits being relatively invariant compared …

Peru hosts a rich amphibian fauna with approximately 571 species described to date. Many
of these species have been formally described only recently, and many more remain to be …

The lowland rainforests of the Amazon basin harbor some of the most species-rich reptile
communities on Earth. However, there is considerable heterogeneity among climatically …

The rich biodiversity of Amazonia is shaped geographically and ecologically by its rivers and
their cycles of seasonal flooding. Anthropogenic effects, such as deforestation, infrastructure …

About 90% of the Amazon's energy potential remains unexploited, with many large
hydroelectric dams yet to be built, so it is important to understand how terrestrial vertebrates …

Different human land uses are not uniform in their ecological effects on remnant faunas.
Explicitly recognizing the relative habitat value of prevalent land uses in comparison to forest …

Making generalizations about the impact of commercial selective logging on biodiversity has
so far remained elusive. Species responses to logging depend on a number of factors, many …

The effort to uncover herpetofauna within the zone of influence of the Sierra del Divisor
National Park has been focused on the northern reaches. The Abujao basin represents the …