Background and Research Aims: Globally, Colombia is the country with the largest extent of
Páramos (delimited in 36 complexes) and with the greatest number of amphibian species in …

Human land-use changes represent the most important drivers of biodiversity loss, and
amphibians and reptiles represent the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally …

Declines in global biodiversity due to land conversion and habitat loss are driving a 'Sixth
Mass Extinction'and many countries fall short of meeting even nominal targets for land …

Increasing urbanization degrades quantity, quality, and the functionality of spatial cohesion
of natural areas essential to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning worldwide. The …

Conservation priorities that are based on species distribution, endemism, and vulnerability
may underrepresent biologically unique species as well as their functional roles and …

In recent decades, the number and extent of protected areas (PAs) have increased,
covering> 10% of the Earth. However, protection tends to be residual because PAs have …

Habitat conversion is driving biodiversity loss and restructuring species assemblages across
the globe. Responses to habitat conversion vary widely, however, and little is known about …

Aim To evaluate the representativeness of the current network of protected areas (PA s) of
one of the most threatened ecoregions in the world, the South American Gran Chaco, and …

Aim Habitat modification is causing widespread declines in biodiversity and the
homogenization of biotas. Amphibians are especially threatened by habitat modification, yet …

Assessing conservation areas' effectiveness in safeguarding ecosystem services (ES) and
biodiversity is mandatory in a world under intense human pressure. We evaluate the …