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Assessing extinction risk from geographic distribution data in Neotropical freshwater fishes

Neotrop. ichthyol; 19 (3), 2021
The IUCN Red List (RL) provides high-quality conservation assessments for individual species, yet the rate and scale of environmental deterioration globally challenges the conservation community to develop expedited methods for risk assessment. Here we compare threat assessments for 3,001 species of Neot...

Fenología reproductiva de Prunus lundelliana Standl. (Rosaceae), un árbol en peligro de extinción con potencial para restaurar bosques nubosos de Mesoamérica

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 8 (1), 2021
La fenología estudia los cambios estacionales en los ciclos de vida de los organismos. Una utilidad de la fenología, es que permite establecer periodos en que se pueden colectar semillas para programas de restauración ecológica. Por lo que, de abril de 2017 a mayo de 2019, en el volcán Tacaná, San ...

Local effects of deforestation on stream fish assemblages in the amazon-savannah transitional area

Neotrop. ichthyol; 19 (3), 2021
The expansion of agriculture in the southeast Amazon-Savanah transitional area has greatly decreased forest cover and influenced stream structure and functioning. We assessed the effects of forest cover loss on the integrity of streams by assessing stream physical conditions and the taxonomic and functio...

Entrelaces entre a saúde, sustentabilidade e meio ambiente

Objetivo: Conhecer o que vem sendo descrito sobre a saúde, sustentabilidade e meio ambiente. Métodos: Revisão integrativa realizada de março a abril de 2019. Os termos: saúde, sustentabilidade e meio ambiente. Os filtros: ser editado nos últimos 5 anos; estar relacionado com a conservaçã...

Gestión para la protección medioambiental en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba
Management for the environmental protection in the University of Medical Sciences in Santiago de Cuba

Medisan; 24 (5), 2020
El papel de la universidad en la conservación del medioambiente y la protección de sus recursos naturales se expresa mediante la integración de la dimensión ambiental en el sistema educativo y se dirige a la adquisición de conocimientos, al perfeccionamiento de capacidades y a la formación de valor...

Saúde, ciência e desenvolvimento: a emergência da leishmaniose tegumentar americana como desafio médico-sanitário no Amazonas

Resumo O artigo faz análise histórica da emergência da leishmaniose tegumentar americana como objeto do conhecimento e desafio médico-sanitário no Amazonas desde a década de 1970. Fornece visão geral dessa época, as medidas sanitárias e os estudos científicos realizados no contexto de implanta�...

Economic valuation of the eco-systemic benefits derived from the environmental asset lake Laguna Santa Elena, through the multi-criteria analysis

Braz. j. biol; 80 (3), 2020
Abstract Lake Laguna Santa Elena, a freshwater body, located in mid-south of Chile, is an environmental asset used as a water resource by the agricultural and touristic sector and is the habitat for a wide variety of endemic avifauna. The objective of this study was to assign a monetary value to this lac...

Ornamental fishing in the region of Barcelos, Amazonas: socioeconomic description and scenario of activity in the view of piabeiros

Braz. j. biol; 80 (3), 2020
Abstract The Negro river basin is considered the largest area of extractive of ornamental fish in Brazil. This area has fundamental importance for the populations from the Amazon. The present study aimed to describe socioeconomic profile of ornamental fishermen known as "piabeiros" in the Municipality of...

Effectiveness of two treatments to promote tree regeneration: implications for forest restoration in the Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica

Rev. biol. trop; 68 (supl 2), 2020
Introduction: Isla del Coco is the only island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific with humid tropical forests; 296 plant species are reported, of them, 22% are endemic. Their ecology is poorly understood. Deforestation and the introduction of rats, feral pigs and white-tailed deer are the primary agents of ...

Impact of El Niño 2015-2016 on the coral reefs of the Pacific of Costa Rica: the potential role of marine protection

Rev. biol. trop; 68 (supl 2), 2020
Introduction: El Niño 2015-2016 was considered one of the most severe worldwide, causing the third global event of coral bleaching. Previous high-intensity El Niño events (1982-83 and 1997-98) caused high coral mortalities and deterioration of coral reef structures along the Eastern Tropical Pacific, a...