New biodiversity map of the Andes shows species in dire need of protection
The Andes-Amazon basin of Peru and Bolivia is one of the most biologically rich and rapidly changing areas of the world. A new study has used information collected over the last 100 years by explorers and from satellite images which reveals detailed patterns of species and ecosystems that occur only in this region. Worryingly, the study also finds that many of these unique species and ecosystems are lacking vital national level protection. Endemic species are restricted to a specific area and occur nowhere else. These species are especially vulnerable to climate and environmental changes because they require unique climates and soil conditions.
New biodiversity map of the Andes shows species in dire need of protection
The Andes-Amazon basin of Peru and Bolivia is one of the most biologically rich and rapidly changing areas of the world. A new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
New biodiversity map of the Andes shows species in dire need of protection, Fri 27 Jan 12 from e! Science News
New biodiversity map of Andes shows species in dire need of protection, Fri 27 Jan 12 from ScienceDaily
Unique Andes Species Lack Protection, Study Finds
A new study based on data collected over the last 100 years shows that many of the species unique to the Andes-Amazon basin of Peru and Bolivia lack vital national-level protection.
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Livescience
Majority of Andes' biodiversity hotspots remain unprotected
Around 80 percent of the Andes' most biodiverse and important ecosystems are unprotected according to a new paper published in the open-access journal BMC Ecology. Looking at a broad range of ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from Mongabay.com
Andes Mountains species said under threat
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Hundreds of rare species in the Central Andes remain unprotected and are increasingly under threat from development and climate change, a U.S. study found.
Fri 27 Jan 12 from UPI
80 percent of 'irreplaceable' habitats in Andes unprotected
Hundreds of rare, endemic species in the Central Andes remain unprotected and are increasingly under threat from development and climate change, according to a Duke University-led international ...
Sat 28 Jan 12 from Labspaces.net
80 percent of 'irreplaceable' habitats in Andes unprotected, Fri 27 Jan 12 from Eurekalert
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