scholarly journals Amphibians and Reptiles of the Tirimbina Biological Reserve: a baseline for conservation, research and environmental education in a lowland tropical wet forest in Costa Rica

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1633-1655
Author(s):  
Branko Hilje ◽  
Gerardo Chaves ◽  
Jeremy Klank ◽  
Ferdy Timmerman ◽  
Joshua Feltham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Forest Edge ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Habitat Characteristics ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
Species List ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Biological Reserve

The Tirimbina Biological Reserve is located in the lowlands on the Atlantic versant of Costa Rica. We provide an updated comprehensive herpetofauna species list and summarize the results of all the herpetofauna research conducted at Tirimbina over the last 10 years (2009–2019) across a variety of microhabitats. We also added historical records from occasional sightings and reports from researchers, staff, visitors, interns, fellows, and volunteers since the 1990s. We found 52 amphibian and 78 reptile species on the reserve, including a few species considered at-risk according to the IUCN Red List. We conclude that Tirimbina is a herpetofauna biodiversity hot spot in Costa Rica because it provides unique habitat characteristics for a variety of species, including habitat for both forest and forest-edge specialists.

A Cost Benefit Analysis for Distribution of Threatened Species Based on Climate Change

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nandhi Kesavan ◽  
Latha K
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Species Traits ◽  
Ecological Traits ◽  
Species List ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
The Cost

Abstract Among all the threats to global diversity, climate change is the most severe cause. According to the world’s biodiversity conservation organization, reptile species are affected mostly because the biological and ecological traits of the reptiles are strongly linked with climate. To prevent species extinction, we tried to develop a decision support system that incurs the costs and benefits of reintroducing a taxon from its origin to adapt environmental conditions to conserve it from its extinction. The model was developed by applying multiple linear regressions that take the climatic variables and species traits to determine the cost and benefits for the distribution of species. The effectiveness of the model was evaluated by applying it to the Indian Black Turtle, which is an endangered species list in India evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature list. The model recommends moving the species, which is endangered, to the location where it can save itself from climate change. However, the framework demonstrates huge differences in the estimated significance of climate change, and the model strategy helps to recognize the probable risk of increased revelation to critically endangered species.

scholarly journals Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan: a hot spot for wild felids

Oryx ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tshering Tempa ◽  
Mark Hebblewhite ◽  
L. Scott Mills ◽  
Tshewang R. Wangchuk ◽  
Nawang Norbu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Panthera Tigris ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
Conservation Priority ◽  
Wild Felids ◽  
Prionailurus Bengalensis ◽  
Eastern Himalayan Region

AbstractThe non-uniformity of the distribution of biodiversity makes allocation of the limited resources available for conservation of biodiversity a difficult task. Approaches such as biodiversity hotspot identification, endemic bird areas, crisis ecoregions, global 200 ecoregions, and the Last of the Wild are used by scientists and international conservation agencies to prioritize conservation efforts. As part of the biodiverse Eastern Himalayan region, Bhutan has been identified as a conservation priority area by all these different approaches, yet data validating these assessments are limited. To examine whether Bhutan is a biodiversity hot spot for a key taxonomic group, we conducted camera trapping in the lower foothills of Bhutan, in Royal Manas National Park, from November 2010 to February 2011. We recorded six species of wild felids of which five are listed on the IUCN Red List: tiger Panthera tigris, golden cat Pardofelis temminckii, marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata, leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa and common leopard Panthera pardus. Our study area of 74 km2 has c. 16% of felid species, confirming Bhutan as a biodiversity hot spot for this group.

scholarly journals RESURRECTED RECORDS

2016 ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Bradley E. Carlson ◽  
William S. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Chrysemys Picta ◽  
Montgomery County ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
Terrapene Carolina ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Apalone Spinifera ◽  
Sternotherus Odoratus ◽  
Terrapene Carolina Carolina ◽  
First Time ◽  
Species Occurrences

Current and historic records of species occurrences in particular localities enable researchers to monitor changes in species distribution and abundance. While current fauna can be documented with sufficient effort, missing historical records represent data that can never again be obtained. It is with this importance in mind that we report for the first time records of eight reptile species in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA, that were documented in 1964, though no vouchered specimens persist. These species include: Sternotherus odoratus, Terrapene carolina carolina, Chrysemys picta marginata, Apalone spinifera spinifera, Thamnophis sauritus sauritus, Storeria dekayi wrightorum, Lampropeltis calligaster, Lampropeltis triangulum. We also provide a list of the 23 currently documented reptile species that occur (or have occurred recently) in Montgomery County.

scholarly journals Biogenic volatile organic compound emissions from a lowland tropical wet forest in Costa Rica

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (23) ◽  
pp. 3793-3802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Geron ◽  
Alex Guenther ◽  
Jim Greenberg ◽  
Henry W Loescher ◽  
Deborah Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Organic Compound ◽  
Volatile Organic Compound ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Volatile Organic Compound Emissions ◽  
Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound

Stem-Growth Periodicity of Trees in a Tropical Wet Forest of Costa Rica

Ecology ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 1156-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Breitsprecher ◽  
J. S. Bethel
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Stem Growth ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Growth Periodicity

Microhabitat distribution of protostelids in a Tropical Wet Forest in Costa Rica

Mycologia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Moore ◽  
Steven L. Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Microhabitat Distribution

Two new species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae) from Costa Rica

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 461 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-194
Author(s):  
MARCO CEDEÑO-FONSECA ◽  
THOMAS B. CROAT ◽  
ALEJANDRO ZULUAGA ◽  
MICHAEL MITTERMEIER ◽  
MARIO A. BLANCO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Cordillera Central ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Cordillera De Talamanca

Two species of Monstera, apparently endemic to Costa Rica, are newly described and illustrated. Monstera juliusii occurs in the southern Costa Rican portion of the Cordillera de Talamanca at 1600–2250 m, and has been confused with M. standleyana in herbaria. Monstera monteverdensis occurs in the Guanacaste and Tilarán cordilleras, and the northwestern part of the Cordillera Central, at 500–2300 m, and has been confused with M. epipremnoides, M. lentii and M. lechleriana in herbaria. Phenology and suggested conservation categories according to the IUCN Red List criteria are indicated for both new taxa.

Deeply Buried Seeds in a Tropical Wet Forest in Costa Rica

Biotropica ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Young
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Tropical Wet Forest ◽  
Buried Seeds
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