Two new species of Besleria (Gesneriaceae) from Reserva Natural Mesenia-Paramillo in Colombia’s Cordillera Occidental [PDF]
Recent field expeditions to the Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve in Colombia’s Cordillera Occidental resulted in the discovery of two new species of Besleria (Gesneriaceae).
John L. Clark +6 more
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Diversity Hotspots and Vulnerability of Pine Species in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Western Mexico. [PDF]
The present study employs a modeling approach to examine the current and future distribution of 19 pine species in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico. This was done in order to identify areas with high potential for pine species richness and to determine which species are at risk due to climate change under different projections.
Ruacho-González L +5 more
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A new species of Besleria (Gesneriaceae) from the Serranía El Pinche (Cauca), southwestern Colombia [PDF]
A new species of the genus Besleria (Gesneriaceae), endemic to the department of Cauca, Colombia, is described and illustrated here. The new species, Besleria santaclarensis Clavijo & Sánchez-Taborda, was discovered in the Regional Protective ...
Jhon A. Sánchez-Taborda +2 more
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Distribution and range extension of Anoura cadenai Mantilla-Meluk & Baker 2006 in the central and eastern Colombian Andes, and comments on the distribution of A. fistulata Muchhala, Mena-Valenzuela & Albuja 2005 in Colombia [PDF]
Anoura cadenai Mantilla-Meluk & Baker, 2006 is currently known from the Pacific versant of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia. Based on the review of additional specimens we present a range extension to the southern Cordillera Central and the ...
Camilo A. Calderón-Acevedo +3 more
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First records of Loxopholis southi (Ruthven & Gaige, 1924) (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes [PDF]
We present the first records of Loxopholis southi (Ruthven & Gaige, 1924) from the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental in Colombia. This species had previously only been known from the biogeographic regions of Chocó and Magdalena ...
Hugo Bernal-Hernández +2 more
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Some recent contributions to the biogeographic regionalization of the Páramo province are reviewed and compared. As a result, a consensus regionalization is proposed, recognizing 6 subprovinces and 11 districts: Páramos del Norte subprovince (Sierra ...
Juan J. Morrone
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Distribution extension of Strabomantis ruizi (Lynch, 1981) (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia [PDF]
Strabomatis ruizi is a large-sized frog from the Andean cloud forest of Cordillera Occidental, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. We present two new records for Strabomantis ruizi on the eastern slope of Cordillera Occidental,Valle del Cauca ...
Jorge Velandia-Perilla +2 more
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Phanerozoic Large Igneous Province, Petroleum System, and Source Rock Links
Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Steven C. Bergman +2 more
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First records of the Truandó Toad, Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) (Anura, Bufonidae) in the Middle Cauca river valley, Caldas, Colombia [PDF]
We present the first records of the Truandó Toad, Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862), in the inter-Andean valley of the Middle Cauca River, Colombia, the second largest inter-Andean basin of the country.
Héctor Fabio Arias-Monsalve +4 more
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Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae, Pristimantis permixtus Lynch, Ruiz-Carranza, and Ardila-Robayo, 1994: Distribution extension, Valle del Cauca, Colombia [PDF]
Pristimantis permixtus is a moderate sized frog tipically of upper cloud forests and sub-páramo areas. Here we provide the second record and southernmost of P.
Javier Méndez-Narváez +2 more
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