TY - JOUR
T1 - Amphibian species richness and diversity in a modified tropical environment of central Mexico
AU - Cruz-Elizalde, Raciel
AU - Berriozabal-Islas, Christian
AU - Hernández-Salinas, Uriel
AU - Martínez-Morales, Miguel Angel
AU - Ramírez-Bautista, Aurelio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© International Society for Tropical Ecology.
PY - 2016/9
Y1 - 2016/9
N2 - We analyzed the structure and taxonomic diversity of amphibian communities in a forest-fragmented landscape in central Mexico. Our study was undertaken in remnants of native tropical evergreen forest (TEF), shaded coffee plantations (SCP), and pastures (PAS) to assess richness, turnover, and taxonomic diversity of species among these environments. Our results show a decrease in the number of species from the native forest to the transformed environments. Similarity in species composition was higher between TEF and SCP, and between SCP and PAS. In TEF, we recorded a greater proportion of species of conservation concern at the national and global levels. Many of the species recorded in SCP and PAS may occur in TEF, but TEF holds species requiring conserved environments. Additional studies are needed at a local level to understand the effects of land-cover transformations and the interactions between native vegetation and its surrounding matrix to define appropriate management plans and conservation strategies for highly sensitive biological groups, such as the amphibians.
AB - We analyzed the structure and taxonomic diversity of amphibian communities in a forest-fragmented landscape in central Mexico. Our study was undertaken in remnants of native tropical evergreen forest (TEF), shaded coffee plantations (SCP), and pastures (PAS) to assess richness, turnover, and taxonomic diversity of species among these environments. Our results show a decrease in the number of species from the native forest to the transformed environments. Similarity in species composition was higher between TEF and SCP, and between SCP and PAS. In TEF, we recorded a greater proportion of species of conservation concern at the national and global levels. Many of the species recorded in SCP and PAS may occur in TEF, but TEF holds species requiring conserved environments. Additional studies are needed at a local level to understand the effects of land-cover transformations and the interactions between native vegetation and its surrounding matrix to define appropriate management plans and conservation strategies for highly sensitive biological groups, such as the amphibians.
KW - Amphibians
KW - Community
KW - Conservation
KW - Disturbance
KW - Diversity
KW - Frogs
KW - Hidalgo
KW - Salamanders
KW - Toads
KW - Tropical landscapes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958525325&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0564-3295
VL - 57
SP - 407
EP - 417
JO - Tropical Ecology
JF - Tropical Ecology
IS - 3
ER -