Meta-análisis de la historia del estudio de las tortugas continentales de Colombia

Bock, Brian C.; Páez, Vivian P.

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“…It is urgent to have a database that enables the consolidation of the current knowledge of amphibian studies in the Páramo and, from a bibliometric approach quantify and describe patterns in scientific publications and identify information gaps (Aldana-Domínguez et al, 2017; Arbeláez-Cortés, 2013a; Urbina-Cardona et al, 2023). There are some bibliometric analyzes in Colombia about birds (Estela et al, 2010), turtles (Bock & Páez, 2017), herpetofauna (Urbina-Cardona et al, 2023), and tropical dry forest ecosystem (Aldana-Domínguez et al, 2017), as well as a review on national biodiversity (Arbeláez-Cortés, 2013b). Bernal & Lynch (2008) reviewed the geographic distribution and altitude ranges of amphibian species in the Colombian Andes, but the state of knowledge of the amphibians that inhabit the Páramo ecosystem is unknown to date.…”

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Current State of Knowledge of Páramo Amphibians in Colombia: Spatio Temporal Trends and Information Gaps to Be Strengthened for Effective Conservation

Saboyá‐Acosta

Urbina‐Cardona

2023

Tropical Conservation Science

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Background and Research Aims: Globally, Colombia is the country with the largest extent of Páramos (delimited in 36 complexes) and with the greatest number of amphibian species in this ecosystem. This work consolidated scientific literature on the amphibians of the Colombian Páramos to characterize temporal, taxonomic, thematic, and geographic patterns, which allow us to identify information gaps that must be fulfilled to achieve effective species conservation. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature survey with seven different search strategies and generated a database. We read each document's Abstract, Methods, Study Area, Results, and supplementary material, following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) protocol. Results: We found 405 documents published between 1863 and 2021. The composition and richness of 142 amphibian species (95 endemics to Colombia), presented significant differences in Páramo complexes and between sectors. Since 2000, the diversity of research topics has increased with a high proportion of studies on Natural History, Systematics and Taxonomy, and Conservation, distributed between 19 and 22 of the departments with Páramos in their jurisdiction. However, much of this knowledge concentrates in less than 20% of total species in just 6% of Páramos complexes. Conclusion: We found critical shortfalls in taxonomy, spatial information, and conservation actions on Páramos amphibians. We need to increase studies that include field data in more geographic areas and research topics, such as Population and Community ecology, Natural history (from a quantitative approach), Infectious disease, and Ecophysiology. Implications for Conservation: The scientific information gaps represent a challenge in generating effective strategies to conserve Páramo amphibians, considering the high degree of endemism and threats to these species. More than 80% of the Páramo amphibian species only have the information of their descriptions and little is known about their ecological requirements, population size, or data related to specific threats.

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Current State of Knowledge of Páramo Amphibians in Colombia: Spatio Temporal Trends and Information Gaps to Be Strengthened for Effective Conservation

Saboyá‐Acosta

Urbina‐Cardona

2023

Tropical Conservation Science

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Major knowledge shortfalls for Colombian Amazonian anurans: Implications for conservation

Camacho‐Rozo,

Urbina‐Cardona

2024

Austral Ecology

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The Amazon boasts the highest anuran species diversity in the world. The Colombian Amazon has the highest rates of illegal deforestation, leading to accelerated species loss. The objective of this review was to identify knowledge shortfalls in anuran research to effectively address conservation efforts. We conducted a systematic literature search from different databases. To this end, we evaluated knowledge gaps in the published literature to pinpoint areas where information is lacking, aiming to address critical topics essential for advancing scientific understanding and informing effective conservation and management strategies. We read the Abstract, Methods, Study Area, Results and supplementary material for each document following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses) protocol. We found 161 documents, with the earliest publications dating back to the 1940s, and the highest productivity occurring since 2000. The diversity of research topics has increased over time. The most studied topics were systematics and taxonomy, natural history, geographic distributions, while the least studied topics (with less than six documents) were cell biology and microbiology, genetics, toxicology, ethnobiology, diet, infectious diseases, biogeography and macroecology. There remains a need for further research in these underrepresented areas. Only 10 species were represented in more than 17 papers and 165 species were represented in less than three publications. Only three species (Allobates femoralis, Dendropsophus parviceps and Phyllomedusa bicolor) were studied from more than 10 topics and, in general, the studies concentrated on adult life stages, maintaining a gap in the knowledge of larval stages (Haeckelian shortfall). We found 296 anuran species reported in the published documents; and the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá and Putumayo had the highest number of studies with great knowledge gaps in Meta, Vichada, Nariño and Cauca. There was an important increase in the collection of primary field data, and the use of biological collections for specimen studies, with 30.6% and 40% of total studies in these periods, respectively, relying on these data sources. However, in the entire 76‐year span, there has been only one publication that conducted experiments on anurans, highlighting the considerable lack of eco‐physiological studies. Our review did not find a population ecology paper with detailed demographic data or life tables (Prestonian shortfall), although we did uncover six papers reporting abundance data of seven species that could be applied to conservation efforts. We found two papers that reported on functional traits such as reproductive modes and morphological traits (Raunkiæran shortfall); but we did not find a paper on biotic interactions (Eltonian shortfall), species'abiotic tolerances (Hutchinsonian shortfall), or explicit evolutionary patterns (Darwinian shortfall). Only five anuran species were listed in the “Catálogo de Anfibios y Reptiles de Colombia” and only two species have distribution models available on the BioModelos online platform to map Colombian species distribution (Wallacean shortfall). Of the 296 anuran species, 32 are classified under various IUCN threat categories, although these assessments were based solely on geographical distribution data (AOO and EOO) due to the lack of population trend information, resulting in 218 species categorized as of least conservation concern, due to their wide distribution. This study highlights the limited focus on anuran population ecology in the Colombian Amazon, despite its critical role in understanding demographic processes and species conservation. Herpetological research in the Amazon must focus on providing the following critical information for species conservation: (a) long‐term participatory population assessments in mature native forests, (b) detection of changes in the abundance and value of species' functional traits in response to landscape anthropogenic transformation and (c) the development and validation of species distribution maps for the Amazonian region. Sharing raw anuran species population and distribution data through open‐access platforms are crucial steps for the development of informed conservation strategies for the region. Such data enable early detection of habitat degradation and loss effects and establishes a research agenda for long‐term participatory monitoring of anuran species and their habitats.

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Producción científica sobre la herpetología en Colombia: perspectivas desde los temas de investigación hacia la conservación biológica

Urbina-Cardona,

Saboyá Acosta‬,

Camacho-Rozo

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Caldasia

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La herpetología colombiana tiene más de 200 años de investigación, pero hasta el momento no se han sistematizado los documentos que conforman el estado del arte de esta disciplina. A partir de una revisión sistemática de literatura entre 1741 y 2020, encontramos 2199 documentos, de los cuales el 70,3 % se ha publicado desde el año 2000. De las 394 revistas científicas, las que han realizado mayores contribuciones son la Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, la Revista Caldasia, el Catálogo de Anfibios y Reptiles de Colombia y Zootaxa. La mayoría de las publicaciones contribuyen al conocimiento en historia natural, distribución geográfica, sistemática y taxonomía, principalmente en Anura y Squamata. Son necesarios más estudios en ecología y conservación de grupos como las cecilias y las salamandras. Resaltamos la necesidad de fortalecer los listados taxonómicos locales con análisis cuantitativos de ecología de comunidades, y los estudios de conservación con estudios poblacionales a largo plazo. Es urgente recopilar datos de distribución geográfica para proyectar modelos que evalúen periódicamente el riesgo de extinción de las especies, determinar su representatividad en áreas protegidas y priorizar redes de áreas de conservación. Se requiere incrementar estudios en etnobiología y educación ambiental para cambiar las percepciones negativas de las personas hacia la herpetofauna y generar apropiación en las comunidades locales mediante iniciativas de conservación del hábitat. Así mismo es esencial consolidar investigación sobre los sistemas de gobernanza para generar una apropiación del conocimiento científico dentro de los procesos de toma de decisiones.

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Meta-análisis de la historia del estudio de las tortugas continentales de Colombia

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Current State of Knowledge of Páramo Amphibians in Colombia: Spatio Temporal Trends and Information Gaps to Be Strengthened for Effective Conservation

Current State of Knowledge of Páramo Amphibians in Colombia: Spatio Temporal Trends and Information Gaps to Be Strengthened for Effective Conservation

Major knowledge shortfalls for Colombian Amazonian anurans: Implications for conservation

Producción científica sobre la herpetología en Colombia: perspectivas desde los temas de investigación hacia la conservación biológica

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