More than 114 species of mammals originally were present in Costa Rica’s tropical dry forest, and perhaps 110 species are still found there today. Bats are the most diverse group, with more than 66 species, followed by 11 species of rodents, 7 species of marsupials, 6 species in the weasel family, 5 species of cats, 3 species in the raccoon family, 3 species of primates, 3 species of artiodactyls, 2 species of canids, 2 species of xenarthrans (edentates), 1 rabbit, and 1 tapir. Costa Rica has no endemic dry forest mammals. The species that have been extirpated from this region were either highly prized game species that have been eliminated by overhunting (white-lipped peccaries) or were specialists that either feed on specific foods or ...
Mammals occupy important roles in tropical ecosystems and can often be keystone species, controlling...
The conservation status of the mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata), one of the four primate sp...
In the world's tropical forests, wildlife utilization contributes substantially to the livelihoods o...
More than 114 species of mammals originally were present in Costa Rica’s tropical dry forest, and pe...
Tropical dry forests (TDF) in Mesoamerica are highly endangered by the expansion of human activities...
In Costa Rica, the tropical dry forest is restricted into the North Pacific, being one of the few re...
Introduction: Change of natural land use has become major a driver of biodiversity loss around the w...
Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco, a strongly seasonal deciduous forest located at the southernmo...
The beautiful tropical dry forest of northwest Costa Rica, with its highly seasonal rainfall and div...
The study of the local diversity of mammals in the TDF is important, due to the cultural value they ...
The transformation from natural to human-dominated landscapes is occurring rapidly throughout much o...
In northwestern Costa Rica, cattle are being used as a “management tool” to reduce the amount of com...
Secondary forests are now prominent features in Neotropical landscapes, yet little is known about th...
This unique book allows to be used as a textbook and a resource in field schools and universities, ...
The El Montuoso Forest Reserve (EMFR) is a northwestern forested mountain chain of Azuero, originof ...
Mammals occupy important roles in tropical ecosystems and can often be keystone species, controlling...
The conservation status of the mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata), one of the four primate sp...
In the world's tropical forests, wildlife utilization contributes substantially to the livelihoods o...
More than 114 species of mammals originally were present in Costa Rica’s tropical dry forest, and pe...
Tropical dry forests (TDF) in Mesoamerica are highly endangered by the expansion of human activities...
In Costa Rica, the tropical dry forest is restricted into the North Pacific, being one of the few re...
Introduction: Change of natural land use has become major a driver of biodiversity loss around the w...
Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco, a strongly seasonal deciduous forest located at the southernmo...
The beautiful tropical dry forest of northwest Costa Rica, with its highly seasonal rainfall and div...
The study of the local diversity of mammals in the TDF is important, due to the cultural value they ...
The transformation from natural to human-dominated landscapes is occurring rapidly throughout much o...
In northwestern Costa Rica, cattle are being used as a “management tool” to reduce the amount of com...
Secondary forests are now prominent features in Neotropical landscapes, yet little is known about th...
This unique book allows to be used as a textbook and a resource in field schools and universities, ...
The El Montuoso Forest Reserve (EMFR) is a northwestern forested mountain chain of Azuero, originof ...
Mammals occupy important roles in tropical ecosystems and can often be keystone species, controlling...
The conservation status of the mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata), one of the four primate sp...
In the world's tropical forests, wildlife utilization contributes substantially to the livelihoods o...