Identifying priority conservation areas for birds associated to endangered Neotropical dry forests

Neotropical dry forests (NDF) are widely distributed and possess important levels of species richness and endemism; however, they are considered a highly endangered ecosystem. Today, the protected areas network (PAs) located within NDF covers 36% the ranges of all species and, particularly, 62% for the most-priority species. Priority conservation areas identified are mainly distributed in Peru (23.1%), Brazil (21.3%), Ecuador (18.8%), and Bolivia (11.4%). Our novel results represent an important step to guide future establishment of new and efficient conservation areas across the NDF.Fil: Prieto Torres, David Alexander. Instituto de Ecología. Laboratorio de Bioclimatología. Red de Biología Evolutiva; México. Universidad Nacional Autónoma. Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Biología Evolutiva. Museo de Zoología; MéxicoFil: Nori, Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Rojas Soto Octavio R. Instituto de Ecología. Laboratorio de Bioclimatología. Red de Biología Evolutiva; Méxic