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Conservation of Cultural and Biological Diversity in the Mesoamerican Region II

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1345

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Kalina Bermúdez Torres

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Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Calle CEPROBI No. 8, Col. San Isidro, Yautepec, Morelos 62731, México
Interests: secondary metabolites; Mexican plants; valorization of species of the tropical dry forest
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Dr. Coral Pacheco Figueroa

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División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa 86150, Mexico
Interests: Wildlife Management; Wildlife Conservation; Landscape Ecology; Roadside Ecology
Dr. Alejandro García Flores

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Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad No. 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos CP 62209, Mexico
Interests: natural resource management; ethnozoology; wildlife management and conservation
Dr. Yamel Guadalupe Rubio Rocha

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Unidad Académica de Biología de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80013, México
Interests: conservation; biodiversity; bioculturality; environmental education; ecotourism
Dr. Victor Aguirre Hidalgo

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Instituto de Estudios Ambientales de la Universidad de la Sierra Juárez, Avenida Universidad s/n. Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca C.P 68725, México
Interests: ecology; conservation; biodiversity; herpetology; biocultural conservation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (SMBC, for its acronym in Spanish) organizes, annually, one of the most important regional academic congresses for professionals and students working in the biology and conservation of cultural and biological diversity of the Mesoamerican region. The event brings together the region’s scientific community to share the main findings, discuss ideas, and create thematic networks that allow us to follow up on our country’s most environmental issues. In 2022, the 25th occurrence of our great event had the support of the Society for Conservation Biology and Motocle A.C., and five universities: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Universidad de la Sierra de Juárez, and Universidad de Panamá. For the first time, the congress was carried out in a hybrid and multi-site manner, with the following motto, AS ONE EARTH, signifying that we are united for conservation to live in harmony with nature. The program consisted of 37 events: 11 magistral conferences, 9 symposia, 8 workshops, 5 book presentations, 2 expositions, 2 competitions, and 1 discussion panel on the topic of the congress.

Researchers are invited to submit their extended papers to this second Special Issue on the conservation of cultural and biological diversity in the Mesoamerican region, published by Diversity. Titles and short abstracts (150–200 words) can be sent to [email protected] before the 15th of March 2023 by including Diversity in the subject line. 

Dr. Kalina Bermúdez Torres
Dr. Coral Jazvel Pacheco Figueroa
Dr. Alejandro García Flores
Dr. Yamel Guadalupe Rubio Rocha
Dr. Victor Aguirre Hidalgo
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Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diversity is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • biodiversity
  • conservation
  • wildlife management
  • biodiversity impact
  • culture and traditional knowledge preservation
  • Mesoamerican region

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Soil Biological Properties along a Topographic Gradient in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Biome
by Diego Lang Burak, Thamyres Cardoso da Silveira, Luciana Ventura Machado and Eduardo de Sá Mendonça
Diversity 2023, 15(10), 1097; https://doi.org/10.3390/d15101097 - 21 Oct 2023
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The Atlantic Forest exhibits remarkable floristic diversity over short distances, and when combined with altitude, it results in variations in soil biological properties and hydrological dynamics. This study aimed to quantify the distribution pattern of soil biological properties along a small topographic gradient [...] Read more.
The Atlantic Forest exhibits remarkable floristic diversity over short distances, and when combined with altitude, it results in variations in soil biological properties and hydrological dynamics. This study aimed to quantify the distribution pattern of soil biological properties along a small topographic gradient and identify how these properties are related to soil chemical, physical, and topographical attributes in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Brazil. Plots were established along hillslope positions varying from 100 to 180 m of altitude. Soil biological characterization was performed at a depth of 0.0–0.10 m in both summer and winter seasons. The lowland showed higher microbial biomass nitrogen in summer (57.28 ± 5.57 μg g−1 soil) and higher anaerobically mineralizable nitrogen in summer and winter (42.70 ± 2.14 mg kg−1 and 41.06 ± 3.37 mg kg−1, respectively). The midland showed lower microbial biomass carbon, enzymatic activity, and soil moisture in both seasons, and higher metabolic coefficients in summer. Soil chemical properties exerted a greater influence on the variability of biological properties in both seasons. The land slope conditioned lower microbial activity and organic cycling in the midland. Soil biological properties were affected by seasonality. Even a small altitudinal gradient (up to 100 m) in the Sea of Hills regions of the Atlantic Forest can lead to significant changes in soil biological and chemical attributes. Full article
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