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Project Funded by:
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Biodiversity and Interactions in Dry Tropical Forests
   
 
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EVOLUTION OF HERVIBORE BEETLES,   INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (CSIC-UPF) / Pssg. Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
 

The 1986 National Forum on BioDiversity emphasized the increasing scientific and public awareness on Biodiversity and Conservation issues. It was becoming too obvious that forests in the planet were disappearing, and with them many species faced extinction, primarily in tropical areas. In 1988, Edward O. Wilsons’s book “Biodiversity” summarized the discussions in this Forum, and in one of its chapters, Daniel Janzen described tropical dry forests to the public as the most endangered major tropical ecosystem.

The situation, if anything, has worsened over the past two decades. Our project takes on this dramatic conservation problem and the urgent need to understand the diversity of life and of species interactions of this most highly threatened terrestrial ecosystem. Specifically, we aim to show that in a relatively short amount of time, and thanks to the use of molecular tools, we can significantly increase this knowledge in two fronts: (1) updating the species inventory, and (2) recognizing major ecological interactions.

 
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