Simple Summary Understanding the impact of urbanization on biodiversity is a crucial task
of our time. Here, we reflect on the importance of feralization in the relationship between …

Biodiversity is an essential component of nature, relegating the aspects of geodiversity,
which provides geological and landscape variety to a territory. However, the importance of …

Understanding the determinants of the range expansion of invasive alien species is crucial
for developing effective prevention and control strategies. Nevertheless, we still lack a global …

The evaluation of geosites is an essential part of conserving the geodiversity and
biodiversity of an ecosystem, as well as safeguarding the cultural, geological …

Amphibian and reptile diversity from Isla Santay (Durán, Ecuador) has been underestimated
due to the lack of monitoring throughout the island. Historically, this island has also been …

We report the occurrence of Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802), Bullfrog, in a protected
semideciduous forest in the city of Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador and in a nearby wildlife …

La isla Santay, ubicada frente a la ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador, es un humedal de
relevancia internacional RAMSAR, en la que ha disminuido el número de visitantes debido …

Domestication describes a range of changes to wild species as they are increasingly
brought under human selection and husbandry. Feralization is the process whereby a …

Ecuador, con su amplia gama de climas y biodiversidad, enfrenta al desafío de la expansión
de especies invasoras como Lithobates catesbeianus (rana toro), que pueden beneficiarse …

La especie rana toro está en la lista de las 100 especies invasoras más dañinas del mundo.
Su dieta generalista y la capacidad de alimentarse de cualquier especie de menor tamaño …