Chapter 1

Knowledge about biodiversity

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Freshwater Rays

Despite their importance in scientific, economic, and public health matters, freshwater rays have not been studied in detail. Taxonomic, biological, ecological, fishing, commercial, normative, and sanitary aspects are yet to be investigated.

102

The Upper Forest Limit in the High Mountains of Colombia

The upper forest limit (UFL) in Colombia varies in relation to the diversity of topoclimatic and geological conditions and its current degree of transformation.

103

Colombian Biodiversity Data Contributions by the Instituto Humboldt

The Infraestructura Institucional de Datos (Institutional Infrastrucutre of Data) holds and presents to the public information that is produced by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute. In this way, the Institute is the greatest biological data publisher for Colombia in the Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad (Biodiversity Information System Colombia).

104

Camera Trapping

The success in the use of camera trapping to know about mammal activity still requires the strengthening of working networks and information management in order to support the creation of conservation strategies that combine both modern and local knowledge.

105

Oak Tree Forests

Classifying different types of oak tree forests in Colombia generates tools to define their conservation status, direct the process of forest management and propose strategies for preservation, sustainable use, and restoration in order to improve the quality of life of communities that benefit from these trees.

106

Functional Diversity in the Forests of Colombia

Functional traits of woody plants are essential to understand the vulnerability of forests to climate change, their capacity to offer ecosystem services, and to guarantee their adequate management and conservation. In spite of this, there are great information gaps for all forest ecosystems of the country.