Effect of Urban Development on Biodiversity Conservation in Puerto Rico

Jessica Castro Prieto

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Effect of Urban Development on Biodiversity Conservation in Puerto Rico

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Authors:

Jessica Castro Prieto

Year:

2017

Type:

Dissertations

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

Ph.D. dissertation, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras. 105 pp.

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Abstract

The major goal of my dissertation was to understand the effect of urban development on biodiversity conservation in Puerto Rico. To accomplish this goal I: 1) described how much and what biodiversity occurs inside the network of terrestrial protected areas, 2) quantified pressure from urban development and human population around protected areas, and 3) assessed how urban development affects the distribution of anurans and reptiles along an urban-rural gradient

Keywords

Urban Development, Biodiversity, Conservation, Protected Areas, Puerto Rico

Citation

Castro Prieto, Jessica. 2017. Effect of Urban Development on Biodiversity Conservation in Puerto Rico. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras. 105 pp.