NSF/AID: Terrestrial Vertebrate Faunas of the Humid Montane Forests of Oaxaca: An Intensive Biological Survey and Geographic Analysis

这项研究包括分析墨西哥南部瓦哈卡州潮湿山地森林中陆地脊椎动物区系(两栖动物、爬行动物、鸟类和哺乳动物)的分布、多样性和地方性。将用两年时间探索该州动物群最不为人所知的四个山脉：米亚特兰山脉、尤库亚库亚山脉、胡特拉山脉和喜马拉帕斯地区的各种山脉。最近其他勘探的信息以及历史记录将被添加到地理信息系统数据库中。地理信息系统将允许分析与自然地理特征、经济特征和政治限制有关的动物群数据。这项研究是菲尔德自然历史博物馆和墨西哥国立自治大学之间的一项合作努力，将对七名墨西哥年轻生物学家进行生物清单技术、数据管理、标本保管和保护优先事项分析方面的培训。

The study consists of an analysis of patterns of distribution, diversity and endemism in the terrestrial vertebrate fauna (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) of humid montane forests in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Two years will be spent exploring the four mountain ranges in the state that are least well known faunistically: the Sierra de Miahuatlan, Sierra de Yucuyacua, Sierra de Huautla, and various mountains in the Chimalapas region. Information from other recent explorations, as well as historical records, will be added in a geographic information system (GIS) data base. The GIS will allow analysis of the faunistic data in relation to physical geographic features, economic characteristics, and political limits. This study is a collaborative effort between the Field Museum of Natural History and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, and will result in the training of seven young Mexican biologists in techniques for biological inventories, data management, specimen curation, and analysis of conservation priorities.