Ecosystem and Species Adaptations in the Andean-Amazonian Region

Ana Sabogal Dunin Borkowski is an Agronomic Engineer, PhD in natural sciences from the Technic University of Berlin. Her current research includes the study of vegetations changes and the human impact in the Amazonian forest ecosystem and urban Ecology. Her publications deals with subjects such as urbanization, plant ecology of moorland ecosystems, plant distribution in degraded grassing ecosystems and the influence of human impact. She developed and established the Masters program in Environmental Development at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru and was previously Director of Research and Information in the Peruvian Ministry of Environment (2012-2013). Her work as a researcher and consultant in an International and national level is oriented towards the linking of interdisciplinary knowledge in many levels. Currently Ana SabogaI is the Director of Master Studies in Environmental Development and principal professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, at the Section of Geography and Environment.

1- Basic concepts of ecology applied on the neotropic ecosystems.- 2 - Natural resources and sustainable development in Peru.- 3 - Classification of the Peruvian Ecosystems.- 4 - Peruvian ecosystems geography.- 5 - Biodiversity and endemism of the Andes.- 6 - Ecological communities, populations and metapopulations.- 7 - Succession and change of the ecosystems.- 8 - Biodiversity of the Amazonia Basin.- 9 - Peruvian protected natural areas.- 10 - The paramo ecosystems.- 11 - The Humboldt National Forest.- 12 - The Northwest Biosphere Reserve.- 13 - Urban ecosystems and development.- 14 - Climate changes.- 15 - Traditional land-use systems and agrobiodiversity in Peru.- Index.