Montañas: cómo se definen y su importancia para la biodiversidad y la humanidad
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Jorge Antonio Gómez Díaz
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8182-7584
; Fabricio Villalobos
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5230-2217
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8182-7584
; Fabricio Villalobos
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5230-2217
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Las montañas cubren un 12% de la superficie terrestre y un 23% del territorio de México. Tomando como base lo anterior, el objetivo es poner al alcance de los lectores una definición actual y objetiva de lo que es una montaña, así como informarles de manera simple acerca de su importancia biológica como guardianas de la biodiversidad y proveedoras de servicios ecosistémicos. Para esto, realizamos una búsqueda documental sobre el tema ecología de montaña. Nuestro principal interés es que se reconozcan a las montañas como sitios prioritarios para la conservación debido a los múltiples beneficios que suministran a la humanidad. Desafortunadamente, muchas de las montañas en el mundo y en México se encuentran bajo diferentes amenazas.
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GÓMEZ DÍAZ, Jorge Antonio; VILLALOBOS, ; Fabricio.
Montañas: cómo se definen y su importancia para la biodiversidad y la humanidad.
CIENCIA ergo-sum, [S.l.], v. 27, n. 2, mayo 2020.
ISSN 2395-8782.
Disponible en: <https://cienciaergosum.uaemex.mx/article/view/10623>. Fecha de acceso: 25 jun. 2025
doi: https://doi.org/10.30878/ces.v27n2a9.
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