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Christian Berriozabal-Islas
Summary
Christian Berriozabal-Islas earned his Bachelor’s degree at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado
de Hidalgo in Mexico, and his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in the Biodiversity and Conservation
program of this university. He is a herpetologist with an interest in species diversity, thermal
ecology, functional diversity, climatic change, and distributional patterns using amphibians and
reptiles as biological models. Currently, he is a professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Quintana
Roo in México and Universidad de Quintana Roo. Christian has been involved with projects on environmental education and wildlife conservation in rural communities, and is a co-author of the book Los Anfbios y Reptiles del Estado de Hidalgo, México: Diversidad, Biogeografía y Conservación (2014). He also has authored or coauthored several papers on diversity, ecology, and climate change. One of his primary interests is the
natural history of Mexican turtles.
Biodiversity Biogeography Climate Change Biology Conservation Biology Ecology Freshwater Biology Natural Resource Management Zoology