Vol. 2 No. 1 Ene-Jun (2012)

Biodiversidad Neotropical continues in its process of establishment nationally and inter- nationally. We already have implemented the electronic version of the journal at the Open Journal Systems (OJS), which is an on-line administrator of journals. The use of this system will reduce the timing of the editorial process and it will also provide a more efficient and unified management of the papers submitted; it is our desire to speed the editorial process and to facilitate the access and diffusion of the advances produce by research centers dedicated to the study of Neotropical diversity.

The electronic version of the journal has its own ISSN, allowing us to manage on-line publications independently from our physical numbers. This will also provide us with the opportunity to increase the number of manuscripts per number, a greater number of images, audios and/or vi- deos, as well as the chance of adding multimedia content of better quality.

In this second number, the reader will find a set of very interesting articles on Ecology, Zoology, and Neotropical Agroforestry, including: A macroecological analysis of the environmental continuity between Costa Rica and Colombia, explaining modern biogeographic patterns and the threats that exist in this important portion of the Neotropical region. We follow with an article evaluating fragmentation effects on ecological relationships and organization, as well as an evaluation of the status of knowledge in this field for Latin America.

Biodiversidad Neotropical continues contri- buting to the knowledge of biodiversity of the region, and in this number we introduce the first record of a bat species (Anoura aequatoris) for Bolivia, representing a significant extension in the distribution of this taxon.

In the same way, other authors share their results on the conservation biology of Neotropical fauna. Finally, there is an interesting research on germination and initial development of seeds of Abarco (Carinia- na pyriformis), as an alternative conservation strategy for this logging species. In this way we think we are walking in the right direction in order to make Biodiversidad Neotropical an obligated scientific reference for researchers, academicians as well as for the ge- neral public interested on the knowledge, mana- gement and conservation of the Neotropical biota. We hope you enjoy the content of this number of Biodiversidad Neotropical in the same way we enjoyed its preparation.

Alex Mauricio Jiménez-Ortega

Editor