René Bolom-Huet

• PhD
• PostDoc Position at Autonomous University of Mexico State

EcoNicheS (https://github.com/armandosunny/EcoNicheS) is a comprehensive R package built on a Shiny dashboard that offers an intuitive and streamlined workflow for creating ecological niche models (ENMs) and landscape connectivity models. It incorporates tools for niche modeling, overlap analysis, and connectivity modeling, leveraging robust algori...

Ambystoma altamirani is a critically endangered, microendemic amphibian species inhabiting the high-altitude rivers and streams of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB), a region experiencing severe ecological disturbances. This study aims to assess the current and future distribution of A. altamirani under different climate and land-use change sc...

Populations of the threatened Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) and the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) face increasing isolation due to rampant deforestation and forest fragmentation across the Greater Maya Forest shared by southeastern Mexico, northern Guatemala, and Belize. We identified (1) the critical areas to ensure the persistence of Ba...

Wildfires are natural phenomena that have shaped ecosystems and maintained biodiversity for millions of years. However, the increased frequency and severity of wildfires in recent decades are predominantly attributed to human activities. These anthropogenic factors, including land use change, climate change, and fire suppression, have disrupted the...

EcoNicheS is a novel, user-friendly tool designed to facilitate ecological niche modeling and species distribution modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis and support biodiversity conservation efforts. This R package offers a streamlined work ow for researchers and conservation practitioners to assess habitat suitability and predict speci...

Anthropogenic climate change significantly impacts ecosystem health, biodiversity, and the life cycle and distribution of aquatic macrophytes. Mexican aquatic habitats for macrophytes are particularly vulnerable, with their degradation posing severe ecological risks for freshwater, wetland, and terrestrial ecosystems. This study analyzed the curren...

Ambystoma altamirani is a microendemic amphibian limited to central Mexico, specifically the Bosque de Agua region in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, renowned for its endemic amphibian species. Anthropogenic activities such as land use change, water pollution, and the introduction of exotic species such as rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have...

The salamander Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960) (Caudata, Plethodontidae), previously known only from Cerro Tres Picos in La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico, has been found at Cerro La Bola, Chiapas, extending its geographic range. In this report we provide four new records and outline aspects of the species’ ecology as well as thr...

Ambystoma altamirani is a microendemic amphibian limited to central Mexico, speci cally the Bosque de Agua region in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, renowned for its endemic amphibian species. Anthropogenic activities such as land use change, water pollution, and the introduction of exotic species such as rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have s...

Resumen El presente trabajo muestra la historia natural, descripción taxo-nómica, ciclo de vida y distribución potencial actual del picudo pinto Peltophorus polymitus Boheman. Enfatiza la importancia del estudio y monitoreo de este insecto plaga en agaves de Méxi-co. Actualmente, se ha registrado en 16 estados de la República: Michoacán, Jalisco, G...

Anthropogenic land use and climate change are the greatest threats to biodiversity, especially for many globally endangered reptile species. Earth snakes (Conopsis spp.) are a poorly studied group endemic to Mexico. They have limited dispersal abilities and specialized niches, making them particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic threats. Species di...

Anthropogenic changes, such as land use and climate change, are the greatest threats to biodiversity, especially for reptiles, the second most endangered vertebrate class worldwide. Species distribution modelling was applied to assess how expected scenarios of future climate and land cover change might influence the geographic distribution and habi...

Anthropogenic changes, such as land use and climate change, are the greatest threats to biodiversity, especially for reptiles, the second most endangered vertebrate class worldwide. Species distribution modelling was applied to assess how expected scenarios of future climate and land cover change might influence the geographic distribution and habi...

Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has been related to rapid population declines and extinction in amphibians around the world. Bd has been associated with a severe decline in amphibian populations in southern Mexico. We compare the prevalence and intensity of Bd infection in two tree frogs in southern Mexic...

Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleóptera: Dryphthoridae) conocido comúnmente como picudo del Agave, es originario de América, con amplia distribución mundial (1). En México, este coleóptero es considerado una plaga y se ha registrado en 12 estados (BCS, Pue., Qro., Tlax., Hgo., Yuc., Mich., Jal., Gto., Gro., Tam., y Oax.), principalmente don...

In this study, we document the prevalence and intensity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in a population of the Chimalapas Toad (I. tutelarius) in southern Mexico.

Habitat loss is one of the most important threats to biodiversity; it alters the habitat connectivity of species and is among the main causes of the global amphibian extinction crisis. Identifying the potential areas of distribution and connectivity of species is of the utmost importance so that informed decisions can be made for the conservation o...

Anthropogenic changes, such as land use and climate change, are the greatest threats to biodiversity, especially for amphibians, which are the most endangered vertebrate class worldwide. Species distribution modelling was applied to assess how expected future climate and land cover change scenarios might influence the geographic distribution and ha...

Chytridiomycosis caused by fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is one of the decline global causes of amphibians. Currently, it is distributed throughout a broad range of climates and ecosystems around the world. An epidemic wave of chytridiomycosis began in North America, resulting in population decline and local extinction of many species,...