Biodiversity of Pantepui: The Pristine "Lost World" of the Neotropical Guiana Highlands provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the biota, origin and evolution of the Pantepui biogeographical province. It synthesizes historical information and recent discoveries, covering the main biogeographic patterns, evolutionary trends and conservational efforts. Written by international experts on the biodiversity of this pristine land, this book explores the environmental and biogeographical factors, along with the characteristics that make Pantepui a unique natural laboratory to study the origin and evolution of neotropical biodiversity using only natural drivers. The book covers organisms living in this tepui, including vascular plants, invertebrates, birds, reptiles, and mammals, with later sections delving into the effects of global warming on Pantepui and current conservational efforts to combat these threats. This book will be an important resource for researchers, ecologists and conservationists who not only want to understand the biodiversity and history of this pristine land, but also help to help conserve and protect it from environmental and human damages. Addresses the biodiversity, history and efforts of the Pantepui province Offers a climactic and ecological history of the region since the Holocene epoch Discusses plant phylogeography, evolution and elevational plant diversity patterns Led by a team of editors whose expertise includes Pantepui paleoecology, neotropics, the Venezuelan Guiana and the Guiana Shield.