Biodiversity, ecosystems and conservation in Northern Mexico / edited by Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Gerardo Ceballos, Richard Stephen Felger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cartron, Jean-Luc E., editor.

Ceballos, Gerardo, editor.

Felger, Richard Stephen, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity--Mexico, North.

Biodiversity.

Ecology--Mexico, North.

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (513 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text describes the biodiversity and biogeography of northern Mexico and documents the biological importance of regional ecosystems and the impacts of human land use on the conservations status of plants and wildlife.

Contents:

Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation: Prospects for Northern Mexico; 1. Northern Mexico's Landscape, Part I: The Physical Setting and Constraints on Modeling Biotic Evolution; 2. Northern Mexico's Landscape, Part II: The Biotic Setting across Time; 3. Recent History of Natural Resource Use and Population Growth in Northern Mexico; 4. Mexico's Legal and Institutional Framework for the Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystems; 5. Distribution and Diversity of Grasses in the Yécora Region of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Eastern Sonora, Mexico

6. Scorpion Biodiversity and Patterns of Endemism in Northern Mexico7. Fishes of the Continental Waters of Tamaulipas: Diversity and Conservation Status; 8. Historical and Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Herpetofauna of Northern Baja California; 9. Macrofaunal Diversity in the Gulf of California; 10. Hummingbird Communities along an Elevational Gradient in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Eastern Sonora, Mexico; 11. Mammalian Phylogeography and Evolutionary History of Northern Mexico's Deserts

12. Extreme Succulent Plant Diversity on Cerro Colorado near San Ignacio, Baja California Sur13. Cactus Diversity and Endemism in the Chihuahuan Desert Region; 14 Cetacean Diversity and Conservation in the Gulf of California; 15. The Ecological Importance of Mangroves in Baja California Sur: Conservation Implications for an Endangered Ecosystem; 16. Avian Communities of Arroyos and Desert Oases in Baja California Sur: Implications for Conservation; 17. Impact of Concrete Power Poles on Raptors and Ravens in Northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico

18. Baja California's Enduring Mediterranean Vegetation: Early Accounts, Human Impacts, and Conservation Status19. History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Pronghorn Antelope, Bighorn Sheep, and Black Bear in Mexico; 20. Sea Turtles in Northwestern Mexico: Conservation, Ethnobiology, and Desperation; 21. Prairie Dogs, Cattle, and Crops: Diversity and Conservation of the Grassland-Shrubland Habitat Mosaic in Northwestern Chihuahua; 22. Habitat Associations and Conservation of Grassland Birds in the Chihuahuan Desert Region: Two Case Studies in Chihuahua

23. Nesting Seabirds of the Gulf of California's Offshore Islands: Diversity, Ecology, and ConservationIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770036-5

1-280-50256-8

1-4237-3385-1

0-19-534812-5

1-4337-0097-2

OCLC:

314202881