The arid mangrove forest from Baja California Peninsula. Volume 2 / Rafael Riosmena Rodrigues, Juan Manuel Lopez-Vivas, Gustavo Hinojosa-Arango.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lopez-Vivas, Juan Manuel, editor.

Hinojosa-Arango, Gustavo, editor.

Riosmena-Rodríguez, Rafael, editor.

Series:

Environmental research advances series.

Environmental Research Advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mangrove forests.

Mangrove ecology--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula).

Mangrove ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016.

Summary:

The Arid Mangrove Forest from Baja California Peninsula is a series of books that aim to understand the biodiversity, fisheries and economic value of this critical habitat. The book's contents are devoted to making the reader aware of the great value of the mangrove trees in relation to their conservation and management. Mangrove forests along the Baja California Peninsula represent the northernmost population along Pacific Coast, and thus they are likely to be sourced populations for colonization at higher latitudes as the climate becomes more favorable. Today, these populations are relatively small and fragmented, and prior research has indicated that they are poor in genetic diversity; however, in the actual global warming scenario, it is very likely that forest cover and genetic diversity will increase. Another relevant component of the book will be the biodiversity inventory, which is still in progress for many biological groups and will be taken into account in the present volume. The present volume will review and analyze some physical, biological and ecological factors that determine the success of these communities and their use in conservation or fishery management. Marine Protected Areas include several of the mangrove forests studied here, and the presented information is critical for appropriate management. The book is organized in ten chapters to evaluate based on study cases, the value of the forest in arid zones of the Baja California Peninsula and the surrounding areas worldwide. This book will be essential to understand the mangroves along Northwestern Mexico and will be a critical consulting book for the next generation of managers and nature lovers who want to understand our environment better.

Contents:

THE ARID MANGROVE FOREST FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA: VOLUME 2; THE ARID MANGROVE FOREST FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA: VOLUME 2; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; Chapter 1: VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS OF MANGROVES IN THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MÉXICO: AN APPROACH TO IDENTIFY LOCAL ADAPTATION MEASURES ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: GENETIC ANALYSIS FOR RED MANGROVE REFORESTATION (RHIZOPHORA MANGLE L.) IN BAHÍA MAGDALENA, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: THE LINK BETWEEN CRITICAL HABITAT FOR BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) AND THE MANGROVE OF ENSENADA DE LA PAZ: A CASE OF STUDY ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: COASTAL LAGOONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR : AN OCEANOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; LA PAZ LAGOON; MAGDALENA BAY; SAN IGNACIO LAGOON; OJO DE LIEBRE LAGOON; REFERENCES

Chapter 5: THE CONTRIBUTION OF MANGROVES ECOSYSTEMS TO THE REPLENISHMENT OF REEF FISH POPULATIONS AND FISHERIES IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA: THE EFFECTS OF MANGROVE AREAS AND THEIR STRUCTUREABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: HISTORICAL TRENDS OF MANGROVE FOREST AT TWO COASTAL LAGOONS OF THE PACIFIC, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: INVASIVE SPECIES ASSOCIATED TO THE MANGROVE FOREST; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION

MANGROVE'S DISTRIBUTION IN THE PENINSULA OF BAJA CALIFORNIATHE CASE OF ACANTHOPHORA AND ITS INVASION TO MANGROVES IN BAHÍA DE LA PAZ; MECHANISMS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF INVASIVE SPECIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND SCENARIOS OF MANGROVE COMMUNITY IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA CASE STUDY 'MANGLAR ENFERMERIA' ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; DPSIR FRAMEWORK; PROSPECTIVE SCENARIOS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES

Chapter 9: SPATIAL VARIATION IN MARINE MEIOFAUNAL COMMUNITIES ALONG A CONTAMINATION GRADIENT IN BAHIA MAGDALENA, MEXICOABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10: MACRONUTRIENTS OF THE MAIN DIET ITEMS OF GREEN TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) AT THE FORAGING HABITAT IN THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2016).

ISBN:

1-63484-224-3