Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 496 p)
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ill., maps
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27 cm
ISBN:
1280502568
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9781280502569
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9780195348125
Inhalt:
Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation: Prospects for Northern Mexico -- Part I: Historical, Geographic, and Legal Setting -- 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
Inhalt:
Part II: Patterns of Species Diversity and Ecological Importance of Natural 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 Mexico -- 7. 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
Inhalt:
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 Sur -- 13. 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
Inhalt:
16. Avian Communities of Arroyos and Desert Oases in Baja California Sur: Implications for Conservation -- Part III: Natural Resource Impacts and Conservation at a Population, Species, and Landscape Level -- 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 Status -- 19. History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Pronghorn Antelope, Bighorn Sheep, and Black Bear in Mexico
Inhalt:
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 Conservation -- Index -- 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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Title from e-book title screen (viewed October 16, 2007)
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780195156720
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Cartron, Jean-Luc E Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation in Northern Mexico Cary : Oxford University Press,c2005
Sprache:
Englisch
