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

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 496 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) Contents Biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation : prospects for northern Mexico / Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Gerardo Ceballos, and Richard S. Felger -- Northern Mexico's landscape, part 1. : The physical setting and constraints on modeling biotic evolution / Ismael Ferrusquía-Villafranca, Laura I. González Guzmán, and Jean-Luc E. Cartron -- Northern Mexico's landscape, part 2. : The biotic setting across time / Ismael Ferrusquía-Villafranca and Laura I. González Guzmán -- Recent history of natural resource use and population growth in Northern Mexico / Scott H. Stoleson [and others] -- Mexico's legal and institutional framework for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems / Alberto Székely [and others] -- Distribution and diversity of grasses in the Yécora region of the Sierra Madre occidental of Eastern Sonora, Mexico / Thomas R. Van Devender [and others] -- Scorpion biodiversity and patterns of endemism in Northern Mexico / W. David Sissom and Brent E. Hendrixson -- Fishes of the continental waters of Tamaulipas : diversity and conservation status / Francisco J. García de León [and others] -- Historical and ecological biogeography of the terrestrial herpetofauna of Northern Baja California / L. Lee Grismer and Eric Mellink -- Macrofaunal diversity in the Gulf of California / Richard C. Brusca [and others] -- Hummingbird communities along and elevational gradient in the Sierra Madre occidental of Eastern Sonora, Mexico / Thomas R. Van Devender [and others] -- Mammalian phylogeography and evolutionary history of Northern Mexico's deserts / David J. Hafner and Brett R. Riddle -- Extreme succulent plant diversity on Cerro Colorado near San Ignacio, Baja California Sur / Mark A. Dimmitt, John F. Wiens, and Thomas R. Van Devender -- Cactus diversity and endemism in the Chihuahuan desert region / Héctor M. Herńandez and Carlos Gómez-Hinostrosa -- Cetacean diversity and conservation in the Gulf of California / Jorge Urbán R. [and others] -- The ecological importance of mangroves in Baja California Sur : conservation implications for an endangered ecosystem / Robert C. Whitmore [and others] -- Avian communities of arroyos and desert oases in Baja California Sur : implications for conservation / Ricardo Rodríguez-Estrella, Ma. Carmen Blaźquez, and Juan Manuel Lobato G. -- Impact of concrete power poles on raptors and ravens in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico / Jean-Luc E. Cartron [and others] -- Baja California's enduring Mediterranean vegetation : early accounts, human impacts, and conservation status / Richard A. Minnich and Ernesto Franco-Vizcaíno -- History, ecology, and conservation of the pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, and black bear in Mexico / Rodrigo A. Medellín [and others] -- Sea turtles in Northwestern Mexico : conservation, ethnobiology, and desperation / Richard S. Felger, Wallace J. Nichols, and Jeffrey A. Seminoff -- Prairie dogs, cattle, and crops : diversity and conservation of the grassland-shrubland habitat mosaic in Northwestern Chihuahua / Gerardo Ceballos [and others] -- Habitat associations and conservation of grassland birds in the Chihuahuan desert region : two case studies in Chihuahua / Martha J. Desmond [and others] -- Nesting seabirds of the Gulf of California's offshore islands : diversity, ecology and conservation / Enriqueta Velarde [and others] Summary Encompassing tropical and temperate forests, arid lands, and the Gulf of California, northern Mexico is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. Representing the collaborative efforts of ecologists in the U.S Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Biodiversity -- Mexico, North Ecology -- Mexico, North SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity. NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife. Biodiversity Ecology North Mexico Form Electronic book Author Cartron, Jean-Luc E Ceballos, Gerardo Felger, Richard Stephen ISBN 1423733851 9781423733850 9780195348125 0195348125 1280502568 9781280502569 9780195156720 0195156722

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