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Author:   D.J. Morafka
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume:   9
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9789061932109

ISBN 10:   9061932106
Pages:   321
Publication Date:   31 March 1977
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction.- II. Sources, Methods and Analytical Procedures.- Data Sources.- Methods of Data Compilation and Presentation.- Analytical Procedures.- III. Climate.- Existing Conditions.- Causal Factors.- Comparative Climates of North American Deserts.- IV. The Physiography of the Chihuahuan Desert.- Geography and Dimensions.- Topography.- Geological History.- Adjacent Topographical Features.- Soils.- Hydrology.- V. Vegetation.- A. Chihuahuan Desert Vegetation.- B. Non-Desert Relict and Border Vegetation.- VI. Definitions, Terminology and the Base map of the Chihuahuan Desert.- The Concept of a Desert.- Biogeographical Terminology.- Historical Résumé of the Chihuahuan Desert as a Biogeographical Unit.- Definition of the Chihuahuan Desert and the Base map.- VII. The Herpetofauna.- Systematic Problems in the Classification of Chihuahuan Herpetofauna.- A Statement of Systematic Positions.- A Checklist of Extant Amphibian and Reptilian Species Occurring within the Geographical Chihuahuan Desert.- Addenda to the Checklist of Amphibian and Reptile Species Occurring within the Geographical Chihuahuan Desert.- VIII. The Ecological Affinities of the Chihuahuan Herpetofauna.- Ecological Affinities and Faunal Assemblages in a Biogeographical Unit.- Correlations between Plant Associations and the Habitat Distribution.- Analysis of Ecologically Based Herpetofauna Assemblages.- Habitat Displacement or Restriction.- Habitat Segregation and the Influence of Geographical Faciations.- IX. A Spatial Analysis of the Chihuahuan Herpetofauna.- Objectives.- Preliminary Evaluation of the Primary Area.- Subdivisions of the Chihuahuan Desert.- The Affinities of the Chihuahuan Desert Herpetofauna with those of Adjacent Non-Desert Provinces.- Chihuahuan Desert Filter Barriers and ExtralimitalDesert Relict Herpetofaunas.- The Affinities among North American Desert Herpetofaunas.- Montane Relict Herpetofaunas.- Riparian Herpetofaunas within the Chihuahuan Desert.- X. A Historical Biogeography of the Chihuahuan Herpetofauna.- The Cretaceous Period.- Paleogene Period.- Early Neogene Period.- The Mexican Plateau as an Evolutionary Center.- Late Pliocene Epoch.- The Pleistocene.- The Glacials.- The Interglacials.- The Pluvial Period, Post Wisconsin.- The Xerothermic Period, Post Wisconsin.- XI. Summary.- Literature.- Appendix I. Biogeographical Features.- Appendix II. Species Distribution Maps.

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