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OverviewThis book describes the biodiversity and biogeography of nothern Mexico, documents the biological importance of regional ecosystems and the impacts of human land use on the conservation status of plants and wildlife. It should become the standard source document for the conservation status of species and ecosystems in this region, which is of unusual biological interest because of its high biodiversity and highly varied landscape and biological zonation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jean-Luc E. Cartron (Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Mexico) , Gerardo Ceballos (Investigator, Institute of Ecology, Investigator, Institute of Ecology, National Autonomous University of New Mexico) , Richard Stephen Felger (Executive Director, Executive Director, Drylands Institute)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 25.70cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 18.00cm Weight: 0.936kg ISBN: 9780195156720ISBN 10: 0195156722 Pages: 514 Publication Date: 29 September 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsJorge Soberon Mainero: Preface Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Gerardo Ceballos, and Richard S. Felger: Introduction PARI I: INTRODUCTION 1: Ismael Ferrusquia-Villafranca, Laura I. Gonzalez Guzman, and Jean-Luc E. Cartron: Northern Mexico's landscape, Part I: The physical setting and constraints on modeling biotic evolution 2: Ismael Ferrusquia-Villafranca and Laura I. Gonzalez-Guzman: Northern Mexico's landscape, Part II: The biotic setting across time 3: Scott H. Stoleson, Richard S. Felger, Gerardo Ceballos, Carol Raish, Michael F. Wilson, and Alberto Burquez: Recent history of natural resource use and population growth in northern Mexico 4: Alberto Szekely, Luis Octavio Martinez Morales, Mark J. Spalding, and Dominique Cartron : Mexico's legal and institutional framework for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems PART II: PATTERNS OF SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS 5: Thomas R. Van Devender, John R. Reeder, Charlotte G. Reeder, and Ana Lilia Reina G.: Distribution and diversity of grasses of the Yecora Region of the Sierra Madre Occidental of eastern Sonora, Mexico 6: W. David Sissom and Brent E. Hendrixson: Scorpion biodiversity and patterns of endemism in northern Mexico 7: Francisco J. Garcia de Leon, Delladira Gutierrez Tirado, Dean A. Hendrickson, and Hector Espinosa Perez: Fishes of the continental waters of Tamaulipas: diversity and conservation status 8: L. Lee Grismer and Eric Mellink: Historical and ecological biogeography of the terrestrial herpetofauna of northern Baja California 9: Richard C. Brusca, Lloyd T. Findley, Phillip A. Hastings, Michel E. Hendrickx, Jorge Torre Cosio, and Albert M. van der Heiden.: Macrofaunal diversity in the Gulf of California 10: Thomas R. Van Devender, Karen Krebbs, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Ana Lilia Reina G., and William A. Calder: Hummingbird communities along an elevational gradient in the Sierra Madre Occidental of eastern Sonora, Mexico 11: David J. Hafner and Brett R. Riddle: Mammalian phylogeography and evolutionary history of northern Mexico's deserts 12: Mark A. Dimmitt, John F. Wiens, and Thomas R. Van Devender: Extreme succulent plant diversity on Cerro Colorado near San Ignacio, Baja California Sur 13: Hector M. Hernandez and Carlos Gomez-Hinostrosa: Cactus diversity and endemism in the Chihuahuan Desert Region 14: Jorge Urban R., Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, Mercedes Guerrero-Ruiz, Armando Jaramillo-Legorreta, and Lloyd T. Findley: Cetacean diversity and conservation in the Gulf of California 15: Robert C. Whitmore, Richard C. Brusca, Jose Leon de la Luz, Patricia Gonzalez-Zamorano, Renato Mendoza-Salgado, Edgar S. Amador-Silva, Gina Holguin, Felipe Galvan-Magana, Philip A. Hastings, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Richard S. Felger, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, and Carole C. McIvor: The ecological importance of mangroves in Baja California Sur: Conservation implications for an endangered ecosystem 16: Ricardo Rodriguez-Estrella, Ma. Carmen Blazquez, and Juan Manuel Lobato G. : 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: Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Richard E. Harness, Robert C. Rogers, and Patricia Manzano-Fischer: Impact of concrete power poles on raptors and ravens in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico 18: Richard A. Minnich and Ernesto Franco-Vizcaino: Baja California's enduring Mediterranean vegetation: early accounts, human impacts, and conservation status 19: Rodrigo A. Medellin, Carlos Manterola, Manuel Valdez, David G. Hewitt, Diana Doan-Crider, and Timothy E. Fulbright: History, ecology, and conservation of the pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, and black bear in Mexico 20: Richard S. Felger, Wallace J. Nichols, and Jeffrey A. Seminoff: Sea turtles in northwestern Mexico: conservation, ethnobiology, and desperation 21: Gerardo Ceballos, Rurik List, Jesus Pacheco, Patricia Manzano-Fischer, Georgina Santos, and Mario Royo: Prairie dogs, cattle, and crops: diversity and conservation of the grassland-shrubland habitat mosaic in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico 22: Martha J. Desmond, Kendal E. Young, Bruce C. Thompson, Raul Valdez, and Alberto Lafon Terrazas: Habitat associations and conservation of grassland birds in the Chihuahuan Desert Region: two case studies in Chihuahua, Mexico 23: Enriqueta Velarde, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Hugh Drummond, Daniel W. Anderson, Fanny Rebon Gallardo, Eduardo Palacios, and Cristina Rodriguez: Nesting seabirds of the Gulf of California's offshore islands: diversity, ecology, and conservationReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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