Biodiversity and Conservation of the Yucatán Peninsula

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Islebe, Gerald Alexander (Editor), Calmé, Sophie (Editor), León-Cortés, Jorge L. (Editor), Schmook, Birgit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Conservation biology.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

This book provides information relevant for the conservation of biodiversity and the sound management of the coastal and forest ecosystems of the Yucatan Peninsula in the face of global change. Various aspects of the biodiversity of the Yucatan Peninsula are analyzed in an integrative manner, includ...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Introduction
• 2.Physical Setting and History
• 3.Distribution of vegetation types
• 4.Ecology (Plant)
• 4.1.Phenology.-4.2.Ecophysiology
• 4.3.Disturbance, Conservation and use
• 5.Ecology (Animal)
• 5.1.Plant-insect interaction
• 5.2.Large fauna
• 5.3.Reptiles and amphibians
• 5.4.Birds
• 5.5.Subsistence hunting & conservation
• 6.Coastal ecosystems and conservation
• 7.Forest ecosystems and conservation.- 8.Integration of conservation measures and policies.