Biodiversity and Conservation of the Yucatán Peninsula

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Islebe, Gerald Alexander (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Calmé, Sophie (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), León-Cortés, Jorge L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schmook, Birgit (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2015.
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.