Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation in Northern Mexico.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation: Prospects for Northern Mexico -- Part I: Historical, Geographic, and Legal Setting -- 1. Northern Mexico's Landscape, Part I: The Physical Setting and Constraints on Modeling Biotic Evolution -- 2. Northern Mexico's Landscape, Part II: The Biotic Setting across Time -- 3. Recent History of Natural Resource Use and Population Growth in Northern Mexico -- 4. 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. Distribution and Diversity of Grasses in the Yécora Region of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Eastern Sonora, Mexico -- 6. Scorpion Biodiversity and Patterns of Endemism in Northern Mexico -- 7. Fishes of the Continental Waters of Tamaulipas: Diversity and Conservation Status -- 8. Historical and Ecological Biogeography of the Terrestrial Herpetofauna of Northern Baja California -- 9. Macrofaunal Diversity in the Gulf of California -- 10. Hummingbird Communities along an Elevational Gradient in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Eastern Sonora, Mexico -- 11. Mammalian Phylogeography and Evolutionary History of Northern Mexico's Deserts -- 12. Extreme Succulent Plant Diversity on Cerro Colorado near San Ignacio, Baja California Sur -- 13. Cactus Diversity and Endemism in the Chihuahuan Desert Region -- 14 Cetacean Diversity and Conservation in the Gulf of California -- 15. The Ecological Importance of Mangroves in Baja California Sur: Conservation Implications for an Endangered Ecosystem -- 16. 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. Impact of Concrete Power Poles on Raptors and Ravens in Northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico -- 18. Baja California's Enduring Mediterranean Vegetation: Early Accounts, Human Impacts, and Conservation Status -- 19. History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Pronghorn Antelope, Bighorn Sheep, and Black Bear in Mexico -- 20. Sea Turtles in Northwestern Mexico: Conservation, Ethnobiology, and Desperation -- 21. Prairie Dogs, Cattle, and Crops: Diversity and Conservation of the Grassland-Shrubland Habitat Mosaic in Northwestern Chihuahua -- 22. Habitat Associations and Conservation of Grassland Birds in the Chihuahuan Desert Region: Two Case Studies in Chihuahua -- 23. Nesting Seabirds of the Gulf of California's Offshore Islands: Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Preface, Jorge Soberon MaineroIntroduction, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Gerardo Ceballos, and Richard S. FelgerPARI I: INTRODUCTION1. Northern Mexico''s landscape, Part I: The physical setting and constraints on modeling biotic evolution, Ismael Ferrusquia-Villafranca, Laura I. Gonzalez Guzman, and Jean-Luc E. Cartron2. Northern Mexico''s landscape, Part II: The biotic setting across time, Ismael Ferrusquia-Villafranca and Laura I. Gonzalez-Guzman3. Recent history of natural resource use and population growth in northern Mexico, Scott H. Stoleson, Richard S. Felger, Gerardo Ceballos, Carol Raish, Michael F. Wilson, and Alberto Burquez4. Mexico''s legal and institutional framework for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, Alberto Szekely, Luis Octavio Martinez Morales, Mark J. Spalding, and Dominique CartronPART II: PATTERNS OF SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS5. Distribution and diversity of grasses of the Yecora Region of the Sierra Madre Occidental of eastern Sonora, Mexico, Thomas R. Van Devender, John R. Reeder, Charlotte G. Reeder, and Ana Lilia Reina G.6. Scorpion biodiversity and patterns of endemism in northern Mexico, W. David Sissom and Brent E. Hendrixson7. Fishes of the continental waters of Tamaulipas: diversity and conservation status, Francisco J. Garcia de Leon, Delladira Gutierrez Tirado, Dean A. Hendrickson, and Hector Espinosa Perez8. Historical and ecological biogeography of the terrestrial herpetofauna of northern Baja California, L. Lee Grismer and Eric Mellink9. Macrofaunal diversity in the Gulf of California, Richard C. Brusca, Lloyd T. Findley, Phillip A. Hastings, Michel E. Hendrickx, Jorge Torre Cosio, and Albert M. van der Heiden.10. Hummingbird communities along an elevational gradient in the Sierra Madre Occidental of eastern Sonora, Mexico, Thomas R. Van Devender, Karen Krebbs,

Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Ana Lilia Reina G., and William A. Calder11. Mammalian phylogeography and evolutionary history of northern Mexico''s deserts, David J. Hafner and Brett R. Riddle12. Extreme succulent plant diversity on Cerro Colorado near San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mark A. Dimmitt, John F. Wiens, and Thomas R. Van Devender13. Cactus diversity and endemism in the Chihuahuan Desert Region, Hector M. Hernandez and Carlos Gomez-Hinostrosa14. Cetacean diversity and conservation in the Gulf of California, Jorge Urban R., Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho, Mercedes Guerrero-Ruiz, Armando Jaramillo-Legorreta, and Lloyd T. Findley15. The ecological importance of mangroves in Baja California Sur: Conservation implications for an endangered ecosystem, 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, PhilipA. Hastings, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Richard S. Felger, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, and Carole C. McIvor16. Avian communities of arroyos and desert oases in Baja California Sur: implications for conservation, Ricardo Rodriguez-Estrella, Ma. Carmen Blazquez, and Juan Manuel Lobato G.PART III: NATURAL RESOURCE IMPACTS AND CONSERVATION AT A POPULATION, SPECIES, AND LANDSCAPE LEVEL17. Impact of concrete power poles on raptors and ravens in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Richard E. Harness, Robert C. Rogers, and Patricia Manzano-Fischer18. Baja California''s enduring Mediterranean vegetation: early accounts, human impacts, and conservation status, Richard A. Minnich and Ernesto Franco-Vizcaino19. History, ecology, and conservation of the pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, and black bear in Mexico, Rodrigo A. Medellin, Carlos Manterola, Manuel Valdez, David G. Hewitt, Diana Doan-Crider, and Timothy E. Fulbright20. Sea turtles in

northwestern Mexico: conservation, ethnobiology, and desperation, Richard S. Felger, Wallace J. Nichols, and Jeffrey A. Seminoff21. Prairie dogs, cattle, and crops: diversity and conservation of the grassland-shrubland habitat mosaic in northwestern Chih.

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