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Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene

This contributed volume presents an analysis of the current conservation status of major faunal groups in Mexico. The chapters describe a prognosis of future challenges, and also explore the expanding threats inherent in the Anthropocene within the context of the unique physical, biological and cult...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Outros autores: Jones, Robert W. (Editor), Ornelas-García, C. Patricia (Editor), Pineda-López, Rubén (Editor), Álvarez, Fernando (Editor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edición:1st ed. 2023.
Subjects:
Biodiversity.
Biotic communities.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Vertebrates.
Invertebrates.
Ecosystems.
Conservation Biology.
Vertebrate Zoology.
Invertebrate Zoology.
Acceso en liña:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17277-9
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.1 General Introduction Principal
  • 2. Zoloogical Groups
  • 2.1 Arachnids
  • 2.2 Insects: Migrants, endemics, and old to new pests
  • 2.3 Freshwater decapod crustaceans: the challenges of documenting and preserving a very diverse fauna
  • 2.4 Mexican molluscs: In the process of a 'silent extinction'
  • 2.5 Amphibians and reptiles
  • 2.6 Anthropocene impacts on the Mexican freshwater fish fauna
  • 2.7 Mexican avifaunas of the Anthropocene
  • 2.8 Marine birds
  • 2.9 Terrestrial mammals
  • 2.10 Marine mammals
  • 2.11Mexican bats: conservation challenges in the Anthropocene
  • 3. Ecosytems
  • 3.1 The impact of the growth of urban environments on Mexican fauna
  • 3.2 Anchialine fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula
  • 3.3 Semi-terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and fish in mangroves in México
  • 3.4 Defaunation of Mexican tropical forests3.5 Mezcal boom and extinction debts in Mexican arid ecosystems
  • 3.6 Deep sea life
  • 3.7 The importance of agroecosystems for the Mexican fauna
  • 3.8 The salamanders of theMexican cloud forest
  • 3.9 Human effects on caves in Mexico
  • 3.10 Fauna of lakes and rivers
  • 3.11 Coral reef faunal assemblages in the Mexican Caribbean: assessing the cryptic biodiversity
  • 4 Processes
  • 4.1 Contemporary climate change impacts on Mexican fauna
  • 4.2 Invasive alien species of invertebrates and fishes introduced to Mexican freshwater systems
  • 4.3 Are marine fisheries sustainable?
  • 4.4 Pest dynamics in Mexican forests
  • 4.5 Pollination by wild and managed animal vectors
  • 4.6 Social participation strategies for the conservation of Mexican fauna
  • 4.7 Citizen science for deep ocean biodiversity: a crowdsourcing tool in support of conservation
  • 4.8 Legal actions for the conservation of fauna.

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