Name: Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene
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Author: Patricia López Caballero
ISBN: 9783031172762

portada Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene

Type

Physical Book

Author

Patricia López Caballero

Publisher

Springer

Language

English

Pages

597

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.4 x 15.6 x 3.3 cm

Weight

1.03 kg.

ISBN13

9783031172762

Synopsis "Mexican Fauna in the Anthropocene"

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 forests 3.5 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 the Mexican 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

Patricia López Caballero

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Patricia López Caballero is the creator and director of Mandala Workshop. Besides being certified in ontological, transpersonal, spiritual, and creative coaching, she specializes in mandalas, expressive therapies, and the creation of journals as a healing tool.

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