Gerardo Ceballos

Richard Stephen Felger

Jean-Luc E. Cartron

This book describes the biodiversity and biogeography of nothern Mexico, documents the biological importance of regional ecosystems and the impacts of human land use on the conservation status of plants and wildlife. It should become the standard source document for the conservation status of species and ecosystems in this region, which is of unusual biological interest because of its high biodiversity and highly varied landscape and biological zonation.

Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation in Northern Mexico

Rodrigo A. Medellín

J. Antonio de la Torre

Heliot Zarza

Cuauhtémoc Chávez

Producto de un taller del mismo nombre llevado a cabo en 2009, El jaguar en el siglo XXI. La perspectiva continental plasma la distribución actual del jaguar, el estado de conservación de varias poblaciones y las prioridades de conservación en cada uno de los países donde aún persiste la especie: diecinueve en total, desde Estados Unidos hasta Argentina. El capítulo final traza las prioridades y las recomendaciones dadas por los autores de las secciones previas para conservar al jaguar a lo largo del todo el continente americano en los próximos años.

La perspectiva continental

El jaguar en el siglo XXI

Paul R. Ehrlich

Rurik List

el reto de su sobrevivencia

Animales amenazados de América

Mammals of Mexico is the first reference book in English on the more than 500 types of mammal species found in the diverse Mexican habitats, which range from the Sonoran Desert to the Chiapas cloud forests. The authoritative species accounts are written by a Who’s Who of experts compiled by famed mammalogist and conservationist Gerardo Ceballos. Ten years in the making, Mammals of Mexico covers everything from obscure rodents to whales, bats, primates, and wolves. It is thoroughly illustrated with color photographs and meticulous artistic renderings, as well as range maps for each species. Introductory chapters discuss biogeography, conservation, and evolution. The final section of the book illustrates the skulls, jaws, and tracks of Mexico’s mammals. This unparalleled collection of scientific information on, and photographs of, Mexican wildlife belongs on the shelf of every mammalogist, in public and academic libraries, and in the hands of anyone curious about Mexico and its wildlife.

Mammals of Mexico

Harold A. Mooney

Rodolfo Dirzo

Hillary S. Young

Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity as tropical rainforests, and are one of the most representative and highly endangered ecosystems in Latin America, knowledge about them remains limited because of the relative paucity of attention paid to them by scientists and researchers and a lack of published information on the subject. Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests seeks to address this shortcoming by bringing together a range of experts in diverse fields including biology, ecology, biogeography, and biogeochemistry, to review, synthesize, and explain the current state of our collective knowledge on the ecology and conservation of seasonally dry tropical forests. The book offers a synthetic and cross-disciplinary review of recent work with an expansive scope, including sections on distribution, diversity, ecosystem function, and human impacts. Throughout, contributors emphasize conservation issues, particularly emerging threats and promising solutions, with key chapters on climate change, fragmentation, restoration, ecosystem services, and sustainable use. Seasonally dry tropical forests are extremely rich in biodiversity, and are seriously threatened. They represent scientific terrain that is poorly explored, and there is an urgent need for increased understanding of the system's basic ecology. Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests represents an important step in bringing together the most current scientific information about this vital ecosystem and disseminating it to the scientific and conservation communities.

Ecology and Conservation

Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests

Anne H. Ehrlich

"This book shows us the face of Earth’s sixth great mass extinction, revealing that this century is a time of darkness for the world’s birds and mammals. In The Annihilation of Nature, three of today’s most distinguished conservationists tell the stories of the birds and mammals we have lost and those that are now on the road to extinction. These tragic tales, coupled with eighty-three color photographs from the world’s leading nature photographers, display the beauty and biodiversity that humans are squandering."--Book jacket.

Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals

The Annihilation of Nature

Gerardo Ceballos

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