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Standardized Hierarchical Vegetation Classification - Mexican and Global Patterns (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Standardized Hierarchical Vegetation Classification - Mexican and Global Patterns (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Series: Geobotany Studies
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This book outlines the transitions between cultured and natural
land cover/vegetation types and their implications in the search
for alternatives to reverse the trend of anthropogenic
environmental degradation. It also elaborates on the proposed
"standardized hierarchical Mexican vegetation classification
system" and geobotanical mapping, a critical transversal
environmental issue. The first chapter consists of an historical
review of the common approaches to the study of vegetation both in
Mexico and in other regions of the world. The second chapter
concisely analyzes the existing schools of thought that have led to
the development of vegetation classification systems based on
physiognomic, structural and floristic approaches. The focal point
of the book is the "standardized hierarchical Mexican vegetation
classification system" (SECLAVEMEX - "Sistema jerarquico
estandarizado para la clasificacion de la vegetacion de Mexico").
Chapter 3 describes the system's organizational levels along with
the criteria defining them and the nomenclatural basis for the
denomination of each type of vegetation. It also includes a series
of tables explaining and precisely defining the meaning of each
concept, criterion, character and element used to help readers
successfully identify the type of vegetation in a determined area.
The fourth chapter highlights SECLAVEMEX's inclusive character as
evidenced through its compatibility with other systems currently
used around the globe. Three concepts are critically reviewed: land
cover, land use and vegetation. These are often the study subject
of the contrasting disciplines geography, agronomy and ecology,
which all rely upon plant species assemblages. As such, the final
chapter focuses on a critical transversal environmental issue -
geobotanical mapping. Geobotanical mapping offers a baseline for
land cover/use planning and provides critical information on
ecological, economic and cultural attributes, which can be used as
a basis for environmental-policy decisions. The proposed SECLAVEMEX
was applied to Mexico as an example of land cover, land use and
vegetation patterns intermingling as the result of a long human
influence. SECLAVEMEX, however, can be adapted and hopefully
adopted globally as a baseline for consistently comparing
geobotanical patterns and their transitions.
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