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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.
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.
Ranked as one of the world's most important ecosystems, the
Campeche rainforest covers more than seven million acres of
southeast Mexico and Belize, and contains more than 2,000 plants
species and 350 species of bird. This volume documents the region
in 100 color photographs, scientific tables, maps and
contextualizing essays.
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