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Plant Diversity and Ecology in the Chihuahuan Desert - Emphasis on the Cuatro Cienegas Basin (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Maria... Plant Diversity and Ecology in the Chihuahuan Desert - Emphasis on the Cuatro Cienegas Basin (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Maria C. Mandujano, Irene Pisanty, Luis E. Eguiarte
R4,573 Discovery Miles 45 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Environmental and specific diversity in the Chihuahuan desert in general, and in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin in particular, has long been recognized as outstanding. This book provides a global ecological overview, together with in-depth studies of specific processes. The Chihuahuan desert is the warmest in North America, and has a complex geologic, climatic and biogeographical history, which affects today's distribution of vegetation and plants and generates complex phylogeographic patterns. The high number of endemic species reflects this complex set of traits. The modern distribution of environments, including aquatic and subaquatic systems, riparian environments, gypsum dunes and gypsum-rich soils, low levels of phosphorous and organic matter, and high salinity combined with an extreme climate call for a range of adaptations. Plants are distributed in a patchy pattern based on punctual variations, and many of them respond to different resources and conditions with considerable morphological plasticity. In terms of physiological, morphological and ecological variability, cacti were identified as the most important group in specific environments like bajadas, characterized by high diversity values, while gypsophytes and gypsovagues of different phylogenies, including species with restricted distribution and endemics.

Plant Diversity and Ecology in the Chihuahuan Desert - Emphasis on the Cuatro Cienegas Basin (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Maria... Plant Diversity and Ecology in the Chihuahuan Desert - Emphasis on the Cuatro Cienegas Basin (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Maria C. Mandujano, Irene Pisanty, Luis E. Eguiarte
R4,605 Discovery Miles 46 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Environmental and specific diversity in the Chihuahuan desert in general, and in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin in particular, has long been recognized as outstanding. This book provides a global ecological overview, together with in-depth studies of specific processes. The Chihuahuan desert is the warmest in North America, and has a complex geologic, climatic and biogeographical history, which affects today's distribution of vegetation and plants and generates complex phylogeographic patterns. The high number of endemic species reflects this complex set of traits. The modern distribution of environments, including aquatic and subaquatic systems, riparian environments, gypsum dunes and gypsum-rich soils, low levels of phosphorous and organic matter, and high salinity combined with an extreme climate call for a range of adaptations. Plants are distributed in a patchy pattern based on punctual variations, and many of them respond to different resources and conditions with considerable morphological plasticity. In terms of physiological, morphological and ecological variability, cacti were identified as the most important group in specific environments like bajadas, characterized by high diversity values, while gypsophytes and gypsovagues of different phylogenies, including species with restricted distribution and endemics.

Cuatro Cienegas Ecology, Natural History and Microbiology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Valeria... Cuatro Cienegas Ecology, Natural History and Microbiology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Valeria Souza, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez, Luis E. Eguiarte
R3,004 Discovery Miles 30 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The aim of this first book is to introduce the readers of the series to why Cuatro Cienegas Basin (CCB) is so unique, starting with the reason why astrobiologists became interested in this oasis in the first place; namely, the high diversity and abundance of stromatolites and microbial mats in continental waters to be found in the desert oasis. As NASA has long since discovered, the basin may offer the best analog of early Earth. In essence, CCB is a time machine that can take us far back and forth in time. In the respective chapters, the contributing authors explain the extraordinary microbial diversity of Cuatro Cienegas Basin from various perspectives. In order to do so, they explain their journey as well as the different tools used to unravel the basin's mysteries, such as: Why are there so many species in a place without food? How has life there survived the enormity of tectonic shifts through the ages, maintaining its ancient marine heritage?

Cuatro Cienegas Ecology, Natural History and Microbiology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Valeria Souza, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez,... Cuatro Cienegas Ecology, Natural History and Microbiology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Valeria Souza, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez, Luis E. Eguiarte
R3,004 Discovery Miles 30 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The aim of this first book is to introduce the readers of the series to why Cuatro Cienegas Basin (CCB) is so unique, starting with the reason why astrobiologists became interested in this oasis in the first place; namely, the high diversity and abundance of stromatolites and microbial mats in continental waters to be found in the desert oasis. As NASA has long since discovered, the basin may offer the best analog of early Earth. In essence, CCB is a time machine that can take us far back and forth in time. In the respective chapters, the contributing authors explain the extraordinary microbial diversity of Cuatro Cienegas Basin from various perspectives. In order to do so, they explain their journey as well as the different tools used to unravel the basin's mysteries, such as: Why are there so many species in a place without food? How has life there survived the enormity of tectonic shifts through the ages, maintaining its ancient marine heritage?

Conflicts Between Biodiversity Conservation and Humans - The Case of the Chihuahua Desert and Cuatro Cienegas (Paperback, 1st... Conflicts Between Biodiversity Conservation and Humans - The Case of the Chihuahua Desert and Cuatro Cienegas (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Valeria Souza, Maria C. Mandujano, Irene Pisanty, Luis E. Eguiarte
R4,531 Discovery Miles 45 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book takes readers on a journey through the history of water in the Coahuila desert. It starts by describing the beauty and mysteries of the landscape, and then explores the rock art of the original desert cultures in Coahuila, offering readers a glimpse of the sacred nature of water in the desert, as well as the rituals surrounding it. Moving on to the colonial times and the post- independence development of the region, it discusses early water management, and explores how water is managed in modern times, as well as the legal complications of the law, and how these faulty laws, designed for less arid regions, have affected a highly diverse wetland, the Cuatro Cienegas oasis. The book then examines the biological consequences of the water loss for the aquatic plants and animals in Churince - a now extinct system within Cuatro Cienegas. Further, it addresses how even bacteria can become extinct in this hyper-diverse microbial oasis. Lastly, after this despair and sense of loss, the book provides hope, offering suggestions for how we can transform the future, from a social and educational point of view as well as through good science and changes in policy.

Conflicts Between Biodiversity Conservation and Humans - The Case of the Chihuahua Desert and Cuatro Cienegas (Hardcover, 1st... Conflicts Between Biodiversity Conservation and Humans - The Case of the Chihuahua Desert and Cuatro Cienegas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Valeria Souza, Maria C. Mandujano, Irene Pisanty, Luis E. Eguiarte
R4,563 Discovery Miles 45 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book takes readers on a journey through the history of water in the Coahuila desert. It starts by describing the beauty and mysteries of the landscape, and then explores the rock art of the original desert cultures in Coahuila, offering readers a glimpse of the sacred nature of water in the desert, as well as the rituals surrounding it. Moving on to the colonial times and the post- independence development of the region, it discusses early water management, and explores how water is managed in modern times, as well as the legal complications of the law, and how these faulty laws, designed for less arid regions, have affected a highly diverse wetland, the Cuatro Cienegas oasis. The book then examines the biological consequences of the water loss for the aquatic plants and animals in Churince - a now extinct system within Cuatro Cienegas. Further, it addresses how even bacteria can become extinct in this hyper-diverse microbial oasis. Lastly, after this despair and sense of loss, the book provides hope, offering suggestions for how we can transform the future, from a social and educational point of view as well as through good science and changes in policy.

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