A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es write by Ted J. Case. This book was released on 2002-11-21. A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This updated and expanded A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es, first published nearly 20 years ago, integrates new and broader studies encompassing more taxa and more complete island coverage. The present synthesis provides a basis for further research and exploration in upcoming years of the biologically fascinating Sea of Cort'es region. The Gulf region is increasingly being exploited, for its natural resources by way of marine fisheries, and for its stunning natural beauty by way of a burgeoning tourism industry. Further, the region's human population is increasing apace. It is appropriate, therefore, that this volume discusses these evolving circumstances, and the efforts of the Mexican government to regulate and manage them. The new Biogeography includes a section on the conservation issues in the Sea of Cort'es, past accomplishments and conservation needs as yet outstanding. This book should be of strong interest to conservation biologists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists more generally.
Island Biogeography in the Sea of Cortéz
Island Biogeography in the Sea of Cortéz - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Island Biogeography in the Sea of Cortéz write by Ted J. Case. This book was released on 1983-01-01. Island Biogeography in the Sea of Cortéz available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez
The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez write by Stewart Aitchison. This book was released on 2021-11-23. The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The desert islands in the Sea of Cortez are little known except to a few intrepid tourists, sailors, and fishermen. Though at first glance these stark islands may appear barren, they are a refuge for an astounding variety of plants and animals. While many of the species are typical of the greater Sonoran Desert region, some are endemic or unique to one or two islands. For example, Isla Santa Catalina is home to the world’s only rattlesnake that has lost its ability to grow a rattle. Other islands host nesting birds, such as Isla Rasa, a tiny, flat flow of basalt lava that attracts nearly half a million elegant and royal terns and Heermann’s gulls each spring. The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez is one of the few books devoted to the biogeography of this remarkable part of the world. The book explores the geologic origin of the gulf and its islands, presents some of the basics of island biogeography, details insular life—including residents of the intertidal zone —and provides a brief outlook for preserving this area. More than a simple guidebook, Aitchison’s writing will take both actual and armchair travelers through a gripping tale of natural history. Like the rest of our fragile planet, the Sea of Cortez and its islands are threatened by humans. Overfishing has eliminated or greatly diminished many fish stocks, and dams on rivers that once flowed into the gulf prevent certain nutrients from reaching the sea. The tenuousness of this area makes the book’s extraordinary photographs and the firsthand descriptions by a well-known teacher, writer, and photographer all the more compelling.
A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es
A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es write by Ted J. Case. This book was released on 2002-11-21. A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This updated and expanded A New Island Biogeography of the Sea of Cort'es, first published nearly 20 years ago, integrates new and broader studies encompassing more taxa and more complete island coverage. The present synthesis provides a basis for further research and exploration in upcoming years of the biologically fascinating Sea of Cort'es region. The Gulf region is increasingly being exploited, for its natural resources by way of marine fisheries, and for its stunning natural beauty by way of a burgeoning tourism industry. Further, the region's human population is increasing apace. It is appropriate, therefore, that this volume discusses these evolving circumstances, and the efforts of the Mexican government to regulate and manage them. The new Biogeography includes a section on the conservation issues in the Sea of Cort'es, past accomplishments and conservation needs as yet outstanding. This book should be of strong interest to conservation biologists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists more generally.
Venomous Reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico
Venomous Reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Venomous Reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico write by Carl H. Ernst. This book was released on 2011. Venomous Reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first volume contains species accounts of the venomous lizards and elapid and viperid snakes found north of Mexico's twenty-fifth parallel. Volume two covers the twenty-one species of rattlesnakes found in the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico.
