[PDF] Biodiversity And The Management Of The Madrean Archipelago eBook

Author : Leonard F. DeBano
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 1999-10
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ISBN : 0788183869

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This conference brought together scientists and managers from government, universities, and private organizations to examine the biological diversity and management challenges of the unique "sky island" ecosystems of the mountains of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico. Session topics included: floristic resources, plant ecology, vertebrates, invertebrates, hydrology and riparian systems, aquatic resources, fire, conservation and management, human uses through time, and visions for the future. Illustrated.

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Page : 495 pages
File Size : 24,86 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Biodiversity
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This Proceedings contains the abstracts in English and Spanish of papers presented at the 4th conference on the Madrean Archipelago held May 14-18, 2018, in Tucson, Arizona. It also contains several full-length papers that expand on the abstracts. The Report presents updates on research presently going on in the Madrean Archipelago region of Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora, and Chihuahua. The region is known as the “Sky Islands” of southern Arizona and New Mexico and the Sierra Madre Occidental of Sonora and Chihuahua. In between the mountain ranges are the grasslands and desert lands that form the “seas” that isolate the flora and fauna of the highlands. The wide range of ecosystems from the intermountain deserts and grasslands contribute to the high biodiversity of the region. Contributions to the Proceedings came from researchers in the USA, Mexico, and Portugal. Topics include climate, Madrean history, mammals, invertebrates, aquatic fauna, plants, hydrology, soils, riparian areas, herpetofauna, biodiversity, grasslands, fire, mining, monitoring, and other topics.

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File Size : 14,88 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biodiversity conservation
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The Madrean Archipelago or Sky Islands region of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico is recognized for its unique biological diversity, natural beauty, and cultural heritage. This 2012 conference brought together scientists, managers, students, and other interested parties from the United States and Mexico to share their knowledge and passion about the region and to identify needs and creative solutions for existing and emerging problems. More than 300 people attended the conference including a large and energetic contingent from northern Mexico. The conference provided a forum to update the state-of-knowledge that has evolved since the first conference in 1994 and the second conference in 2004. It also provided a setting for the formation of new friendships and partnerships. These proceedings contain 80 of the 190 oral and poster presentations and all abstracts from the plenary sessions and the concurrent sessions. Abstracts in Spanish are included. Topics include climate change in the Sky Island Region, southwestern cienegas, the Northern Jaguar Reserve, amphibian conservation, biodiversity of plants and animals, fire effects, grasslands, and human impacts, and tools. The conference hosted a symposium about Santa Cruz River Watershed Conservation. A lively open forum at the end of the conference generated a list of future scientific and management needs for the Madrean Archipelago and a commitment to increase international cooperation. Mexican participants graciously offered to host the next conference, Speakers stressed the importance for all interested parties to collaborate--to work side-by-side and constantly inform one another about relevant research, timely events, and cross-pollination opportunities throughout the region.

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Page : 593 pages
File Size : 18,44 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biodiversity conservation
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The Madrean Archipelago or Sky Islands region of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico is recognized for its unique biological diversity, natural beauty, and cultural heritage. This 2012 conference brought together scientists, managers, students, and other interested parties from the United States and Mexico to share their knowledge and passion about the region and to identify needs and creative solutions for existing and emerging problems. More than 300 people attended the conference including a large and energetic contingent from northern Mexico. The conference provided a forum to update the state-of-knowledge that has evolved since the first conference in 1994 and the second conference in 2004. It also provided a setting for the formation of new friendships and partnerships. These proceedings contain 80 of the 190 oral and poster presentations and all abstracts from the plenary sessions and the concurrent sessions. Abstracts in Spanish are included. Topics include climate change in the Sky Island Region, southwestern cienegas, the Northern Jaguar Reserve, amphibian conservation, biodiversity of plants and animals, fire effects, grasslands, and human impacts, and tools. The conference hosted a symposium about Santa Cruz River Watershed Conservation. A lively open forum at the end of the conference generated a list of future scientific and management needs for the Madrean Archipelago and a commitment to increase international cooperation. Mexican participants graciously offered to host the next conference, Speakers stressed the importance for all interested parties to collaborate--to work side-by-side and constantly inform one another about relevant research, timely events, and cross-pollination opportunities throughout the region.