Biodiversity loss and conservation in fragmented forest landscapes [[electronic resource] ] : the forests of Montane Mexico and temperate South America / / A.C. Newton, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910446347503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, : CABI, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-06037-2; 9786611060374; 1-84593-262-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (432 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): NewtonAdrian C
• Disciplina: 577.3098
• Soggetti: Forest biodiversity - Latin America; Forest biodiversity conservation - Latin America; Rain forests - Latin America; Rain forest conservation - Latin America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Forest Loss and Fragmentation in Mexico and Chile; 3. Plant Diversity in Highly Fragmented Forest Landscapes in Mexico and Chile: Implications for Conservation; 4. Fragmentation and Edge Effects on Plant-Animal Interactions, Ecological Processes and Biodiversity; 5. Habitat Fragmentation and Reproductive Ecology of Embothrium coccineum, Eucryphia cordifolia and Aextoxicon punctatum in Southern Temperate Rainforests; 6. Patterns of Genetic Variation in Tree Species and their Implications for Conservation; 7. Secondary Succession under a Slash-and-burn Regime in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest: Soil and Vegetation Characteristics8. The Impact of Logging and Secondary Succession on the Below-ground System of a Cloud Forest in Mexico; 9. Applying Succession Models to the Conservation of Tropical Montane Forest; 10. Models of Regional and Local Stand Composition and Dynamics of Pine-Oak Forests in the Central Highlands of Chiapas (Mexico): Theoretical and Management Implications; 11. Process-based Modelling of Regeneration Dynamics ; and Sustainable Use in Species-rich Rainforests; 12. Testing Forest Biodiversity Indicators by Assessing Anthropogenic Impacts along Disturbance Gradients13. Fire Challenges to Conserving Tropical Ecosystems: the Case Study of Chiapas; 14. Identification of Priority Areas for Conservation in South-central Chile; 15. Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in Fragmented Landscapes of Temperate and Montane Tropical Latin America; 16. Future Scenarios for Tropical Montane and South Temperate Forest Biodiversity in Latin America; 17. Synthesis; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on a field research on the changing montane and temperate rainforests of Mexico and South America. By concentrating on these largely overlooked environments, this work allows for comparative analysis across areas and helps identify how human disturbance has impacted the biodiversity of all forest types.