LEADER 03996nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910446347503321 005 20230721030421.0 010 $a1-281-06037-2 010 $a9786611060374 010 $a1-84593-262-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000395976 035 $a(EBL)318573 035 $a(OCoLC)276334084 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000111681 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11806637 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000111681 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080325 035 $a(PQKB)10730217 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC318573 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL318573 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10195625 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL106037 035 $a(OCoLC)182554746 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000395976 100 $a20070227d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBiodiversity loss and conservation in fragmented forest landscapes$b[electronic resource] $ethe forests of Montane Mexico and temperate South America /$fA.C. Newton, editor 210 $aWallingford $cCABI$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (432 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84593-261-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a7. 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 327 $a12. 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 330 $aBased 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. 606 $aForest biodiversity$zLatin America 606 $aForest biodiversity conservation$zLatin America 606 $aRain forests$zLatin America 606 $aRain forest conservation$zLatin America 615 0$aForest biodiversity 615 0$aForest biodiversity conservation 615 0$aRain forests 615 0$aRain forest conservation 676 $a577.3098 701 $aNewton$b Adrian C$0862784 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910446347503321 996 $aBiodiversity loss and conservation in fragmented forest landscapes$92128365 997 $aUNINA