Download or read book Birds of Baja California written by Sanford R. Wilbur and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California written by Ronald H. McPeak and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers species that occur on the Baja California Peninsula, islands of the Gulf of California, and the islands along the Pacific Coast. Reviews the geography, geology, and diversity of Baja California, and provides general information on finding reptiles and amphibians, venomous reptiles, and conser
Download or read book Biodiversity Ecosystems and Conservation in Northern Mexico written by Jean-Luc E. Cartron and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the biodiversity and biogeography of nothern Mexico, documents the biological importance of regional ecosystems and the impacts of human land use on the conservation status of plants and wildlife. It should become the standard source document for the conservation status of species and ecosystems in this region, which is of unusual biological interest because of its high biodiversity and highly varied landscape and biological zonation.
Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cort s written by L. Lee Grismer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-09-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baja California peninsula is home to many forms of life found nowhere else on earth. This, combined with the peninsula's rugged and inaccessible terrain, has made the area one of the last true biological frontiers of North America. L. Lee Grismer is not only the foremost authority on the amphibians and reptiles of Baja California, but also an outstanding photographer. He has produced the most comprehensive work on the herpetofauna of the peninsula and its islands ever published. With its stunning color images, detailed accounts of many little-known species, and descriptions of the region's diverse environment, this is the definitive guide to the amphibians and reptiles of a fascinating and remote region. The culmination of Grismer's quarter century of fieldwork on the Baja peninsula and his exploration of more than one hundred of its islands in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortés, this book gives information on the identification, distribution, natural history, and taxonomy of each species of amphibian and reptile found there. Preliminary accounts of the life history of many of the salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles, lizards, and snakes are reported here for the first time, and several species that were almost unknown to science are illustrated in full color. The book also contains new data on species distribution and on the effect of the isolated landscape of the peninsula and its islands on the evolutionary process. Much of the information gathered here is presented in biogeographical overviews that consider the extremely varied environments of Baja California in both a contemporary and a historical framework. An original and important contribution to science, this book will generate further research for years to come as it becomes a benchmark reference for both professionals and amateurs.
Download or read book Field Guide to Marine Mammals of the Pacific Coast written by Sarah G. Allen and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This richly illustrated book is more than a field guide, giving the reader insight into the fascinating biology of these animals and the conservation issues they face. Any resident or visitor to the West Coast will love this book and reach for it not only when standing on a bluff looking out to sea, but also when curled in an armchair at home." ---FRANCES GULLAND, The Marine Mammal Center --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Baja California Plant Field Guide written by Jon Paul Rebman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baja California Plant Field Guide is a manual to native and naturalized plants of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. It is a useful guide for the entire Sonoran Desert and for Southern California, as over 50% of the species covered also occur in these regions. Over 715 different plants in 111 plant families are identified (most in both English and Spanish), with both scientific and common names and detailed descriptions. Many species are illustrated with color photographs. Descriptions entail plant habit and height; stem, leaf, flower, and fruit morphology; range; elevation; pollination biology; ethnobotanical uses; and discriminating comparisons with close relatives. This book is intended for everyone from the interested novice to the professional botanist.
Download or read book The Gulf of California written by Richard C. Brusca and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few places in the world can claim such a diversity of species as the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), with its 6,000 recorded animal species estimated to be half the number actually living in its waters. So rich are the Gulf's water that over a half-million tons of seafood are taken from them annuallyÑand this figure does not count the wasted by-catch, which would triple or quadruple that tonnage. This timely book provides a benchmark for understanding the Gulf's extraordinary diversity, how it is threatened, and in what ways it isÑor should beÑprotected. In spite of its dazzling richness, most of the Gulf's coastline now harbors but a pale shadow of the diversity that existed just a half-century ago. Recommendations based on sound, careful science must guide Mexico in moving forward to protect the Gulf of California. This edited volume contains contributions by twenty-four Gulf of California experts, from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. From the origins of the Gulf to its physical and chemical characteristics, from urgently needed conservation alternatives for fisheries and the entire Gulf ecosystem to information about its invertebrates, fishes, cetaceans, and sea turtles, this thought-provoking book provides new insights and clear paths to achieve sustainable use solidly based on robust science. The interdisciplinary, international cooperation involved in creating this much-needed collection provides a model for achieving success in answering critically important questions about a precious but rapidly disappearing ecological treasure.
Download or read book Baja California Plant Field Guide written by Norman C. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fauna of the Baja California Peninsula written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: Birds of Baja Peninsula Mexico, Ring-tailed Cat, Yellow Warbler, California Condor, Pinyon Jay, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Bighorn Sheep, Western Scrub Jay, Yellow-breasted Chat, Lark Bunting, Brewer's Sparrow, Northern Waterthrush, Oryzomys peninsulae, Purple Martin, Pyrrhuloxia, Sage Thrasher, Clay-colored Sparrow, Prairie Falcon, Lawrence's Goldfinch, Lincoln's Sparrow, Anna's Hummingbird, Tricolored Blackbird, Black Phoebe, Phainopepla, MacGillivray's Warbler, Grasshopper Sparrow, Sage Sparrow, American Gray Flycatcher, Least Grebe, Rosy boa, Common Poorwill, Green-tailed Towhee, Ctenosaura hemilopha, Greater Roadrunner, California ground squirrel, Crotalus enyo, California Towhee, Brush Rabbit, Guadalupe Junco, Canyon Wren, Tree Swallow, Xantus's Murrelet, White-winged Dove, Loggerhead Shrike, Cassin's Auklet, California Whipsnake, Baja California Rat Snake, Black Oystercatcher, Warbling Vireo, Hooded Oriole, Cassin's Kingbird, Crotalus oreganus helleri, Red-breasted Sapsucker, California Gnatcatcher, Oak Titmouse, Elf Owl, Vermilion Flycatcher, Craveri's Murrelet, Juniper Titmouse, Black-vented Shearwater, Lewis's Woodpecker, Baja Pygmy-owl, Cactus Wren, Costa's Hummingbird, Varied Bunting, California Thrasher, Gilded Flicker, Lesser Nighthawk, Scott's Oriole, Bell's Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Gila Woodpecker, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Baja Blue Rock Lizard, Inca Dove, Le Conte's Thrasher, Rock Wren, White-throated Swift, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Red-naped Sapsucker, Varied Thrush, Cassin's Vireo, Hutton's Vireo, Verdin, Cassin's Finch, Black-chinned Sparrow, Belding's Yellowthroat, Violet-green Swallow, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Gray Vireo, Xantus's Hummingbird, Desert night lizard, Garden Slender Salamander, Cactus mouse, Coast horned lizard, Centruroides...
Download or read book Sea of Cortez Marine Invertebrates written by Alex N. Kerstitch and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saving the Gray Whale written by Serge Dedina and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once hunted by whalers and now the darling of ecotourists, the gray whale has become part of the culture, history, politics, and geography of Mexico's most isolated region. After the harvesting of gray whales was banned by international law in 1946, their populations rebounded; but while they are no longer hunted for their oil, these creatures are now chased up and down the lagoons of southern Baja California by whalewatchers. This book uses the biology and politics associated with gray whales in Mexican waters to present an unusual case study in conservation and politics. It provides an inside look at how gray whale conservation decisions are made in Mexico City and examines how those policies and programs are carried out in the calving grounds of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay, where catering to ecotourists is now an integral part of the local economy. More than a study of conservation politics, Dedina's book puts a human face on wildlife conservation. The author lived for two years with residents of Baja communities to understand their attitudes about wildlife conservation and Mexican politics, and he accompanied many in daily activities to show the extent to which the local economy depends on whalewatching. "It is ironic," observes Dedina, "that residents of some of the most isolated fishing villages in North America are helping to redefine our relationship with wild animals. Americans and Europeans brought the gray whale population to the brink of extinction. The inhabitants of San Ignacio Lagoon and Magdalena Bay are helping us to celebrate the whales' survival." By showing us how these animals have helped shape the lifeways of the people with whom they share the lagoons, Saving the Gray Whale demonstrates that gray whales represent both a destructive past and a future with hope.
Download or read book The Mammals of Baja California Mexico written by Laurence Markham Huey and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Forgotten Peninsula written by Joseph Wood Krutch and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author deftly weaves the materials of natural and human history into a radiant, tightly woven fabric. . . . This classic is a book for all seasonsÑto be reread and savored over the years.ÑLatin America in Books "His superb writing style and the timelessness of his subject (the natural world and the interaction of human beings with it) make this every bit as enjoyable today as it was in the 1960's."ÑBooks of the Southwest "Well-written and fascinating."ÑJournal of Arid Environments
Download or read book Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography Biodiversity in Space and Time written by Paul Upchurch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biogeography represents one of the most complex and challenging aspects of macroevolutionary research, requiring input from both the earth and life sciences. Palaeogeographic reconstruction is frequently carried out by researchers with backgrounds in geology and palaeontology, who are less likely to be familiar with the latest biogeographic techniques: conversely, biogeographic methods are often devised by neontologists who may be less familiar with the fossil record, stratigraphy, and palaeogeography. Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time bridges the gap between these two communities of researchers, who work on the same issues but typically use different types of data. The book covers a range of topics, and reflects some of the major overall questions in the field such as: Which approaches are best suited to reconstructing biogeographic histories under a range of circumstances? How do we maximize the use of organismal and earth sciences data to improve our understanding of events in earth history? How well do analytical techniques devised for researching the biogeography of extant organisms perform in the fossil record? Can alternative biodiversity metrics, particularly those based on morphological measurements, enhance our understanding of biogeographic patterns and processes? This book approaches palaeobiogeography with coverage of technological applications and detailed case studies. It spans a wide selection of overlapping and integrative disciplines, including evolutionary theory, vicariance biogeography, extinctions, and the philosophical aspects of palaeogeography. It also highlights new technological innovations and applications for research. Presenting a unique discussion of both palaeogeography and palaeobiogeography in one volume, this book focuses both historically and philosophically on the interface between geology, climate, and organismal distribution.
Download or read book Baja California written by William Weber Johnson and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1972 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the history, land, vegetation and wildlife of the peninsula of Baja California, separated from the rest of Mexico by the Gulf of California.
Download or read book The Marine Fish Fauna of the Middle Pleistocene Port Orford Formation and Elk River Beds Cape Blanco Oregon written by BRUCE J. WELTON and published by New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. This book was released on 2015 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of the Baja California Peninsula written by Richard A. Erickson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
