The Arid Mangrove Forest from Baja California Peninsula. Volume 2

$160.00

Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez (Editor)
Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Mexico

Series: Environmental Research Advances
BISAC: NAT045000

The Arid Mangrove Forest from Baja California Peninsula is a series of books that aim to understand the biodiversity, fisheries and economic value of this critical habitat. The book’s contents are devoted to making the reader aware of the great value of the mangrove trees in relation to their conservation and management. Mangrove forests along the Baja California Peninsula represent the northernmost population along Pacific Coast, and thus they are likely to be sourced populations for colonization at higher latitudes as the climate becomes more favorable.

Today, these populations are relatively small and fragmented, and prior research has indicated that they are poor in genetic diversity; however, in the actual global warming scenario, it is very likely that forest cover and genetic diversity will increase. Another relevant component of the book will be the biodiversity inventory, which is still in progress for many biological groups and will be taken into account in the present volume. The present volume will review and analyze some physical, biological and ecological factors that determine the success of these communities and their use in conservation or fishery management. Marine Protected Areas include several of the mangrove forests studied here, and the presented information is critical for appropriate management.

The book is organized in ten chapters to evaluate based on study cases, the value of the forest in arid zones of the Baja California Peninsula and the surrounding areas worldwide. This book will be essential to understand the mangroves along Northwestern Mexico and will be a critical consulting book for the next generation of managers and nature lovers who want to understand our environment better.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1
Vulnerability Analysis of Mangroves in the West Coast of Baja California Sur, México: An Approach to Identify Local Adaptation Measures
(Karina A. Bautista-González, Miguel Cifuentes-Jara, Alejandro Castillo-López, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica, and others)

Chapter 2
Genetic Analysis for Red Mangrove Reforestation (Rhizophora mangle L.) in Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur, Mexico
(Ilse Reyes-Medina, Raquel Muñiz-Salazar, Gustavo Hinojosa-Arango, Juan Manuel López-Vivas and Rafael Riosmena-Rodríguez, Programa de Investigación en Botánica Marina, Departamento de Biología Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Mexico, and others)

Chapter 3
The Link between Critical Habitat for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and the Mangrove of Ensenada de la Paz: A Case of Study
(Rocío Marcín-Medina, Diane Gendron Laniel, Eleonora Romero-Vadillo, Jorge López-Calderón and Rafael Riosmena-Rodríguez, Asociación de Investigación y Conservación de Mamíferos Marinos y su Hábitat (AICMMARH, A.C.), Juan Manuel de Salvatierra, La Paz, B.C. S., México, and others)

Chapter 4
Coastal Lagoons of Baja California Sur: An Oceanographic Overview
(Leonardo Álvarez Santamaría, Jorge García Pámanes and Guillermo Gutiérrez de Velasco Sanromán, Laboratorio de Oceanografía, Departamento Académico de Biología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur Carretera al Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur México, and others)

Chapter 5
The Contribution of Mangroves Ecosystems to the Replenishment of Reef Fish Populations and Fisheries in the Gulf of California: The Effects of Mangrove Areas and their Structure
(Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Isaí Dominguez-Guerrero, José Cota-Nieto, Tomás Plomozo-Lugo, Enric Sala, and Gustavo Hinojosa-Arango, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA, and others)

Chapter 6
Historical Trends of Mangrove Forest at Two Coastal Lagoons of the Pacific, Baja California Sur
(Tania Cota-Lucero, Jorge M. López-Calderón, Miguel Angel Ojeda Ruiz de la Peña and R. Riosmena-Rodríguez, Programa de Investigación en Botánica Marina, Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Col. Mezquitito, La Paz, México)

Chapter 7
Invasive Species Associated to the Mangrove Forest
(Juan Manuel López-Vivas, Rafael Riosmena-Rodríguez, María Mónica Lara-Uc, Jorge Manuel López-Calderón, Raquel Muñiz-Salazar and Gustavo Hinojosa-Arango, Programa de Investigación en Botánica Marina, Departamento Académico de Biología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Carretera, Colonia Mezquitito, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, and others)

Chapter 8
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Scenarios of Mangrove Community in the Gulf of California Case Study ‘Manglar Enfermería’
(Ávila-Flores, G and R. Riosmena-Rodríguez, Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Baja California Sur, México)

Chapter 9
Spatial Variation in Marine Meiofaunal Communities Along a Contamination Gradient in Bahia Magdalena, Mexico
(Perea-Blázquez, M.A. Boudrias, S.C. Gardner, R. Riosmena-Rodríguez, School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington. Wellington, New Zealand, and others)

Chapter 10
Macronutrients of the Main Diet Items of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) at the Foraging Habitat in the Pacific Coast of México
(Riosmena-Rodríguez Rafael, Villegas-Nava Fabiola Elena and Gardner Susan, Programa de Investigación en Botánica Marina, Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, México, and others)

Index

 

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