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Ecology and Man in Mexico's Central Volcanoes Area /

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This book shows numerous methodologies for collecting, processing and analyzing data from natural area, illustrating it in applications to Mexico's Iztacchuatl-Popocatpetl National Park. The book is written for ecologists, geographers, graduate biology students and natural resource managers. It...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heil, Gerrit W.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bobbink, Roland, Trigo Boix, Nuri
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Remote sensing.
Ecology.
Plant ecology.
Environmental management.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Mexicos central volcanoes area: an introduction
  • Classification and mapping of the vegetation using field observations and remote sensing
  • Man-induced changes in vegetation cover in the Iztacchuatl-Popocatpetl Region
  • Birds of the Iztacchuatl-Popocatpetl National Park and their significance for ecotourism
  • Effects of habitat fragmentation on the mammalian assemblage at the Iztacchuatl and Popocatpetl Volcanoes, Mexico
  • Dynamics of plant communities in the Iztacchuatl Popocatpetl National Park
  • Remote Sensing biomass of forested ecosystems: Modelling the carbon cycle of the Iztacchuatl Popocatpetl National Park, Mexico
  • Strategic Planning of the IztacchuatlPopocatpetl National Park
  • Ecology and Man: Synthesis
  • Index.