Conservation Assessment of Guaiacum sanctum and Guaiacum coulteri: Historic Distribution and Future Trends in Mexico

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-255

  López Toledo, Leonel ^a,b,c   Gonzalez Salazar, Constantino ^b   Burslem, David F R P ^a   Martinez Ramos, Miguel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Cd Universitaria ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ecological niche modeling; IUCN Red List; Population structure; Threatened tropical tree species

Indexed keywords

CITES; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RED LIST; REGENERATION; TIMBER;

CAMPECHE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [MEXICO]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN;

GUAIACUM; GUAIACUM SANCTUM;

EID: 79952059892     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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