An assessment of natural and human disturbance effects on Mexican ecosystems: Current trends and research gaps

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 589-617

  Calderon Aguilera, Luis E ^a   Rivera Monroy, Víctor H ^b   Porter Bolland, Luciana ^c   Martínez Yrízar, Angelina ^d   Ladah, Lydia B ^a   Martínez Ramos, Miguel ^e   Alcocer, Javier ^f   Santiago Pérez, Ana Luisa ^g   Hernandez Arana, Héctor A ^h   Reyes Gómez, Víctor M ^c   Pérez Salicrup, Diego R ^e   Díaz Nuñez, Vicente ⁱ   Sosa Ramírez, Joaquín ⁱ   Herrera Silveira, Jorge ^j   Búrquez, Alberto ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^h EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

ⁱ Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Centro de Ciencias Basicas   (Mexico)

^j DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

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Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Disturbance index; Hurricanes; Long term ecological research

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HURRICANE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84856961134     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0218-6     Document Type: Review

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