Ecology and Man in Mexico’s Central Volcanoes Area

Ecology and Man in Mexico’s Central Volcanoes Area edited by G.W. Heil, Roland Bobbink, Nuri Trigo Boix.

The main activities of the economically active population around The Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl volcanoes region lie in the primary sector (65- 90%). Of the people working in this sector, those dependent on agricultural or pastoral activities generally have an income significantly lower than the...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Heil, G.W (Editor), Bobbink, Roland (Editor), Boix, Nuri Trigo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecology .
Geology.
Plant ecology.
Environmental management.
Remote sensing.
Operations research.
Decision making.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mexico’s 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 Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatepetl Region
  • Birds of the Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park and their significance for ecotourism
  • Effects of habitat fragmentation on the mammalian assemblage at the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl Volcanoes, Mexico
  • Dynamics of plant communities in the Iztaccíhuatl - Popocatépetl National Park
  • Remote Sensing biomass of forested ecosystems: Modelling the carbon cycle of the Iztacchíuatl - Popocatípetl National Park, Míxico
  • Strategic Planning of the Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park
  • Ecology and Man: Synthesis.

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