Biodiversity of Pantepui : the pristine lost world of the neotropical Guiana Highlands /

Biodiversity of Pantepui: The Pristine "Lost World" of the Neotropical Guiana Highlands provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the biota, origin, and evolution of the Pantepui biogeographical province. It synthesizes historical information and recent discoveries, covering...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rull, Valent�i (Editor ), Vegas-Vilarr�ubia, Teresa (Editor ), Huber, Otto, 1944- (Editor ), Se�naris, Josefa Celsa (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press, [2019]
Temas:
Biodiversity > Guiana Highlands.
Biodiversit�e > Guyanes, Massif des.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Biodiversity
Guiana Highlands.
Guyanes, Massif des.
South America > Guiana Highlands
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: General aspects: 1. Definition and characterization of the Pantepui biogeographical province / Valent�i Rull, Otto Huber, Teresa Vegas-Vilarr�ubia and Celsa Se�naris
  • 2. Climatic and ecological history of Pantepui and surrounding areas / Valent�i Rull, Encarni Montoya, Sandra Nogu�e, Elisabet Safont and Teresa Vegas-Villarr�ubia
  • 3. Pantepui as a dynamic biogeographical concept / Valent�i Rull and Teresa Vegas-Vilarr�ubia
  • 4. Origin and evolution of the Pantepui biota / Valent�i Rull.
  • Part II: The photosynthetic world: 5. Algae / Jan Ka�stovsk�y, Karolina Fu�c�ikov�a, Jana Vesel�a, Charles Brewer Car�ias and Teresa Vegas-Vilarr�ubia
  • 6. Vascular plants and bryophytes / Ricarda Riina, Paul E. Berry, Otto Huber, and Fabi�an A. Michelangeli
  • 7. Plant communities / Otto Huber and Valent�i Rull.
  • Part III: Animal diversity: 8. Aquatic insects / Tom�a�s Derka, Carmen Zamora-Mu�noz and Jos�e Manuel Tierno de Figueroa
  • 9. Butterflies / �Angel L. Viloria and Mauro Costa
  • 10. Scorpions / Jos�e A. Ochoa and Fernando J.M. Rojas-Runjaic
  • 11. Land snails / Abraham S.H. Breure
  • 12. Amphibians and reptiles / Celsa Se�naris and Fernando J.M. Rojas-Runjaic
  • 13. Birds / Jorge L. P�erez-Em�an, Miguel Lentino and Elisa Bonaccorso
  • 14. Mammals / Daniel Lew and Burton K. Lim
  • 15. Vertebrate parasites / Ricardo Guerrero.
  • Part IV: Biodiversity conservation: 16. Conservation of Pantepui: between complex emergency and climate change / Mariapia Bevilacqua, Celsa Se�naris and Otto Huber
  • 17. Pantepui and global warming / Valent�i Rull, Sandra Nogu�e, Elisabet Safont and Teresa Vegas-Villarr�ubia.

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