Título del libro: Mexican Fauna In The Anthropocene
Título del capítulo: Mexican Avifauna of the Anthropocene
DAVID ALEXANDER PRIETO TORRES; LEOPOLDO DANIEL VAZQUEZ REYES; LUIS ANTONIO SANCHEZ GONZALEZ; MARIA DEL CORO ARIZMENDI ARRIAGA; ALEJANDRO GORDILLO MARTINEZ;
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Año de publicación:
2023
Palabras clave:
Alpha and beta diversities; Biodiversity loss; Functional diversity; High-priority areas; Species range shifts
Resumen:
Mexico?s megadiverse avifauna includes many endemic taxa and unique diversity patterns, as well as species that are widely distributed across the Americas. Of the roughly 10, 500 bird species currently recognized worldwide, about 11% are found in Mexico, and more than 200 species are considered endemic. However, according to national and international checklists, almost 44% of bird species are under some level of threat. The Mexican avifauna has suffered considerable changes due to anthropogenic disturbances (urbanization, habitat loss, and fragmentation), pollution across landscapes, and global climate change. Nonetheless, details of their response to accelerated landscape transformation and global warming remain somewhat opaque. In this chapter, we aim to: (i) present a general characterization of both ecological and geographic patterns in the bird taxa whose presence has been confirmed across Mexico; and (ii) document how anthropization factors like pollution, urbanization, land use change, and climate change have impacted the spatiotemporal patterns of avifauna biodiversity across the country. We then review how this knowledge has - or has not - resulted in effective conservation measures to ensure the long-term integrity of the avifauna. Based on this information, we discuss current challenges and future opportunities in these research topics. In a developing country like Mexico, where economic resources for conservation are limited, this information is crucial for long-term conservation policy decisions and for understanding the costs and consequences of inaction. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.
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ISBN:
9783031172779
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Springer International Publishing Nombre de la publicación:
Mexican Avifauna of the Anthropocene
Página inicial:
153
Página final:
180
