ATTENTION: The software behind KU ScholarWorks is being upgraded to a new version. Starting July 15th, users will not be able to log in to the system, add items, nor make any changes until the new version is in place at the end of July. Searching for articles and opening files will continue to work while the system is being updated.
If you have any questions, please contact Marianne Reed at mreed@ku.edu .
The Chimalapas Region, Oaxaca, Mexico: a high-priority region for bird conservation in Mesoamerica
dc.contributor.author | Peterson, A. Townsend | |
dc.contributor.author | Navarro-Sigüenza, Adolfo G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hernández-Baños, Blanca E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Escalona-Segura, Griselda | |
dc.contributor.author | Rebón-Gallardo, Fanny | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodríguez-Ayala, Emir | |
dc.contributor.author | Figueroa-Esquivel, Elsa M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cabrera-García, Leonardo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-17T15:00:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-08-17T15:00:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Peterson, A. T., A. G. Navarro-Sigüenza, B. E. Hernández-Baños, G. Escalona-Segura, F. Rebón-Gallardo, E. Rodríguez-Ayala, E. M. Figueroa-Esquivel, and L. Cabrera-García. 2003. The Chimalapas region, Oaxaca, Mexico: A high-priority region for bird conservation in Mesoamerica. Bird Conservation International 13:227-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959270903003186 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/6533 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Chimalapas region, in eastern Oaxaca, Mexico, holds lowland rainforests, tropical dry forests, and cloud forests typical of the Neotropics, as well as montane pine and pine-oak forests more typical of the Nearctic. Totaling more than 600,000 ha, much of the region is forested, and in a good state of preservation. The Chimalapas avifauna is by far the most diverse for any region of comparable size in the country, totalling at least 464 species in the region as a whole (with more than 300 species in the lowland rainforest) representing 44% of the bird species known from Mexico. Within the region, the humid Atlantic lowlands hold 317 species, the montane regions 113 species, and the southern dry forested lowlands 216 species. Important species present in the region include Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja and several other large eagles, Black Penelopina nigra and probably Horned Oreophasis derbianus Guans, Scarlet Macaw Ara macao, Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow Aimophila sumichrasti, Rose-bellied Bunting Passerina rositae, and Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno. The area holds immense lowland rainforests and cloud forests that rank among the largest and best preserved in all of Mesoamerica, including a complete lowland-to-highland continuum, with entire watersheds preserved more or less intact. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | |
dc.rights | Bird Conservation International (2003) 13:227–253. BirdLife International 2003 DOI: 10.1017/S0959270903003186 Printed in the United Kingdom | |
dc.title | The Chimalapas Region, Oaxaca, Mexico: a high-priority region for bird conservation in Mesoamerica | |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | Peterson, A. Townsend | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0959270903003186 | |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
Files in this item
This item appears in the following Collection(s)
-
Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum Scholarly Works [320]
-
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Scholarly Works [736]
Publications by faculty affiliated with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies -
Distinguished Professors Scholarly Works [918]
-
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Scholarly Works [1572]
-
Kansas African Studies Center Scholarly Works [272]
Publications by faculty and researchers affiliated with the Kansas African Studies Center