Overview
- Editors:
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Gerrit W. Heil
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Department of Plant Ecology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Roland Bobbink
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Department of Landscape Ecology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Nuri Trigo Boix
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Departamento El Hombre y su Ambiente, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, México
- Integrates the different methods of collecting ecological data up to the level of developing management plans and decision making
- Provides a synthesis of fundamental and applied ecology of tropical montane forest ecosystems
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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- Roland Bobbink, Gerrit W. Heil
Pages 1-18
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- Nuri Trigo Boix, Aurora Chimal Hernandez, Gerrit W. Heil, Roland Bobbink, Betty Verduyn
Pages 19-48
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- Roland Bobbink, Gerrit W. Heil, Betty Verduyn
Pages 49-71
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- Alejandro Meléndez-Herrada, Nuri Trigo Boix, Aurora Chimal-Hernández
Pages 73-101
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- Alejandro Velázquez, Francisco J. Romero, Héctor Rangel-Cordero, Gerrit W. Heil
Pages 103-123
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- Gerrit W. Heil, Roland Bobbink, Nuri Trigo Boix, Betty Verduyn
Pages 147-171
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- Juan Manuel Chávez Cortés, Marta M. Chávez Cortés, Gilberto S. Binnqüist Cervantes, Iván Roldán Aragón, Euridice Leyequien Abarca, Gerardo Romano Delon
Pages 173-204
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- Gerrit W. Heil, Roland Bobbink, Nuri Trigo Boix
Pages 205-219
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Back Matter
Pages 221-222
About this book
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 minimum wage in Mexico. Of the activities in the area, these agricultural, pastoral, and forestry activities probably have the most direct effect on the ecology of the volcanoes and its immediate surroundings. Traditional farmers, producing crops such as beans, pumpkins and cucumbers, generally work on small fields using traditional methods and animal traction. Modern farming, geared towards intensive production develops on larger sites making use of modern machinery, fertilizers, and pesticides. As the area under agriculture continues to increase every year, the attendant opening of large forested areas, soil modification, and ensuing erosion make it almost impossible for forest recovery. Extensive forestry in the region mainly concerns cutting and collecting wood, cutting Pinus-branches for torches or for utensils for open-fire cooking, collection of mushrooms, and hunting. Although these (often clandestine) activities seem to be small-scale, their adverse effects on the forest have been substantial. Weekend visitors from Mexico City heavily dominate recreation, with tourism concentrated near the roads leading to and inside the park. Lacking organization and facilities, most recreational activities have had significant environmental impact on the area In many countries, the decline of nature has occurred because of changes in land use.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Plant Ecology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Gerrit W. Heil
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Department of Landscape Ecology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Roland Bobbink
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Departamento El Hombre y su Ambiente, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, México
Nuri Trigo Boix