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2019
Calakmul region located in the south of Yucatan peninsula in southern Mexico is an amazing site that contains a vast diversity of ecosystems and some of the largest extensions of tropical forests in Mexico. These forests still host six species of ungulates, including the largest and last survivor of the Neotropical megafauna, the Central American tapir,
Rafael A Reyna-Hurtado
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Calakmul region located in the south of Yucatan peninsula in southern Mexico is an amazing site that contains a vast diversity of ecosystems and some of the largest extensions of tropical forests in Mexico. These forests still host six species of ungulates, including the largest and last survivor of the Neotropical megafauna, the Central American tapir,
Rafael A Reyna-Hurtado
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BUTTERFLIES (PAPILIONOIDEA AND HESPERIOIDEA) OF CALAKMUL, CAMPECHE, MÉXICO
Southwestern Naturalist, 2003Abstract We collected 423 species of diurnal butterflies (Rhopalocera) during 250 days of observations from March 1997 through January 2000 in the region of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico. We present a list of 428 species recorded for Calakmul. This is the first reported list of butterflies for the state of Campeche, and it includes 290 new records for the
Carmen Pozo
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LOS CAMINOS DE CALAKMUL, CAMPECHE
Ancient Mesoamerica, 2001Las ruinas de Calakmul se encuentran en la cuenca del mismo nombre localizado dentro del 723,000 ha Reserva de la Biosfera Calakmul en el sureste del Estado de Campeche. Investigaciones del Centro de Investigaciones Históricas y Sociales de la Universidad Autónoma de Campeche han demostrado que Calakmul formaba una de las más grandes centros ...
William J. Folan +4 more
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Calakmul: Power, Perseverance, and Persistence
2014This interdisciplinary chapter investigates the forces behind the location and endurance of the Great City of Calakmul, the biogenic (human and natural) nucleus of a large agronomic system of cultural and biological forces during 1500 years. The architectural, ceramic, malacological, chemical, epigraphic, linguistic, demographic, pollen, paleoclimate ...
William J. Folan Higgins +6 more
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Tapirus bairdii-Associated Fecal Microbiome from a Critical Conservation Area: Calakmul, México
Current Microbiology, 2021Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is the largest native terrestrial mammal in the Neotropics, which is endangered primarily as a consequence of habitat loss and overhunting. Baird's tapir is predominantly nocturnal and exists at low densities which complicates field studies.
Alfredo Yanez-Montalvo +5 more
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Vegetation complexity and bat‐plant dispersal in Calakmul, Mexico
Journal of Natural History, 2009Fruit production of chiropterochorous plants was studied to test the hypotheses that more complex habitats will harbour: (1) greater plant diversity, (2) higher biomass and density of bat‐dispersed plants, and (3) elevated frugivorous bat abundance. We defined habitat complexity as vegetation structural complexity – the degree of structural arrangement
Jorge A. Vargas‐Contreras +3 more
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Roedores y zoonosis en Calakmul
Therya ixmanaLos bosques tropicales del sureste mexicano son muy importantes por su gran biodiversidad, su contribución a la calidad del aire, provisión de agua, su acervo biocultural y por los recursos naturales que ofrece. Sin embargo, en ellos también se presentan algunos riesgos, como la exposición a agentes infecciosos transmitidos por la fauna silvestre.
César R. Rodríguez-Luna +2 more
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Using and conserving biodiversity in Calakmul
Biodiversity, 2000Julia Murphy spent two years in the state of Campeche, Mexico, researching local understandings of “environment” and environmentalism. In the course of her research she befriended the women described in this article. Valerie Burton is a professional photographer, living in Bolton, Ontario, who has worked and exhibited in Mexico.
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Agroforestry adoption in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico
Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, 2005Since farmers engage in a complex, dynamic process of learning-by-doing, evaluating economic incentives, and assessing risks in deciding whether to adopt agroforestry systems, a multi-pronged research approach is required for a complete analysis of adoption potential and to develop effective technological and institutional interventions.
D. Evan Mercer +3 more
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Local Perceptions of Conservation Initiatives in the Calakmul Region
2013The designation of state-managed protected areas has become the main instrument for conserving biodiversity worldwide. However, it is widely argued that its success is limited to understanding its social–political domain, in which human customs, relations, motivations, and the political institutions and structures that determine them drive the ...
Luciana Porter-Bolland +2 more
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