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 the main biogeographic patterns, evolutionary trends, and conservational efforts.
Written by international experts on the biodiversity of this pristine land, this book explores what makes Pantepui a unique natural laboratory to study the origin and evolution of Neotropical biodiversity under the influence of only natural drivers. It discusses the organisms living in Pentepui, including algae, plants, several groups of invertebrates, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. The latter portion of the book delves into the effects of human activity and global warming on Pantepui, and current conservational efforts to combat these threats. Biodiversity of Pantepui is an important resource for researchers in ecology, biogeography, evolution, and conservation, who want to understand the biodiversity and natural history of this region, and how to help conserve and protect the Guiana Highlands from environmental and human damages.
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. Part I: General Aspects - p. xviii 3. Chapter 1. Definition and characterization of the Pantepui biogeographical province - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. Climatic and ecological history of Pantepui and surrounding areas - p. 33 5. Chapter 3. Pantepui as a dynamic biogeographical concept - p. 55 6. Chapter 4. Origin and evolution of the Pantepui biota - p. 69 7. Part II: The Photosynthetic World - p. 89 8. Chapter 5. Algae - p. 95 9. Chapter 6. Vascular plants and bryophytes - p. 121 10. Chapter 7. Plant communities - p. 149 11. Part III: Animal Diversity - p. 163 12. Chapter 8. Aquatic insects - p. 167 13. Chapter 9. Butterflies - p. 193 14. Chapter 10. Scorpions - p. 223 15. Chapter 11. Land snails - p. 247 16. Chapter 12. Amphibians and reptiles - p. 263 17. Chapter 13. Birds - p. 299 18. Chapter 14. Mammals - p. 333 19. Chapter 15. Vertebrate parasites - p. 373 20. Part IV: Biodiversity Conservation - p. 384 21. Chapter 16. Conservation of Pantepui: between complex emergency and climate change - p. 389 22. Chapter 17. Pantepui and global warming - p. 403 23. Taxonomic Index - p. 419 24. Subject Index - p. 445
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 the main biogeographic patterns, evolutionary trends, and conservational efforts.
Written by international experts on the biodiversity of this pristine land, this book explores what makes Pantepui a unique natural laboratory to study the origin and evolution of Neotropical biodiversity under the influence of only natural drivers. It discusses the organisms living in Pentepui, including algae, plants, several groups of invertebrates, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. The latter portion of the book delves into the effects of human activity and global warming on Pantepui, and current conservational efforts to combat these threats. Biodiversity of Pantepui is an important resource for researchers in ecology, biogeography, evolution, and conservation, who want to understand the biodiversity and natural history of this region, and how to help conserve and protect the Guiana Highlands from environmental and human damages.
1. Introduction - p. xv 2. Part I: General Aspects - p. xviii 3. Chapter 1. Definition and characterization of the Pantepui biogeographical province - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. Climatic and ecological history of Pantepui and surrounding areas - p. 33 5. Chapter 3. Pantepui as a dynamic biogeographical concept - p. 55 6. Chapter 4. Origin and evolution of the Pantepui biota - p. 69 7. Part II: The Photosynthetic World - p. 89 8. Chapter 5. Algae - p. 95 9. Chapter 6. Vascular plants and bryophytes - p. 121 10. Chapter 7. Plant communities - p. 149 11. Part III: Animal Diversity - p. 163 12. Chapter 8. Aquatic insects - p. 167 13. Chapter 9. Butterflies - p. 193 14. Chapter 10. Scorpions - p. 223 15. Chapter 11. Land snails - p. 247 16. Chapter 12. Amphibians and reptiles - p. 263 17. Chapter 13. Birds - p. 299 18. Chapter 14. Mammals - p. 333 19. Chapter 15. Vertebrate parasites - p. 373 20. Part IV: Biodiversity Conservation - p. 384 21. Chapter 16. Conservation of Pantepui: between complex emergency and climate change - p. 389 22. Chapter 17. Pantepui and global warming - p. 403 23. Taxonomic Index - p. 419 24. Subject Index - p. 445
