Search Results - "Gerald A. Islebe"

Maize and ancient Maya droughts by Islebe, Gerald A., Torrescano-Valle, Nuria, Valdez-Hernández, Mirna, Carrillo-Bastos, Alicia, Aragón-Moreno, Alejandro A.

“…The ancient Maya culture of Mesoamerica shaped landscapes for centuries, in an area where maize ( Zea mays ) cultivation is considered a fundamental crop in…”
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El Niño-Southern Oscillation affects the water relations of tree species in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico by Palomo-Kumul, Jorge, Valdez-Hernández, Mirna, Islebe, Gerald A., Cach-Pérez, Manuel J., Andrade, José Luis

“…We evaluated the effect of ENSO 2015/16 on the water relations of eight tree species in seasonally dry tropical forests of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The…”
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3800 Years of quantitative precipitation reconstruction from the Northwest Yucatan Peninsula by Carrillo-Bastos, Alicia, Islebe, Gerald A, Torrescano-Valle, Nuria

“…Precipitation over the last 3800 years has been reconstructed using modern pollen calibration and precipitation data. A transfer function was then performed…”
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Fungal spores in Caribbean mangrove sediments, dataset from southeastern Mexico by Can-Canales, Cynthia Karina, Islebe, Gerald A., Carrillo-Bastos, Alicia, Torrescano-Valle, Nuria, Aragón-Moreno, Alejandro Antonio

“…Most paleoecological investigations use different biotic or abiotic proxies for climate and environmental reconstructions. Although fossil pollen is one of the…”
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Succession and the Relationship between Vegetation and Soil in the Marl Quarries of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico by Mirna Valdez-Hernández, Rossana Gil-Medina, Jorge O. López-Martínez, Nuria Torrescano-Valle, Nancy Cabanillas-Terán, Gerald A. Islebe

“…Open-pit mining is a common activity in the Yucatan Peninsula for the extraction of limestone. These areas are characterized by the total removal of the…”
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Secondary Succession under invasive species ( Pteridium aquilinum ) conditions in a seasonal dry tropical forest in southeastern Mexico by Jean Baptiste, Alberto, Macario, Pedro A, Islebe, Gerald A, Vargas-Larreta, Benedicto, Pool, Luciano, Valdez-Hernández, Mirna, López-Martínez, Jorge O

“…The role of invasive species in ecosystem functioning represents one of the main challenges in ecology. is a successful cosmopolitan invasive species with…”
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Holocene paleoecology, climate history and human influence in the southwestern Yucatan Peninsula by Torrescano-Valle, Nuria, Islebe, Gerald A.

“…Centennial resolution pollen analysis of a record from Lake Silvituc, Yucatan Peninsula, provides a 7900calyr BP record of vegetation history and climate…”
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Climate-driven change and conservation of threatened satyrine butterflies in cloud forests of southern Mexico by Moguel-Cárdenas, Laura I., León-Cortés, Jorge L., Rodríguez-Aguilar, Oliver, Castillo-Vera, Alfredo, Islebe, Gerald A.

“…Climate change is expected to cause major impacts on the spatial distribution of insects, yet limited analyses are available for assessing the impact of…”
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Identifying alternative stable states in a tropical landscape using remote sensing by López-Martínez, Jorge O., Sanaphre-Villanueva, Lucía, Macario-Mendoza, Pedro A., Escobar-López, Agustín, Aragón-Moreno, Alejandro A., Islebe, Gerald A., Vargas-Larreta, Benedicto

“…Although natural regeneration is often an efficient process for recovering degraded areas, the emergence of invasive species can complicate this process and…”
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Botanical Characterization of Apis mellifera Honeys in Areas under Different Degrees of Disturbance in the Southern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico by Córdova-Rodríguez, Amayrani, Aragón-Moreno, Alejandro A., Islebe, Gerald A., Torrescano-Valle, Nuria

“…Apiculture is an important economic activity in Mexico, and deforestation, extensive agriculture, and other types of land use threaten sustainable honey…”
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Editorial: Mesoamerican paleoecology by Islebe, Gerald A., Aragón-Moreno, Alejandro A.

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Late Holocene hydroclimate of the western Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) by Roy, Priyadarsi D., Torrescano‐Valle, Nuria, Islebe, Gerald A., Gutiérrez‐Ayala, Luz Verónica

“…ABSTRACT Chemical composition, magnetic susceptibility and texture of sediments in a swamp from the Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve provide information about…”
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Recovery and early succession after experimental disturbance in a seasonally dry tropical forest in Mexico by Valdez-Hernández, Mirna, Sánchez, Odilón, Islebe, Gerald A., Snook, Laura K., Negreros-Castillo, Patricia

“…•The highest species diversity was found one year after disturbance.•Sprouting was more frequent after felling and favored fast recovery.•Regeneration from…”
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A ~3800-yr, high-resolution record of vegetation and climate change on the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula by Aragón-Moreno, Alejandro Antonio, Islebe, Gerald A., Torrescano-Valle, Nuria

“…A 1.9-m mangrove sediment core from the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve was used to study climate and vegetation change over the past ~3800years on the northern…”
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Geospatial analysis of pollen records from the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico by Carrilo-Bastos, Alicia, Islebe, Gerald A., Torrescano-Valle, Nuria

“…Changes in distribution of semi-evergreen forest in the Yucatán peninsula and variation of precipitation during the late Holocene were inferred using a…”
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Impact of Hurricane Dean (2007) on Game Species of the Selva Maya, Mexico by Ramírez-Barajas, Pablo J., Islebe, Gerald A., Calmé, Sophie

“…We assessed the effects of a high-intensity hurricane on the abundance of nine game species in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. We sampled 370 km of linear…”
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Tropical forest and mangrove history from southeastern Mexico: a 5000 yr pollen record and implications for sea level rise by Torrescano, Nuria, Islebe, Gerald A.

“…A 250 cm long core from El Palmar, a swamp area located along the Rio Hondo river in the south of the Yucatan Peninsula, near the Belizean border, reveals the…”
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Traditional ecological knowledge and use of vegetation in southeastern Mexico: a case study from Solferino, Quintana Roo by De Los Angeles La Torre-Cuadros, Maria, Islebe, Gerald A

“…In order to assess traditional ecological knowledge of the Maya people in southeastern Mexico, we interviewed local people in Quintana Roo and estimated a…”
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Tropical Forest Communities in Southeastern Mexico by Sánchez-Sánchez, Odilón, Islebe, Gerald A.

“…A phytosociological study was carried out along a 450 km transect in tropical southeastern Mexico in order to identify plant communities. Five major plant…”
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Climatic change during the Younger Dryas chron in northern South America: a test of the evidence by Veer, Ron van ’t, Islebe, Gerald A, Hooghiemstra, Henry

“…New AMS and palynological data are presented from the Colombian Andes to assess vegetational and climatic change during the Lateglacial–Holocene transition,…”
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