Biodiversity in Venezuela

Venezuela is a country completely located within the tropical belt, with a very rich and diversified biota. A synoptical view of Venezuelan biodiversity, including major monographic and revisionary works, is offered. Many specific studies, online checklists, and journalistic reports were considered,...

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Published inGlobal Biodiversity Vol. 4; pp. 413 - 512
Main Author Grande, José
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2019
Apple Academic Press, Incorporated
Edition1
Subjects
taxonomic groups
Ara Militaris
Puma Yagouaroundi
Bruno Manara
Gaceta Oficial
Terrestrial Ecosystems
American Flamingo
conservation concerns
Cordillera De
Orinoco River Delta
Phoenicopterus Ruber
Lake Maracaibo
Venezuelan Guayana
Bolivariana De Venezuela
Cloud Forests
Semi-deciduous Forests
Tapirus Terrestris
Montane Forests
Coastal Cordillera
Northern Venezuela
climate
Semideciduous Forest
Sierra De
Orinoco River
ecosystems
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Summary:Venezuela is a country completely located within the tropical belt, with a very rich and diversified biota. A synoptical view of Venezuelan biodiversity, including major monographic and revisionary works, is offered. Many specific studies, online checklists, and journalistic reports were considered, but they are cited only when not included in previous revisions or used in the species countings. Venezuelan geography encompasses a wide variety of landscapes with very interesting and old geologic history. Madicolous Ecosystems is the permanent flux of freshwater over rocks and/or rooted vegetation, forming a water-film and not properly a lotic system. Major biodiversity loss and environmental disturbance come from deforestation, indiscriminate hunting and fishing, the plant and pet trade, logging, ranching, and mining, both for local consumption and for exportation. Research is guaranteed on biocultural diversity, both for indigenous and nonindigenous citizens. Ecosystem services, especially water, are currently severely endangered.
ISBN:1771887508
9781771887502
DOI:10.1201/9780429433634-11