Some Aspects of the Reproductive Strategy of Poeciliopsis gracilis (Osteichthyes: Poeciliidae) in the Cuautla River, Morelos, Mexico
- T. Contreras-MacBeath, H. R. Espinoza
- Environmental Science
- 1 September 1996
The population structure of P. gracilis was grouped in six size classes, and the presence of only one modal group suggests that it has a short life span that lasts no more than a year or two.
Richness and endemism of the freshwater fishes of Mexico
- T. Contreras-MacBeath, M. B. Rodríguez, V. Sorani, C. Goldspink, G. Reid
- Environmental Science
- 26 February 2014
A study of richness and endemism of the freshwater fishes of Mexico, was carried out in order to identify hotspots and inform conservation efforts. This was done by mapping and overlaying individual…
A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.
- Alain Maasri, S. Jähnig, S. Worischka
- Environmental ScienceEcology Letters
- 23 February 2021
Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, and meeting the challenges of this crisis requires bold goals and the mobilisation of substantial resources. While the reasons are varied,…
Relationship between environmental and geographic factors and the distribution of exotic fishes in tributaries of the balsas river basin, Mexico
- H. Mejía‐Mojica, T. Contreras-MacBeath, G. Ruiz-Campos
- Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Biology of Fishes
- 1 February 2015
The alteration of aquatic ecosystems and increasing aquarium fish trade with exotic species is promoting the presence and invasion of these species in large river systems, with the consequent loss of…
Conservation resource allocation, small population resiliency, and the fallacy of conservation triage
- D. Wiedenfeld, A. Alberts, Li Zhang
- Environmental ScienceConservation Biology
- 23 January 2021
It is argued that this decision‐making strategy is not appropriate because resources are not as limited as often assumed, and it is not evident that there are species that cannot be conserved.
Negative Impact on the Aquatic Ecosystems of the State of Morelos, Mexico from Introduced Aquarium and Other Commercial Fish
- T. Contreras-MacBeath, H. M. Mojica, Robert C. Wilson
- Environmental Science
- 1 June 1998
Of the 22 fish species presently inhabiting the waters of the state of Morelos, México, more than half (64%) have been introduced, mainly for fisheries and ornamental aquaculture purposes. Even…
Comment on Spracklandus Hoser, 2009 (Reptilia, Serpentes, ELAPIDAE): request for confirmation of availability of the generic name and for the nomenclatural validation of the journal in which it was…
- A. Rhodin, H. Kaiser, S. Thomson
- Biology
- 2015
Relationship between environmental and geographic factors and the distribution of exotic fishes in tributaries of the balsas river basin, Mexico
- H. Mejía‐Mojica, T. Contreras-MacBeath, G. Ruiz-Campos
- Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Biology of Fishes
- 4 July 2014
The alteration of aquatic ecosystems and increasing aquarium fish trade with exotic species is promoting the presence and invasion of these species in large river systems, with the consequent loss of…
A theory of change to reverse the current Mexican freshwater fish extinction crisis
- T. Contreras-MacBeath, Humberto Mejia Mojica, Juan Manuel Rivas González
- Environmental ScienceFrontiers in Environmental Science
- 16 September 2022
Freshwater ecosystems are considered amongst the most imperiled on earth, since rivers, lakes, wetlands, and other surface waters receive most of the impacts from unsustainable human activities. This…
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