Tropical Dry Forest Landscape Restoration in Central Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Guadalupe Williams_Linera, ALEJANDRO ANTONIO CASTRO LUNA

A new species of Calathea (Marantaceae) from Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Maite Lascurain

Notas sobre algunos Aphodiinae de Veracruz, México (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Authors: Deloya, Cuauhtémoc

“…The material examinad comes from 19 States. Veracruz (19), Chiapas (12),Oaxaca (10), Puebla (7), Jalisco (5), Morelos (4) y Sinaloa (4), are the best representad Mexican States. …”

Composición florística en potreros de Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, México Authors: Lira-Noriega, Andrés, Guevara, Sergio, Laborde, Javier, Sánchez-Ríos, Graciela

Richness of the Orchidaceae family in a cloud forest of Chocamán, Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Tejeda-Sartorius, Olga, Téllez Velasco, María de los Ángeles Aída

“…Background and Aims: Some fragments of cloud forest (CF) in central Veracruz have not been studied floristically. The aim of the present investigation was to record the richness of orchids in a fragment of this type of forest in Chocamán, Veracruz.Methods: Specimens were collected and scientific collections and bibliographic information were revised.Key results: The list included 36 species, belonging to 25 genera. …”

Structure and diversity of woody plants of the semideciduous forest in central Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Palacios-Wassenaar, Olivia Margarita, Castillo-Campos, Gonzalo, Vázquez-Torres, Santiago Mario, Medina-Abreo, María Elena

“…This study presents an evaluation of the structure, richness and diversity of woody angiosperms of the semideciduous forest (SMsC) in the center of the state of Veracruz, with the aim of contributing to their knowledge and to identify areas of high value for the conservation of the few fragments of primary vegetation that still exist in the area.Methods: Sixty-seven plots of 100 m2each were delineated, distributed in five study sites in the municipalities of Jalcomulco and Tlaltetela. …”

Diversity of shrubs along gradients of elevation and disturbance in central Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Bautista-Bello, Alma P., López-Acosta, Juan Carlos, Castillo-Campos, Gonzalo, Gómez-Diaz, Jorge A., Krömer, Thorsten

“…The main objective of this study was to analyze the influence of elevation and disturbance on shrub richness and distribution patterns in the central region of Veracruz, Mexico.Methods: An elevational gradient (20-3500 m a.s.l.) was established along the eastern slopes of the Cofre de Perote, where floristic sampling was conducted at eight study sites within elevational belts of approximately 500 m each. …”

Flora and vegetation from the semiarid region of Acultzingo-Maltrata, Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Rivera Hernández, Jaime Ernesto, Flores Hernández, Noé, Vargas Rueda, Abel Felipe, Alcántara Salinas, Graciela, Cházaro Basáñez, Miguel de Jesús, García Albarado, J. Cruz

“…Background and Aims: In the central area of the state of Veracruz there is a semi-arid region, located mainly in the municipalities Acultzingo and Maltrata, within the Cañón del Río Blanco National Park. …”

First record of Ledenbergia macrantha Standley (Phytolaccaceae) in the state of Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Olivia Rivera, Hector, Ramon Farias, Feliza

“…Ledenbergia macrantha Standley (Phytolaccaceae) is reported for the first time for the flora of the state of Veracruz, in the municipality of Amatlan de los Reyes; some additional data on its distribution in the country are included.…”

The importance of a domestic garden in the conservation of corticolous macrolichens in Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Guzmán, Gastón, Pérez-Pérez, Rosa Emilia, Ramírez-Juárez, Julio Armando

“…We studied the richness of corticolous macrolichens recollected during 16 years from fallen branches and trees of species such as Quercus xalapensis, Q. laurina, Platanus mexicana, Inga jinicuil and Ulmus mexicana, in a private garden with trees characteristic of the cloud forest in Zoncuantla, municipality of Coatepec, in the central region of Veracruz. The results obtained were compared with the phorophytes and lichen richness recorded in a remnant of cloud forest in La Cortadura, Coatepec, Veracruz. …”

Capítulo 8 Los Pasálidos de Los Ídolos Misantla, Veracruz Authors: Pedro Reyes-Castillo

Calathea leonoriae (Marantaceaer), una Nueva Especie de Veracruz, México. Authors: Maite Lascurain, Héctor Oliva Rivera Héctor Oliva Rivera, Sergio Avendaño

Pollination and nectar production of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) in central Veracruz, Mexico Authors: María Magdalena Ramírez Martínez, Juan Francisco Ornelas Rodríguez

Una nueva especie de Hyperbaena (Menispermaceae) de Veracruz, México Authors: Eva Pérez Cueto, GONZALO CASTILLO CAMPOS

“…Se describe una nueva especie de Menispermaceae, Hyperbaena jalcomulcensis Pérez & Castillo-Campos, del centro de Veracruz, México. Se trata de un árbol que crece en selva baja caducifolia y mediana subperennifolia. …”

COMPOSICIÓN FLORÍSTICA EN POTREROS DE LOS TUXTLAS, VERACRUZ, MÉXICO Authors: ANDRES LIRA NORIEGA, Sergio Antonio Guevara Sada, Francisco Javier Laborde Dovalí, GRACIELA SANCHEZ RIOS

“…Se hizo un inventario de especies de plantas fanerógamas y pteridofitas en potreros en áreas desprovistas de árboles, en la zona del volcán San Martín Tuxtla, en Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. Con el fin de tener la composición florística más completa posible, se realizaron muestreos durante la temporada seca y la de lluvia del año de 1992, en dos localidades: el ejido Balzapote y la colonia agrícola-ganadera La Palma. …”

Vertebrate roadkills in three road types in the central mountainous region of Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Cervantes-Huerta, Rodolfo, Escobar, Federico, García-Chávez, Juan Héctor, González-Romero, Alberto

“…This study evaluates the influence of the road type and infrastructure (culverts) on the numbers of vertebrates killed on the Xalapa – Puebla highway (section: Banderilla – Amozoc) in the central mountainous zone of the state of Veracruz. The study was carried out on three different road types (varying according to the number of lanes and type of structure that separates the lanes) along which sites were selected where there was a culvert considered as a potential wildlife crossing. …”

Avifauna del centro de investigaciones costeras La Mancha, Veracruz, México Authors: Ortiz Pulido, Raúl, Gómez De Silva G, Héctor, González García, Fernando, Alvarez A., Adriana

“…We report the results of ornithological observations carried out in the Centro de Investigacione.s Costeras La Mancha, Veracruz, México, through 1989 to 1993. After more than 1040 h of observations we found 250 bird species belonging to 49 families. …”

Necrophagous beteles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Trogidae) from lowland central Veracruz, Mexico. Authors: Mora-Aguilar, Eder F., Montes de Oca, Enrique

“…om lowland central Veracruz, Mexico. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n. s.), 25(3): 569-588. …”

Taxonomy and distribution of the anopheline mosquitoes in the state of Veracruz, Mexico (Diptera: Culicidae, Anophelinae) Authors: Beltrán-Aguilar, Adriana, Ibañez-Bernal, Sergio, Mendoza- Palmero, Fredy, Sandoval-Ruiz, César A., Hernández-Xoliot, Ruth A.

“…The risk area includes the State of Veracruz that has been a traditional endemiczone in the past. …”

Distribution and abundance of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis annectens) in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, Mexico Authors: Arellano Nicolas, Edith, Sánchez-Nuñez, Edmundo, Mosqueda Cabrera, Miguel Ángel

“…Presence and abundance of the neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis annectens) were established in the locality of Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, during north and hurricane seasons in 2007 and dry season in 2008, where it was carried out a monitoring process in two zones (i) the Papaloapan River margins, and (ii) streams and lagoons near to the locality. …”