About The Island

• Roy, Barb. "The Socorro Islands - Mexico's Revillagigeds Archipelago." X-Ray Mag. 2007. Web. 3 June 2015. <http://www.xray-mag.com/pdfs/articles/Travel_Socorro_BarbRoy_18.pdf>

• "Socorro Island." Thumbnail Profile: Socorro Island. CTBTO Preparatory Commission. Web. 3 June 2015. <http://www.ctbto.org/verification-regime/featured-stations/types/hydroacoustic/ha06-socorro-island-mexico/page-1-ha06/>.

Geography

• "Islands of Socorro, Clarion, San Benedicto, and Roca Partida in the Pacific Ocean off the Coast of Mexico." WorldWildlife.org. World Wildlife Fund, n.d. Web. 16 May 2015.

Volcanology

• Duyck, Bernard. "Mexico - the Volcanic Islands in the Pacific - 3. Revillagigedo Archipelago - Earth of Fire." Earth of Fire. 2 Oct. 2013. Web. 3 June 2015. <http://www.earth-of-fire.com/page-8786145.html>.

• "Report on Socorro (Mexico)." Global Volcanism Program | Socorro. 1 Mar. 1996. Web. 3 June 2015. <http://www.volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=341021>.

Tourism

• "Nautilus Explorer - Destinations." Nautilus Explorer - Destinations. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.

• "Rocio Del Mar Liveaboard - Diving the Socorro Islands." Rocio Del Mar Liveaboard. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.

• "Socorro Island Is Another Island We Visit during Our Revillagigedos Adventure." SOLMAR V. Web. 3 June 2015. <http://www.solmarv.com/socorro_island.html>.

• "Socorro Islands Diving Guide." Dive Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

• Sovil, Terry. "Revillagigedo Islands." Revillagigedo Islands. Aquatic Sports and Adventures. Web. 3 June 2015. <http://www.aquaticsportsadventures.com/Articles/Misc/RevillagigedoIslands/Manzanillo-Revillagigedo_Islands.html>.

Flora

Acalypha umbrosa

• Martinez-Gomez, J.E., Flores-Palacios, A. and Curry, R.L. (2001), Habitat requirements of the Socorro Mockingbird Mimodes graysoni. Ibis, 143: 456–467

• Walter, H. S. and Levin, G. A. (2008), Feral sheep on Socorro Island: facilitators of alien plant colonization and ecosystem decay. Diversity and Distributions, 14: 422–431.

Sideroxylon socorrense

• "Sideroxylon socorrense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1998. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

• "Socorro Doves." Beauty Of Birds. Web. 29 May 2015.  

• "Socorro Mockingbirds." Beauty Of Birds. Web. 28 May 2015. 

Lantana involucrata soccorensis

• Buttonsage (Lantana Involucrata)." Encyclopedia of Life. Web. 29 May 2015.

• Francis, John K. "Lantana Involuctara." Forest Service. Web. 29 May 2015.  

Salvia pseuodomisella

• "Salvia Pseudomisella." Encyclopedia of Life. Web. 29 May 2015.

Salvia riparia

• Clebsch, Betsy; Barner, Carol D. (2003). The New Book of Salvias. Timber Press. p. 255.ISBN 978-0-88192-560-9.

• "Descriptions and Articles about the River Sage (Salvia Rypara)." Encyclopedia of Life. Web. 29 May 2015.

• "Plants Profile for Salvia Riparia (Florida Keys Sage)." Plants Profile for Salvia Riparia (Florida Keys Sage). Web. 29 May 2015.

Teucrium townsendii

• "Teucrium." Titi Tudorancea Knowledge. Web. 29 May 2015.

Castilleja socorrensis

• "Castilleja Socorrensis." Encyclopedia of Life. Web. 29 May 2015.

Erigeron socorrensis

• "Erigeron Socorrensis." Discover Yale Digital Content. Yale University, n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.

Bidens socorrensis

• "Bidens Socorrensis Moran & Levin [family ASTERACEAE]." JSTOR. N.p., 6 Jan. 2011. Web. 28 May 2015.

Bortychium socorrense

• "Isla Socorro Moonwort (Botrychium Socorrense)." NatureWatchNZ. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.

• "Moonwort." Moonwort. Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing Press, n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.

Peperomia socorronsis

• "Peperomia Socorronis." Encyclopedia of Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.

Hibiscus pernambucensis

• Francis, John K. "Hibiscus Pernambucensis Arruda." SpringerReference (2011): n. pag. Web. 28 May 2015.

Hippomane mancinella

• Andreu, Michael G., and Melissa H. Friedman. "Hippomane Mancinella, Manchineel." University of Florida IFAS Extension, n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.

Ficus cotinifolia

• Fern, Ken. "Ficus Cotinifolia." Useful Tropical Plants, n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.

Croton masonii

• Valero, Alejandra, Jan Schipper, and Tom Allnutt. "Islands of Socorro, Clarion, San Benedicto, and Roca Partida in the Pacific Ocean off the Coast of Mexico." WorldWildlife.org. World Wildlife Fund, n.d. Web. 28 May 2015.

Ichthyofauna

Rhincodon typus

• "Whale Sharks." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.

Carcharhinus galapagensis

• "Biological Profiles - Galapagos Shark." FLMNH Ichthyology Department. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2015.

Carcharhinus falciformis

• "Biological Profiles - Silky Shark." FLMNH Ichthyology Department. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2015. 

Thunnus obesus

• "Thunnus obesus, Bigeye tuna." Fishbase.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2015.

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

• "Carcharhinus albimarginatus - Silvertip Shark." FLMNH Ichthyology Department. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2015.

Sphyrna zygaena

• "Sphyrna zygaena - Smooth Hammerhead." FLMNH Ichthyology Department. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2015.

Galeocerdo cuvier

• Simpfendorfer, C. 2009. "Galeocerdo cuvier." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>

​Labrisomus socorroensis

• Hastings, P. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. 2010. "Labrisomus socorroensis." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Manta birostris

• Marshall, A., Bennett, M.B., Kodja, G., Hinojosa-Alvarez, S., Galvan-Magana, F., Harding, M., Stevens, G. & Kashiwagi, T. 2011. "Manta birostris." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. 

Herpetofauna

Eretmochelys imbricata

• Mortimer, J.A & Donnelly, M. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group) 2008. "Eretmochelys imbricata." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. 

Chelonia mydas

• Seminoff, J.A. (Southwest Fisheries Science Center, U.S.) 2004. "Chelonia mydas." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>

Lepidochelys olivacea

• Abreu-Grobois, A & Plotkin, P. (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group) 2008. "Lepidochelys olivacea." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. 

Dermochelys coriacea

• Wallace, B.P., Tiwari, M. & Girondot, M. 2013. "Dermochelys coriacea." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Hemidactylus frenatus

• Ota, H. & Whitaker, A.H. 2010. "Hemidactylus frenatus." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Urosaurus auriculatus

• Ponce-Campos, P. & García Aguayo, A. 2007. "Urosaurus auriculatus." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Avifauna

Buteo jamaicensis

• BirdLife International 2012. Buteo jamaicensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Psittacara brevipes

• BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Psittacara brevipes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/06/2015. 

Columbina passerina

• BirdLife International 2012. Columbina passerina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Micrathene whitneyi

• BirdLife International 2012. Micrathene whitneyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Mimus graysoni

• BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Mimus graysoni. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/06/2015. 

Nyctanassa violacea gravirostris

• Martínez-Vilalta, A., Motis, A. & Kirwan, G.M. (2014). Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2014). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52706. 

Setophaga pitiayumi

• Soberanes-González, C., C. Rodríguez-Flores & M.C. Arizmendi. 2010. Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=565356

Pipilo maculatus

• "Spotted Towhee." All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, n.d. Web. 25 May 2015.

Puffinus auricularis

• BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Puffinus auricularis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01 June 2015. 

Troglodytes sissonii

• Sosa, Roberto. 2011. Socorro Wren (Troglodytes sissonii), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=537036

Zenaida graysoni

• BirdLife International 2012. Zenaida graysoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>.

Insects

Vaejovis janssi

• "The Scorpion Files - Vaejovidae." The Scorpion Files - Vaejovidae. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2015.

Latrodectus mactans

• "Theridiidae, Scaffold Web, Cobweb Weavers or Comb-footed Spiders, Red Back."Theridiidae, Scaffold Web, Cobweb Weavers or Comb-footed Spiders, Red Back. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2015.

Cheiroseius spp.

• "Family Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, 1905." Family Ascidae Voigts & Oudemans, 1905. N.p., n.d. Web.   29 May 2015.

Xenylla humicola

• "Family Hypogastruridae." Family Hypogastruridae. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2015.

Scolopendra tenuitarsis

• "Animal Diversity Web." ADW: Scolopendridae: CLASSIFICATION. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2015.

Threats to Biodiversity

• Arnaud, Gustavo, and Antonio Rodriguez. "Predation by Cats on the Unique Endemic Lizard of Socorro Island (Urosaurus Auriculatus), Revillagigedo, Mexico." The Ohio Journal of Science 93.4 (1993): 101-04.Knowledge Bank. Web.

• "Mimus Graysoni." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, n.d. Web. 13 May 2015.

• "Socorro Island Conservation Fund." Socorro Island Conservation Fund RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.

Conservation Efforts

• "Conserve the Sharks of Socorro Islands." Project AWARE. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2015.

• "La Ley Al Servicio De La Naturaleza - Vigilará La Profepa Las Islas Revillagigedo, Ubicadas En El Océano Pacifico." PROFEPA. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2015.

• "Revillagigedo Islands Overview." Sea Watch. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.

• "Revillagigedos." UCSD CMBC. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2015.

• "Socorro Dove Returns to Mexico for First Time in Over 40 Years." American Bird Conservancy. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2015.

• "Socorro Island Conservation Fund." Socorro Island Conservation Fund RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2015.