Author: Chapman GrantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Herpetology of the Cayman Islands
Author: Chapman GrantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Cayman Islands
Author: M.A. BruntPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401109044
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 615
Book Description
In the course of the last century a considerable amount of scientific work has been carried out in the Cayman Islands. The results of this (outlined in Chapter 1) are widely distributed in unpublished reports, university theses, various scientific publications and books, many of these sources being difficult to find and some now unobtainable. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to bring all this scattered information together and to present a coherent account of the biogeography and ecology of the Islands, as an easily available reference source and as a foundation on which future work can be based.
Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West Indies
Author: Adrian HaileyPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004194096
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitute a major biodiversity hotspot – a region rich in endemic species that are threatened with extinction. This two-volume series documents the existing status of herpetofaunas (including sea turtles) of the Caribbean, and highlights conservation needs and efforts. Previous contributions to West Indian herpetology have focused on taxonomy, ecology and evolution, particularly of lizards. This series provides a unique and timely review of the status and conservation of all groups of amphibians and reptiles in the region. This volume provides regional accounts of the islands of the West Indies biogeographic region: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; The Bahamas; Barbados; The British Virgin Islands; The Cayman Islands; The Commonwealth of Dominica; The Dominican Republic; The Dutch Windward Islands of St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten; The French West Indies; Grenada; The Grenadines; Jamaica; Martinique; Puerto Rico; St. Vincent; The Turks and Caicos Islands; The United States Virgin Islands. Each account discusses the conservation problems of the herpetofauna and their solutions, in a region made up of islands of diverse ecology and political systems. The book will be useful to biologists and conservationists working in or visiting the Caribbean, and internationally as a summary of the current situation in the region.
Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World
Author: Christopher LeverPublisher:
ISBN: 9780198507710
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This book describes how the various alien reptiles and amphibians now living in the wild throughout the world were first introduced, how they subsequently became naturalized, their present distribution and status in those countries to which they were introduced, and their ecological and socio-economic impact on the native biota and local economies. Many species have had a more or less neutral impact, being neither beneficial nor harmful. However, several have had a positive ecological or socio-economic impact, while some such as the cane toad, have had an extremely destructive effect.The criteria for inclusion of a species are that it should have been imported from its natural range to a new country by human agency--either accidentally or deliberately--and that it should currently be established in the wild in self-maintaining and self-perpetuating populations unsupported by and independent of mankind.
The Herpetology of Cuba
Author: Thomas BarbourPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Cayman Islands
Author: Great Britain. Colonial OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cayman Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Geological History of the Cayman Islands: Notulae Naturae of The Acad. of Natural Sciences of Phila., No. 284
Author: Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781604832846
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 1: Conservation Biology and the Wider Caribbean
Author: Adrian HaileyPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004183957
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitute a major biodiversity hotspot – a region rich in endemic species that are threatened with extinction. This two-volume series documents the existing status of herpetofaunas (including sea turtles) of the Caribbean, and highlights conservation needs and efforts. Previous contributions to West Indian herpetology have focused on taxonomy, ecology and evolution, particularly of lizards. This series provides a unique and timely review of the status and conservation of all groups of amphibians and reptiles in the region. This volume introduces the issues particularly affecting Caribbean herpetofaunas, and gives an overview of evolutionary and taxonomic patterns influencing their conservation.
Iguanas
Author: Allison AlbertsPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520238540
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
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