A Birder's West Indies : An Island-by-Island Tour /

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The West Indies offer so much more than sun, sand, and shopping. This sweeping arc of islands, which runs from Cuba to Grenada and includes the Virgin Islands, teems with a rich diversity of plant and animal life. Up to 40 percent of the plants in some forests are found nowhere else on earth, while...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wauer, Roland H. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Butler, Paul (Contribuidor), Northrup, Bradford C (Contribuidor), Northrup, Bradford C., Wolf, Mimi Hoppe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Temas:
Bird watching > West Indies > Guidebooks.
NATURE / Birdwatching Guides.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Introduction
  • 1 Jamaica, the Most Endemics
  • 2 Cuba, Island of Contradictions
  • 3 Dominican Republic, Land of Contrasts
  • 4 Puerto Rico, North America's Only Tropical Forest
  • 5 Tortola, Island of Doves
  • 6 St. John and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • 7 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • 8 Saba, an Island Time Forgot
  • 9 Anguilla, Tranquillity Wrapped in Blue
  • 10 St. Martin, a Northeastern Gateway
  • 11 Antigua, Island in the Sun
  • 12 Montserrat, the Emerald Isle
  • 13 Guadeloupe, a Green Land with Beautiful Waters
  • 14 Dominica, the Nature Island
  • 15 Martinique, Island of Flowers
  • 16 St. Lucia, Island of Mystery
  • 17 St. Vincent, Poor but Wealthy
  • 18 Grenada, the Isle of Spice
  • Afterword
  • Appendix. Common and Scientific Plant Names
  • References
  • Index

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