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Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas, Volume 2 : Regional Accounts of the West Indies.

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 extincti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hailey, A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; Conserving the herpetofauna of Anguilla; An introduction to the herpetofauna of Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda, with some conservation recommendations; Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in The Bahamas; The herpetofauna of Barbados: Anthropogenic impacts and conservation status; Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the British Virgin Islands: Status and patterns; The amphibians and reptiles of the Cayman Islands: Conservation issues in the face of invasions; A report on the status of the herpetofauna of the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies.
  • Conservation of the herpetofauna of the Dominican RepublicConservation of the herpetofauna on the Dutch Windward Islands: St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten; Amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies: Inventory, threats and conservation; The herpetofauna of Grenada and the Grenada Grenadines: Conservation concerns; An annotated checklist of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles of the Grenadines with notes on their local natural history and conservation; Conservation of Jamaican amphibians and reptiles; The terrestrial herpetofauna of Martinique: Past, present, future.
  • Conserving the Puerto Rican herpetofaunaThe St. Vincent (Lesser Antilles) herpetofauna: Conservation concerns; Status, conservation, and introduction of amphibians and reptiles in the Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies; Conservation status of reptiles and amphibians in the U.S. Virgin Islands; Index of genera and species.