Biogeography of the West Indies (2nd Ed.) Patterns and Perspectives, Second Edition
Coordonnateurs : Woods Charles A., Sergile Florence E.
As a review of the status of biogeography in the West Indies in the 1980s, the first edition of Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future provided a synthesis of our current knowledge of the systematics and distribution of major plant and animal groups in the Caribbean basin. The totally new and revised Second Edition, Biogeography of the West Indies: Patterns and Perspectives, emphasizes recent ideas and hypotheses in the field and includes many new chapters and contributions. The authors use the broadest possible interpretations of the concepts of biogeography, consider anthropological and geological factors, and discuss the conservation of endemic species.
Drawing together contributions from the leading experts in biogeography and biodiversity, this book introduces new patterns and developments that add to our understanding of how plants and animals are dispersed throughout the region. Many contributions use new techniques such as molecular systematics to test older studies based strictly on morphological data. Unique in its inclusion of a wide variety of organisms and in its coordination of scientific data and conservation strategies, Biogeography of the West Indies: Patterns and Perspectives, Second Edition provides the only encyclopedic discussion available on the biogeography of the Antilles.
Date de parution : 12-2019
17.8x25.4 cm
Date de parution : 06-2001
Ouvrage de 582 p.
17.8x25.4 cm
Thèmes de Biogeography of the West Indies :
Mots-clés :
Family Megalonychidae; Artibeus Jamaicensis; West Indian insectivores; Trichechus Manatus; molecular systematics; Eptesicus Fuscus; West Indian manatees; Isla De Pinos; West Indies biogeography; Desmodus Rotundus; insular pattern; Greater Antilles; Tadarida Brasiliensis; Lesser Antilles; Bat Faunas; Overwater Dispersal; Massif De La; Northern Lesser Antilles; West Indian Bats; Yr Bp; Small Asian Mongoose; Fossil Bats; Late Quaternary; Lake Peten Itza; Cayman Brac; Kyr BP; Great Bahama Bank; John Crow Mountains; Caribbean Biogeography