Biogeography of the West Indies: Patterns and Perspectives, Second Edition

Woods, Charles A.; Sergile, Florence E. Ed(s): Woods, Charles A.; Sergile, Florence E.

ISBN 10: 0849320011 / ISBN 13: 9780849320019

Published by CRC Press, 2001

About this Item

Drawing together contributions from the leading experts in biogeography and biodiversity, this book introduces patterns and developments that add to our understanding of how plants and animals are dispersed throughout the region. It provides encyclopedic discussion available on the biogeography of the Antilles. Editor(s): Woods, Charles A.; Sergile, Florence E. Num Pages: 608 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 104 black & white tables, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJW; RGL; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1202. . 2001. 2nd Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biogeography of the West Indies: Patterns and Perspectives, Second Edition
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849320011
• ISBN 13: 9780849320019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Woods, Charles A.; Sergile, Florence E.