Biogeography of the West Indies - Patterns and Perspectives, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	Charles A. Woods • Florence E. Sergile
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	608
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8493-2001-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Biogeography
LSN:	0-8493-2001-1
Barcode:	9780849320019

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