This is the first in-depth coverage of the plants on islands in the Gulf of California found in between the coasts of Baja California and Sonora. The work is the culmination of decades of study by botanist Richard Felger and recent investigations by Benjamin Wilder, in collaboration with Sr. Humberto Romero-Morales, one of the most knowledgeable Seris concerning the region's flora. Their collective effort weaves together careful and accurate botanical science with the rich cultural and stunning physical setting of this island realm. The researchers surveyed, collected, and studied thousands of plants-seen here in meticulous illustrations and stunning colour photographs- providing the most precise species accounts of the islands ever made.

The Tamaulipan Province stretches 55,000 square miles along the Tropic of Cancer, from the northernmost Mexican states of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipus, San Luis Potosi, and Veracruz all the way to southwest Texas. Home to such varied species as the ocelot and the prairie dog, as well as rare birds like the green-checked amazon and the crimson-collared grosbeak, it is one of the most diverse regions in North America - and one of the most threatened. This is the exquisite result of a partnership among Mexican non-governmental organizations, Agrupacion Sierra Madre, and the Tamaulipus state government of Mexico. "The Great Tamaulipan Natural Province" explores this natural paradise and captures its incredible geographical diversity - lagoons, plains, deserts and mountains - through the lens of a camera. Each photograph argues powerfully and persuasively for the preservation of this unique and beautiful environment. A superb contribution to the study of North American wildlife, "The Great Tamaulipan Natural Province" is a must-read for scientists, environmentalists, policymakers, and anyone concerned about our rapidly diminishing natural world.