Biogeography of the West Indies
Biogeography of the West Indies

Author: Charles A. Woods

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2001-06-27

Total Pages: 948

ISBN-13: 100061185X

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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

The Scientific Survey of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
The Scientific Survey of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Author: Julio C. Figueroa

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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This volume updates the original scientific survey of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which was begun by the New York Academy of Sciences in 1913. Many aspects of natural history - geology, paleobotany, plant ecology, herpetology, ornithology, insect taxonomy, archaeology - are covered. Each paper provides a brief historical survey and a mention of future research opportunities in the field.