A Birder’s West Indies : : An Island-by-Island Tour / / Roland H. Wauer.
The West Indies offer so much more than sun, sand, and shopping. This sweeping arc of islands, which runs from Cuba to Grenada and includes the Virgin Islands, teems with a rich diversity of plant and animal life. Up to 40 percent of the plants in some forests are found nowhere else on earth, while...
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1 Jamaica, the Most Endemics -- 2 Cuba, Island of Contradictions -- 3 Dominican Republic, Land of Contrasts -- 4 Puerto Rico, North America's Only Tropical Forest -- 5 Tortola, Island of Doves -- 6 St. John and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands -- 7 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands -- 8 Saba, an Island Time Forgot -- 9 Anguilla, Tranquillity Wrapped in Blue -- 10 St. Martin, a Northeastern Gateway -- 11 Antigua, Island in the Sun -- 12 Montserrat, the Emerald Isle -- 13 Guadeloupe, a Green Land with Beautiful Waters -- 14 Dominica, the Nature Island -- 15 Martinique, Island of Flowers -- 16 St. Lucia, Island of Mystery -- 17 St. Vincent, Poor but Wealthy -- 18 Grenada, the Isle of Spice -- Afterword -- Appendix. Common and Scientific Plant Names -- References -- Index |
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