Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas. : Conservation Biology and the Wider Caribbean. / Volume 1

Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitute a major biodiversity hotspot – a region rich in endemic species that are threatened with extincti...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Brill eBook titles 2011
Physical Description:1 online resource (234 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / A. Hailey , B. S. . Wilson and J. A. . Horrocks
  • Introduction. Conservation Of Insular Herpetofaunas In The West Indies / Byron S. Wilson , Julia A. Horrocks and Adrian Hailey
  • An Overview Of The Evolution And Conservation Of West Indian Amphibians And Reptiles / S. Blair Hedges
  • The Conservation Status Of Amphibians In The West Indies / S. Blair Hedges and Luis M. Díaz
  • An Overview Of Snake Conservation In The West Indies / Peter J. Tolson and Robert W. Henderson
  • Introduced Amphibians And Reptiles In The Greater Caribbean: Patterns And Conservation Implications / Robert Powell , Robert W. Henderson , Michael C. Farmer , Michel Breuil , Arthur C. Echternacht , Gerard Van Buurt , Christina M. Romagosa and Gad Perry
  • Conservation Of Amphibians And Reptiles In Aruba, Curaçao And Bonaire / Gerard Van Buurt
  • Status And Conservation Of The Reptiles And Amphibians Of The Bermuda Islands / Jamie P. Bacon , Jennifer A. Gray and Lisa Kitson
  • Conservation Of Herpetofauna In The Republic Of Trinidad And Tobago / Adrian Hailey and Michelle Cazabon-Mannette
  • Index Of Genera And Species / A. Hailey , B. S. . Wilson and J. A. . Horrocks.