The Cayman Islands Natural History and Biogeography

The Cayman Islands Natural History and Biogeography / edited by M.A. Brunt, J.E. Davies.

In the course of the last century a considerable amount of scientific work has been carried out in the Cayman Islands. The results of this (outlined in Chapter 1) are widely distributed in unpublished reports, university theses, various scientific publications and books, many of these sources being...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Brunt, M.A (Editor), Davies, J.E (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1994.
Edition:1st ed. 1994.
Series:Monographiae Biologicae, 71
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Zoology.
Aquatic ecology .
Plant science.
Botany.
Earth sciences.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Scientific studies in the Cayman Islands
  • 2. Geology of the Cayman Islands
  • 3. Climate and tides of the Cayman Islands
  • 4. Ground water of the Cayman Islands
  • 5. Reefs and lagoons of Grand Cayman
  • 6. Reefs and lagoons of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman
  • 7. Marine algae of the Cayman Islands: a preliminary account
  • 8. Common sponges of the Cayman Islands
  • 9. Marine molluscs of the Cayman Islands
  • 10. Echinoids of Grand Cayman
  • 11. Fishes of the Cayman Islands
  • 12. Sea turtles of the Cayman Islands
  • 13. Phytogeography of the Cayman Islands
  • 14. Vegetation of the Cayman Islands
  • 15. Mangrove swamps of the Cayman Islands
  • 16. Terrestrial invertebrates (other than insects) of the Cayman Islands
  • 17. Insects of the Cayman Islands
  • 18. Mosquitoes of the Cayman Islands
  • 19. The avifauna of the Cayman Islands: an overview
  • 20. Amphibians and reptiles (exclusive of marine turtles) of the Cayman Islands
  • 21. Mammals of the Cayman Islands
  • 22. Late Quaternary fossil vertebrates from the Cayman Islands
  • 23. The boom years in Grand Cayman; environmental deterioration and conservation by M.E.C. Giglioli, with update
  • 24. Rare and endemic plants, animals and habitats in the Cayman Islands, and related legislation
  • 25. Bibliography of the Cayman Islands
  • General index
  • Index of genera and species
  • Index of authors cited
  • PageNumber="Sheet 1. Grand Cayman West"> PageNumber="Sheet 2. Grand Cayman East"> PageNumber="Sheet 3. Cayman Brac and Little Cayman">.

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