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Author Raffaele, Herbert A

Title Wildlife of the Caribbean / Herbert A. Raffaele and James W. Wiley
Published Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2014
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Description 1 online resource
Series Princeton Pocket Guides
Princeton pocket guides.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The islands -- Environmental threats and conservation -- Species accounts -- Terrestrial life -- Marine life
Summary This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the natural world of the Caribbean islands. It contains 600 vivid color images featuring 451 species of plants, birds, mammals, fish, seashells, and much more. While the guide primarily looks at the most conspicuous and widespread species among the islands, it also includes rarely seen creatures-such as the Rhinoceros Iguana and Cuban Solenodon-giving readers a special sense of the region's diverse wildlife. Each species is represented by one or more color photos or illustrations; details regarding its identification, status, and distribut
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Wildlife conservation -- Caribbean Area
Animals -- Caribbean Area
Plants -- Caribbean Area
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
NATURE -- Regional.
Animals
Plants
Wildlife conservation
Pflanzen
Tiere
Caribbean Area
Karibik
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400851690
1400851696
1306571472
9781306571470
9780691153827
0691153825