{"product_id":"the-conservation-and-biogeography-of-amphibians-in-the-caribbean-9781784272678","title":"The Conservation and Biogeography of Amphibians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn expansive and detailed review of the biology of Caribbean amphibians, considering their threats, conservation and outlook in a changing world. Amphibians are the group of vertebrates undergoing the fastest rate of extinction; it is urgent that we understand the causes of this and find means of protecting them.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis landmark illustrated volume brings together the leading experts in the field. As well as offering an overview of the region as a whole, individual chapters are devoted to each island or island-group and the measures used to protect their amphibians through legislation or nature reserves. The biological background of insular biogeography, including its methods, analysis and results, is reviewed and applied specifically to the problems of Caribbean amphibians – this includes a re-examination of patterns and general ideas about the status of amphibians in the Anthropocene.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Conservation and Biogeography of Amphibians in the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e offers an important baseline against which future amphibian conservation can be measured in the face of climate change, rising sea level and a burgeoning human population. Covers over 300 species. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall this is a strong volume and a landmark publication for Caribbean herpetology... Hopefully, \u003cem\u003eThe Conservation and Biogeography of Amphibians in the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e will inspire a new generation of research and preservation in this fascinating group. -- Wilson Guillory, Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Theories of Insular Biogeography and Ecology \u003cem\u003eHarold Heatwole and Neftalí Ríos-López\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Amphibians of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands \u003cem\u003eR. Graham Reynolds and Sean T. Giery\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Amphibians of Cuba: integrative insight into the diversity and conservation of a highly vulnerable fauna \u003cem\u003eLuis M. Díaz, Ansel Fong G., Alberto R. Estrada, Antonio Cádiz, Amnerys González, Rolando Fernández de Arcila, Irelis Bignotte-Giró, and Sixto J. Incháustegui\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Southwestern Caribbean Islands \u003cem\u003eHarold Heatwole and Javier Sunyer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Amphibians of Jamaica \u003cem\u003eK. Stephenson and B. Wilson\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Status of amphibians in the Republic of Haiti: a review \u003cem\u003eNeftalí Ríos-López\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Status of amphibian conservation and decline in the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola \u003cem\u003eSixto J. Incháustegui and Luis M. Díaz\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Amphibians and their history, distribution, and conservation in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands \u003cem\u003eNeftalí Ríos-López, Alberto R. Puente-Rolón, Nicole F. Angeli, Sondra I. Vega-Castillo, and Daniel Dávila-Casanova\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Amphibians of the Lesser Antilles \u003cem\u003eRobert Powell and Robert W. Henderson\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Amphibians of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire \u003cem\u003eGerard van Buurt\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. The Venezuelan Islands \u003cem\u003eHarold Heatwole\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Amphibians and their Conservation in Trinidad and Tobago \u003cem\u003eRenoir J. Auguste, J. Roger Downie, Michael J. Jowers, Richard M. Lehtinen, Ryan S. Mohammed, and John C. Murphy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. Amphibians of the Bocas Del Toro Archipelago, Republic of Panama \u003cem\u003eSandra P. Galeano, Layla Freeborn, and Ricardo Cossio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelagic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042314256727,"sku":"9781784272678","price":108.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-conservation-and-biogeography-of-amphibians-in-the-caribbean-9781784272678","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}