The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography (Monographiae Biologicae) [Hardcover]

M.A. Brunt (Editor), J.E. Davies (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0792324625 | ISBN-13: 978-0792324621 | Publication Date: December 31, 1994 | Edition: 1

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 The results of this (outlined in Chapter 1) are widely distributed in unpublished reports, university theses, various scientific publications and books, many of these sources being difficult to find and some now unobtainable.
The purpose of this book, therefore, is to bring all this scattered information together and to present a coherent account of the biogeography and ecology of the Islands, as an easily available reference source and as a foundation on which future work can be based.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792324625
• ISBN-13: 978-0792324621
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,754,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The essential reference on Cayman Natural History, June 29, 2011

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P. Shipman "anthropologist & writer" (State College, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography (Monographiae Biologicae) (Hardcover)

This is not a tourist book or light reading, but for those who want to gain a grasp of the natural history of the Cayman Islands, this is the book you need. Each chapter is authoritative, despite having been published in 1996, and topics from geology to ornithology are presented. If you want to try to pull everything together, and understand how the geology affects the climate affects the vegetation affects the animals, invertebrates, and birds, this is your reference. It is worth the steep price and even though some chapters (maybe all) need updating, it is a great place to start.

The writing is academic, not engaging, but everything is here in one place. I only wish publishers would put out more broad-ranging syntheses like this!