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Island ecology is the study of island organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment. Islands account for nearly 1/6 of earth’s total land area, [ 1 ] yet the ecology of island ecosystems is vastly different from that of mainland communities.
The Caribbean bioregion, as described by the World Wildlife Fund, includes the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica), the Lesser Antilles, the Lucayan archipelago (Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands), Southern Florida in the United States and Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. The Lucayan archipelago lies north of the ...
A fledgling conservation industry on Andros is dedicated to preserving the island's unique ecosystems, working in partnership with the Bahamian government (Bahamas National Trust) and such varied non-governmental organizations as The Nature Conservancy and Project AWARE of the Professional Association of Dive Instructors .
Caribbean islands, despite comprising only 0.15% of the Earth’s area, account for at least 10% of the world’s recorded bird extinctions, 40% of mammal extinctions and more than 60% of reptile ...
Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean, lying south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola.The Jamaican moist forests ecoregion covers an area of 8,192 km 2, and covers 85% of the island of Jamaica.
Environment of Saint Martin (island) (5 C) E. Ecoregions of the Caribbean ... Pages in category "Environment of the Caribbean" The following 3 pages are in this ...
Ecoregions of the Cayman Islands (2 P) H. Ecoregions of Haiti (1 C, 6 P) J. ... Pages in category "Ecoregions of the Caribbean" The following 22 pages are in this ...
This is a list of freshwater ecoregions in Latin America and the Caribbean, as identified by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF divides the Earth's land surface into ecoregions , defined as "large area[s] of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities and species".