Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America

For the first time, this unique book compiles the development of echinoderm research in Latin America. The book  is comprised of 16 chapters: one introductory, 14 in depth country chapters and a final biogeographic analysis. It draws together the results of all investigations published in internatio...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Alvarado, Juan José. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Solis-Marin, Francisco Alonso. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20051-9
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America
  • Echinoderms from Mexico: Biodiversity, distribution and current state of knowledge
  • Central America Echinoderms: diversity, ecology and future perspectives
  • Echinoderm diversity in Panama: 146 years of research across the isthmus
  • Echinoderms of Colombia
  • Echinoderms of Ecuador
  • Echinoderms from Venezuela: scientific account, diversity and distribution
  • Echinoderms of Peru
  • Echinoderm from Brazil: Historical research and the current state of biodiversity knowledge
  • Echinoderm Research in Uruguay
  • Echinoderms from Argentina: Biodiversity, distribution and current state of knowledge
  • Echinoderms of the Cuban Archipelago
  • Recent echinoderms from Hispaniola Island
  • Review of echinoderm research in Puerto Rico, with focus on biological and ecological aspects
  • Echinoderms of the Canary Islands
  • Latin America echinoderm biodiversity and biogeography: patterns and affinities
  • Index
  • Appendix.