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Contains the findings from a rapid marine biological assessment of the Anambas Islands in western Indonesia conducted in May 2012.

A report that contains the findings from a rapid marine biological assessment of Bird's Head Seascape in western Indonesia. It offers detailed accounts of reef communities, as well as information on the flora and fauna in the region, including several species new to science. It also assembles conservation recommendations based on the results.

The Tamaulipan Province stretches 55, 000 square miles along the Tropic of Cancer, from the northernmost Mexican states of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipus, San Luis Potosi, and Veracruz all the way to southwest Texas. Home to such varied species as the ocelot and the prairie dog, as well as rare birds like the green-cheeked amazon and the crimson-collared grosbeak, it is one of the most diverse regions in North America--and one of the most threatened. ...

For decades, Conservation International has devoted itself not only to saving endangered regions on the planet but also to chronicling, in lavish volumes, the biodiversity of these areas. These volumes, according to Choice, are"a superbly produced . . . source of hard-to-find information on biodiversity, biogreography, and conservation."Hotspots Revisited" continues this rich tradition, drawing on the organization's continuing work to identify...

Conservation International has been instrumental in raising awareness and concern about the most environmentally endangered regions and animals throughout the world with its publication of high-quality volumes that combine breathtaking photography with expert scientific analysis. Continuing in this distinguished tradition, Conservation International offers here a new, lushly illustrated volume that examines transboundary conservation areas--en...