Systematic Investigations of Greater Antillean Herpetofauna

大安的列斯爬行动物的系统研究

• 批准号: 9123556
• 负责人: Stephen Hedges
• 金额: $ 16.97万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-08-01 至 1996-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9123556&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Systematic; Investigations; Greater; Antillean; Herpetofauna

The West Indies harbor many different types (species) of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. They are rapidly disappearing because of demands on the environment, especially the felling of trees, due to a high human population density. It is important to find out how many species exist and where they are located on the islands os that conservation areas, such as national parks, can be established to protect them. The four largest islands in the Caribbean basin, the Greater Antilles, have the greatest number of unique species. This research involves exploration of poorly known areas and identification of the herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles), which are the most abundant and diverse of the land animals with backbones (vertebrates).

西印度群岛拥有世界上其他地方找不到的许多不同种类的植物和动物。它们正在迅速消失，因为对环境的需求，特别是树木的砍伐，由于人口密度高。重要的是要弄清楚有多少物种存在，以及它们在岛屿上的位置，以便建立保护区，如国家公园，来保护它们。加勒比盆地的四个最大的岛屿，大安的列斯群岛，拥有最多的独特物种。这项研究包括探索鲜为人知的地区和确定爬行动物（两栖动物和爬行动物），它们是最丰富和最多样化的有脊椎的陆地动物（脊椎动物）。