Description
Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its natural and cultural heritage, the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in Jamaica is globally known for its biodiversity. In this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated Guide, readers are given a detailed handbook tracing the flora and fauna, birds, geology, maps and trails of this rugged and extensively forested mountainous region in the south-east of Jamaica.
About the Author
The Natural History Society of Jamaica
Contents
Travelling in the Mountains – Margaret Hodges
The Park and Its Surroundings, with local maps – Jill Byles and Margaret Hodges
Maps by Stephen Hodges
The Western Section
Approaches to the Blue Mountains from Kingston and St. Andrew
The Southern Approaches: The Blue Mountains Foothills from St. Thomas
The Eastern Section
The Eastern Slopes of the John Crow Mountains
The Rio Grande Valley
The Northern Section
The Historical Background – Mary Langford
The Geology – Ryan Ramsook
The Flora – Jim Dalling and Margaret Hodges
The Fungi – Trevor Yee
The Invertebrates – Eric Garraway and Audette Bailey
The Vertebrates – Thomas Farr
The Birds of the Mountain Area – Catherine Levy and Marcia Mundle
Life in Streams and Rivers – Kimberly John and Eric Hyslop
