What are the different types of volcanoes? What is coral? Who lives in the mangrove forest? What makes the zamana unique? How many tentacles does the chatrou have? How do dolphins breathe? How do sea urchins feed?
Understand how Guadeloupe and Martinique were formed, explore the characteristics of their various ecosystems, and discover the secrets of the species that inhabit them and the plants that thrive there… This richly illustrated little book offers a simple introduction to the main aspects of biodiversity in Guadeloupe and Martinique and immerses us in the incredible and surprising world of Caribbean nature…
Michel BREUIL
Michel Breuil, who holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative and Applied Genetics, is a full professor of Life and Earth Sciences in the BCPST preparatory program at the National School of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, Lycée Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (Paris). He is also affiliated with the National Museum of Natural History and is a specialist in the amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies.
Lyne-Rose BEUZE
As a socio-geographer, Lyne-Rose Beuze helped develop several land-use plans and municipal studies in Martinique early in her career. With a passion for history, she assembled the collections and established the Regional Museum of History and Ethnography of Martinique. She also edited the book *The Great Book of Biodiversity in Guadeloupe and Martinique*.
Published on November 15, 2017 – HC Editions
Retail price: €18.50
Number of pages: 128
190 photographs and 110 illustrations and sketches
