No megathrust earthquake similar to the Magnitude class 9 events in Sumatra in 2004 or in
Japan in 2011 was firmly reported at the Lesser Antilles subduction zone. The largest known …

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

While agricultural origins have been recently revised in light of new genetic and
archaeological evidence, parallel synthesis of subsequent developments in agricultural …

While the impacts to the infrastructures in Barbuda and Puerto Rico by Hurricanes Irma and
Maria have received attention in the news media, less has been reported about the impacts …

In the aftermath of the forced evacuation of the island of Barbuda due to Hurricane Irma, the
Barbudan people have experienced an exile and return to a 'new'geographical, political …

The tropical forests of the Philippine Archipelago are some of the most threatened in the 21st
century. Among the most prominent threats are the introduction of new plant and animal …

Sea and Land provides an in-depth environmental history of the Caribbean to ca 1850, with
a coda that takes the story into the modern era. It explores the mixing, movement, and …

Low-lying coasts and small islands, such as in the Lesser Antilles, are particularly
vulnerable to hurricane-induced marine floods. In September 2017, category 5 Hurricane …

It is common practice to apply and adapt characteristics from the present to the interpretation
of the ecological setting of archaeological landscapes, but this approach can generate …

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean are vulnerable to the effects of
climatic change. The damaging impacts of contemporary sea-level rise and changing rainfall …