“Russell Banks goes Creole”: A Talk with the Author of The Book of Jamaica and Continental Drift by Kathleen Gyssels, Gaëlle Cooreman

“…The main topics included are Banks’ idea of the Great American Novel, his involvement with the African diaspora and his « Caribbean » novels The Book of Jamaica and Continental Drift.…”
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Counselling Patients with Uterine Fibroids: A Review of the Management and Complications by Donnette Simms-Stewart, Horace Fletcher

“…Fibroids are very common in Afro-Caribbean women. They can cause severe complications. …”
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Females in higher education and leadership: insights from a multi-method approach by Alicia Correa, Maria Gracia Glas, Jana Opara

“…The findings reveal that gender parity in enrolment has been achieved, with Latin America & Caribbean leading, followed by Europe and Central Asia. …”
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Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Barbados, West Indies by Anselm J. M. Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton, Suh-Yuh Wu, Desiree H.-A. Skeete, Barbara Nemesure, M. Cristina Leske

“…Studies in Caribbean populations may assist understanding of disparities among African-origin populations with shared heredity.…”
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Evaluating the potential of Kalanchoe pinnata, Piper amalago amalago, and other botanicals as economical insecticidal synergists against Anopheles gambiae by Sheena Francis, William Irvine, Lucy Mackenzie-Impoinvil, Lucrecia Vizcaino, Rodolphe Poupardin, Audrey Lenhart, Mark J. I. Paine, Rupika Delgoda

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La végétation des Petites Antilles : principaux traits floristiques et effets plausibles du changement climatique by Philippe Joseph

“…Despite an important anthropization, this archipelago belongs to one of the Hotspots of the planetary biodiversity: the Caribbean. In the Long-Term, climatic change will have consequences on the spatial distribution and on the function of species and vegetal associations.…”
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Palmetto scale Comstockiella sabalis Comstock by Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges

“…It describes this scale pest of palms in southern U.S. Mexico and the Caribbean — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, general plant damage, and management. …”
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Latin American States’ Multilateral Diplomacy by S. A. Krylov

“…This article reveals the mechanism of functioning of the multilateral diplomacy of the Latin American and Caribbean States on the subregional, regional level as well as in the biregional format and analizes the perspectives of the integrational processes in the Western hemisphere in the context of formation of a new world structure of the XXI century.…”
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Palmetto scale Comstockiella sabalis Comstock by Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges

“…It describes this scale pest of palms in southern U.S. Mexico and the Caribbean — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, general plant damage, and management. …”
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Little Leaf Notcher (suggested common name) Artipus floridanus Horn (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Angela Gabrielle LaTora, Adam Dale

“… Artipus floridanus Horn, also known as the little leaf notcher, is a secondary pest of citrus and several ornamental plants in Florida and the Caribbean. This species is in the order Coleoptera, the beetles, and the family Curculionidae, the weevils and snout beetles. …”
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Émerger de la fragmentation issue du chaos : la Caraïbe insulaire à l’épreuve des paroxysmes hydrométéorologiques by Françoise Pagney Bénito-Espinal

“…The recent occurrence of very intense atmospheric disturbances in the Caribbean islands has shown that the chaos they cause results in an extreme spatial atomization that can last over time. …”
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Les voyages d’Élisabeth II, des visites très sélectives dans un empire déclinant by Claire Weishar, Marie-Françoise Fleury, Fulano de Thal

“…The trend is clear: apart from trips to European countries (notably France and Germany), the most trips were made to countries where the Queen was sovereign until the end, notably Canada (22 trips) and Australia (15 trips) and the Caribbean and Pacific islands that remained under British sovereignty. …”
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Patterns of Diversity of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Region by Sérgio P. Ávila, Jeroen Goud, António M. de Frias Martins

“…Four main source areas for rissoids emerge: Mediterranean, Caribbean, Canaries/Madeira archipelagos, and the Cape Verde archipelago. …”
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Lionfish: Is It Safe to Eat? by Steve Otwell

“…This prolific, invasive fish is threatening reefs and coastal fisheries in ocean waters throughout the Caribbean Seas and neighboring regions, and eating lionfish is being encouraged as one of the best options to mitigate its harmful impact. …”
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As viagens de Elizabeth II, visitas muito seletivas em um império em declínio by Claire Weishar, Marie-Françoise Fleury, Fulano de Thal

“…The trend is clear: apart from trips to European countries (notably France and Germany), the most trips were made to countries where the Queen was sovereign until the end, notably Canada (22 trips) and Australia (15 trips) and the Caribbean and Pacific islands that remained under British sovereignty. …”
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Tropical Bont Tick Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Karen C. Prine, Amanda C. Hodges

“…The tropical bont tick is considered one of the most detrimental of the tick species present in Africa and now the Caribbean. It can result in severe economic losses due to hide damage, milk production reduction, and death of livestock. …”
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Lionfish: Is It Safe to Eat? by Steve Otwell

“…This prolific, invasive fish is threatening reefs and coastal fisheries in ocean waters throughout the Caribbean Seas and neighboring regions, and eating lionfish is being encouraged as one of the best options to mitigate its harmful impact. …”
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Lethal Yellowing (LY) of Palm by Nigel A. Harrison, Monica L. Elliott

“…This disease has significantly reduced the number of tall-type Cocos nucifera (coconut) in Florida and the Caribbean Basin, and localized outbreaks continue to occur. …”
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Little Leaf Notcher (suggested common name) Artipus floridanus Horn (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Angela Gabrielle LaTora, Adam Dale

“… Artipus floridanus Horn, also known as the little leaf notcher, is a secondary pest of citrus and several ornamental plants in Florida and the Caribbean. This species is in the order Coleoptera, the beetles, and the family Curculionidae, the weevils and snout beetles. …”
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Laguncularia racemosa, White Mangrove by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Mary McKenzie, Heather V. Quintana

“…Quintana, describes this native evergreen tree that grows in the coastal areas of south Florida, the Caribbean, and Central America – scientific and common names, description, storm tolerance, and applications. …”
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