Beautiful Snails from the Limestone of Borneo by Jaap Vermeulen and Tony Whitten. This slide presentation is excerpted from their book Biodiversity and Cultural Property in the Management of Limestone Resources - Lessons from East Asia, a World Bank Directions in Development series publication (1999). The presentation is an overview of the fascinating micro snails that inhabit the limestone cliffs and caves of Borneo. The dynamic duo, Vermeulen, a taxonomist, orchid authority, and illustrator extraordinaire, and Whitten, a multi-published author and noted biodiversity specialist with the World Bank, have collaborated on many land shell research projects in Southeast Asia. They are leading authorities on the terrestial molluscan fauna and ecology of this region. Their previously published collaboration is Guide to the Land Snails of Bali, part of the Fauna Malesiana series. A PDF copy of the entire ...Limestone Resources book is available on the World Bank Biodiversity Web Site. It is very informative and worth reading. Enjoy this very special presentation.
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