Dear Jim,
I believe that these apparently clashing
geographic systems are based on different
paradigms. I don't think your zoogeographic data
base, which coincides with my old-timey
perceptions, is superseded in the least.
Harry
At 04:53 PM 11/9/2010, you wrote:
>Jose,
>
>Can I imply from your comment that the traditional geographic
>provinces that I've been using for 40+ years are now not in use? In my
>data base I make a clear distinction between the Carolinian and
>Caribbean Provinces.
>
>Jim Brunner
>On Nov 9, 2010, at 2:52 PM, José H. Leal wrote:
>
>>The FAO definition which I followed in the chapters mentioned in my
>>previous email includes the coastal areas from Cape Hatteras, North
>>Carolina, USA, Gulf of Mexico, Middle America, south to Venezuela,
>>including the Bahamas, Cuba, the Caymans, Hispaniola, the West
>>Indies, West Indies.
>>
>>________________________________________________________
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>>The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
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>>________________________________________
>>From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
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>>This begs for the question: what is the central western Atlantic?
>>
>>>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 11:52:28 -0500
>>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Geography question
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>>>The United Nations and its Food and Agriculture Organization define
>>>that
>>>area for fisheries purposes as the Western Central Atlantic. Check
>>>this out:
>>>http://shellmuseum.org/projectdetail.cfm?ID=13
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>José
>>>________________________________________________________
>>>José H. Leal, Ph.D., Director and Curator
>>>The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
>>>Editor, The Nautilus
>>>www.shellmuseum.org <http://www.shellmuseum.org/>
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>>>Subject: [CONCH-L] Geography question
>>>
>>>Does anyone know if there is a term to use for the geographical
>>>area which
>>>includes North Carolina, both coasts of Florida to Texas, along
>>>Central
>>>America and the N. Coast of S. America including the Caribbean and W.
>>>Indies. Does someone have an idea of what would be a good term for
>>>this
>>>area.....
>>>
>>>Carole Marshall
>>>
>>>
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