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A Monograph Of Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae), Scott Zona
A Monograph Of Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae), Scott Zona
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
This monographic study of the New World genus Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae) recognizes 15 species. In addition to defining species limits and distributions, the study addresses broader questions concerning likely modes of speciation in the group and biogeographic radiation. The systematic treatment incorporates results from extensive field work and studies of leaf anatomy and flavonoid phytochemistry, ecology and biogeography, and morphology. Distribution maps and a key to the taxa are provided. Solutions are offered for the many nomenclatural problems that existed in the genus. A phylogenetic hypothesis, the first for the genus, is proposed. Moreover, phytochemical and anatomical features are examined …
Direct Foreign Investment In The Caribbean: A Legal And Policy Analysis, Lewis D. Solomon, David H. Mirsky
Direct Foreign Investment In The Caribbean: A Legal And Policy Analysis, Lewis D. Solomon, David H. Mirsky
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The purpose of this Article is to delineate the central issues facing countries which seek to encourage direct foreign investment in their local economies, and to suggest which approaches to these issues appear most likely to facilitate the attraction of foreign capital, technology and expertise, while preserving local control over the potentially detrimental effects of such investment.