This is an authoritative book the Seychelles fully deserve, and one which will substantially promote conservation.' World Birdwatch, 7: 2 (1985) The book will long remain the standard scientific work on the islands. It is a work of major importance...' The Geographical Journal, 151 (1985) ...an outstanding collection of papers by excellent selected authors dealing mainly with the zoogeography and higher plant geography of the (political) Seychelles Islands.' T. Frevert