Species Diversity

Both native species and introduced or alien species as they are also called, comprise Jamaica’s species diversity. Here, we focus on categories of species that are of conservation interest, namely endemics (i.e. unique species), those economically important to industries, and invasives (the problem species).

native

Introduced

Economically Important
Finfish
Economically Important
Crops
livestock

Publications

Here you will find links to scientific and technical publications on the categories of species above (i.e. endemic, commercially valuable and invasive).

Scientific

Technical