The U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity

The CBD Clearing-House Mechanism

The Bahamas CBD Country Reports

National Biodiversity Policies & Legislation

Bahamas Species

National Parks and Protected Areas

Biodiversity Data Management Partners

Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network

The Bahamas Environment, Science & Technology Commission

Bahamas Ecosystems

Inland Ponds

Plant life may be restricted to micro-algae either dispersed or in mats along the edges. Salinity can vary widely, with some ponds hypersaline. Animal life in the latter include crabs, insects, brine shrimps and wading birds. Anaerobic decomposition may release sulphides with unpleasant smells. Heavy rainfall or flooding with freshwater seriously disturbs hypersaline ecosystems.