Island environments in a changing world
| 1. Verfasser: |
Walker, Lawrence R.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Bellingham, Peter.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xiv, 324 p., [16] p. of col. plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction to island environments and cultures; 2. The physical setting; 3. Natural disturbances on islands; 4. The plants and animals of islands; 5. Human dispersal, colonization, and early environmental impacts; 6. Intensifying human impacts on islands; 7. Islands in the modern world: 1950-2000; 8. The future of island ecosystems: remoteness lost; Glossary; Index.
