Island environments in a changing world /

"Islands represent unique opportunities to examine human interaction with the natural environment. They capture the human imagination as remote, vulnerable and exotic, yet there is comparatively little understanding of their basic geology, geography, or the impact of island colonization by plan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Lawrence R.
Otros Autores: Bellingham, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Islands.
Islands > Environmental aspects.
Island ecology.
Îles.
Îles > Aspect de l'environnement.
Écologie des îles.
islands (landforms)
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Island ecology
Islands
Islands > Environmental aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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