Island environments in a changing world /
Walker, Lawrence R.
Island environments in a changing world / Lawrence R. Walker, Peter Bellingham - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011 - xiv, 324 p., [16] p. of col. plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes index
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
9780521519601 (hbk.) 9780521732475 (pbk.)
Islands
Islands--Environmental aspects
Island ecology
Island environments in a changing world / Lawrence R. Walker, Peter Bellingham - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011 - xiv, 324 p., [16] p. of col. plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes index
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
9780521519601 (hbk.) 9780521732475 (pbk.)
Islands
Islands--Environmental aspects
Island ecology