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

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Islands
Islands--Environmental aspects
Island ecology