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100 1 _aThornton, I. W. B.
_q(Ian W. B.),
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aIsland colonization :
_bthe origin and development of island communities /
_cIan Thornton ; edited by Tim New.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2007.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aEcological reviews
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aNew or recently sterilized islands (for example through volcanic activity), provide ecologists with natural experiments in which to study colonization, development and establishment of new biological communities. Studies carried out on islands like this have provided answers to fundamental questions as to what general principles are involved in the ecology of communities and what processes underlie and maintain the basic structure of ecosystems. These studies are vital for conservation biology, especially when evolutionary processes need to be maintained in systems in order to maintain biodiversity. The major themes are how animal and plant communities establish, particularly on 'new land' or following extirpations by volcanic activity. This book comprises a broad review of island colonization, bringing together succession models and general principles, case studies with which Professor Ian Thornton was intimately involved, and a synthesis of ideas, concluding with a look to the future for similar studies.
650 0 _aIsland ecology.
650 0 _aIsland biological invasions.
700 1 _aNew, T. R.,
_eeditor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521854849
830 0 _aEcological reviews.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511618710
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