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050	0	0	_aGB471 _b.W35 2011
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100	1		_aWalker, Lawrence R., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIsland environments in a changing world / _cLawrence R. Walker, Peter Bellingham.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 324 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	8		_aMachine 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.
520			_aIslands 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 plants, animals and humans. This detailed study of island environments focuses on nine island groups, including Hawaii, New Zealand and the British Isles, exploring their differing geology, geography, climate and soils, as well as the varying effects of human actions. It illustrates the natural and anthropogenic disturbances common to island groups, all of which face an uncertain future clouded by extinctions of endemic flora and fauna, growing populations of invasive species, and burgeoning resident and tourist populations. Examining the natural and human history of each island group from early settlement onwards, the book provides a critique of the concept of sustainable growth and offers realistic guidelines for future island management.
650		0	_aIslands.
650		0	_aIslands _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		0	_aIsland ecology.
700	1		_aBellingham, Peter, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521519601
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973949
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