Island environments in a changing world / Lawrence R. Walker, Peter Bellingham.

"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 plants, a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, Lawrence R.
Other Authors: Bellingham, Peter
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Islands.
Islands > Environmental aspects.
Island ecology.
Physical Description:xiv, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 a 4500
001 in00004955665
003 OCoLC
005 20220616030146.0
008 101209s2011 enkabf 001 0 eng
010 |a  2010051718 
020 |a 9780521519601 (hardback) 
020 |a 0521519608 (hardback) 
020 |a 9780521732475 (pbk.) 
020 |a 0521732476 (pbk.) 
035 |a (CaEvSKY)sky234897802 
035 |a (OCoLC)665137582 
040 |a DLC  |c DLC  |d YDX  |d UKM  |d YDXCP  |d UtOrBLW 
042 |a pcc 
049 |a EEMR 
050 0 0 |a GB471  |b .W35 2011 
082 0 0 |a 577.5/2  |2 22 
100 1 |a Walker, Lawrence R.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99055043 
245 1 0 |a Island environments in a changing world /  |c Lawrence R. Walker, Peter Bellingham. 
260 |a Cambridge ;  |a New York :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2011. 
300 |a xiv, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 24 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Includes index. 
505 8 |a 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. 
520 |a "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 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"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Islands.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068496 
650 0 |a Islands  |x Environmental aspects.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068496 
650 0 |a Island ecology.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068493 
700 1 |a Bellingham, Peter.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2009012002 
907 |y .b87832513  |b 220104  |c 110701 
998 |a rs  |b 110719  |c m  |d a   |e -  |f eng  |g enk  |h 0  |i 2 
999 f f |i b47c1cb5-cc24-5751-a3a7-35abf6efd117  |s ee5dfc49-76c6-52b9-a5e9-909aea57c4c1  |t 0 
952 f f |p Can Circulate  |a Michigan State University-Library of Michigan  |b Michigan State University  |c MSU Remote Storage  |d MSU Remote Storage  |t 0  |e GB471 .W35 2011  |h Library of Congress classification  |i Printed Material  |m 31293032055240  |n 1