| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Ecological reviews |
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Ecological reviews.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Theoretical and experimental studies. Introduction -- Theoretical and experimental colonization -- pt. 2. Natural recolonization after devastation. A clean slate? -- Life returns: primary colonization of devastated surfaces -- pt. 3. The recolonizaton of devastated islands. Recovering island biotas: Volcano and Barcena -- Thera, Santorini group, Mediterranean -- Long and Ritter Islands, Bismarck Sea -- Krakatau, Sunda Strait -- pt. 4. Assembly of biotas on new islands. Lake Wisdom: a new island of fresh water -- New islands in the sea -- Anak Krakatau, Krakatau's child, b. 1933 -- Surtsey, Island of Surtur, b. 1963 -- Motmot: an emergent island in fresh water -- pt. 5. Colonization and assembly. Dispersal -- Stepping stone islands: the case of Sebesi -- Learning from nature's lessons |
| Summary |
A personal and readable review of how plants and animals colonize islands |
| Analysis |
Islands |
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Biogeography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-280) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Island ecology.
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Island biological invasions.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Island biological invasions
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Island ecology
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Kolonisierung
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Insel
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Diversité biologique.
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Écologie des îles.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
New, T. R
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| ISBN |
9780511275333 |
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0511275331 |
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0511274637 |
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9780511274633 |
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9780511618710 |
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0511618719 |
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128081554X |
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9781280815546 |
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