| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ecological reviews
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Ecological reviews.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-280) and index. |
| 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. |
| Access |
License restrictions may limit access. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Island ecology.
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Island ecology. |
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Island biological invasions.
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Island biological invasions. |
| Indexed Term |
Islands |
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Biogeography |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
New, T. R.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thornton, I.W.B. (Ian W.B.). Island colonization. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521854849 (DLC) 2007275021 (OCoLC)77796013 |
| ISBN |
9780511275333 (electronic book) |
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0511275331 (electronic book) |
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0511274637 (electronic book) |
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9780511274633 (electronic book) |
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9780511618710 (electronic book) |
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0511618719 (electronic book) |
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128081554X |
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9781280815546 |
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9780521854849 |
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0521854849 |
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9780521671064 |
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052167106X |
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051127307X |
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9780511273070 |
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051127386X |
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9780511273865 |
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