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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction-Why Focus on Islands?
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Patterns and Levels of Diversity
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Front Matter
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Threats to Diversity on Islands
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Front Matter
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Diversity and Ecosystem Function
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Front Matter
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Conservation Implication
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About this book
The volume addresses the components of biological diversity on islands and their patterns of variation; the modern threats to the maintenance of biological diversity on islands; the consequences of island biology and its modification by humanity regarding aspects of ecosystem function; the global implications of islands for conservation; and how islands can help one to understand the processes inducing changes throughout the world.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
Peter M. Vitousek
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National Biological Survey, Haleakala National Park, Makawao, Maui, USA
Lloyd L. Loope
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Department of Plant Ecology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark
Henning Adsersen
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Islands
Book Subtitle: Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Function
Editors: Peter M. Vitousek, Lloyd L. Loope, Henning Adsersen
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78963-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-78965-6Published: 30 December 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-78963-2Published: 08 March 2013
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 238
Topics: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Ecology, Zoology, Plant Sciences