Island Environments in a Changing World (Hardcover)

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.