Encyclopedia of islands
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520256491
Date de publication :
19 août 2009
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 x 6,1 cm
Poids :
3856 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries - rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution. This book examines many such insular settings - oceanic and continental islands as well as places such as caves, mountaintops, and whale falls at the bottom of the ocean.