Environmental History of Oceanic Islands: Natural and Human Impacts on the Vegetation of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago

by Tod F Stuessy

Book Overview

The Juan Fern ndez Archipelago is located in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile at 33 S latitude. Robinson Crusoe Island is 667 km from the continent and approximately four million years old; Alejandro Selkirk Island is an additional 181 km west and only one million years old. The natural impacts of subsidence and erosion have shaped the landscapes of these islands, resulting in progressive changes to their subtropical vegetation. The older island...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030478734
• ISBN13: 9783030478735
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"