Island Environments in a Changing World

by Lawrence R. Walker and Peter Bellingham

Book Overview

Islands represent unique opportunities to examine human interaction with the natural environment. They capture the human imagination as remote, vulnerable and exotic, yet there is comparatively little understanding of their basic geology, geography, or the impact of island colonization by plants, animals and humans. This detailed study of island environments focuses on nine island groups, including Hawaii, New Zealand and the British Isles, exploring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521732476
• ISBN13: 9780521732475
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"