Island colonization : the origin and development of island communities / / Ian Thornton ; edited by Tim New [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Thornton I. W. B (Ian W. B.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 577.5/2 |
Collana | Ecological reviews |
Soggetto topico |
Island ecology
Island biological invasions |
ISBN |
1-107-16588-1
1-280-81554-X 0-511-27533-1 9786610815548 0-511-27463-7 0-511-27307-X 0-511-32133-3 0-511-61871-9 0-511-27386-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editorial preface; Acknowledgements; PART I Theoretical and experimental studies; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Theoretical and experimental colonization; PART II Natural recolonization after devastation; CHAPTER THREE A clean slate?; CHAPTER FOUR Life returns: primary colonization of devastated surfaces; PART III The recolonization of devastated islands; Islands as areas for the study of community assembly; Organic flotsam; CHAPTER FIVE Recovering island biotas: Volcano and Bárcena
CHAPTER SIX Thera, Santorini Group, MediterraneanCHAPTER SEVEN Long and Ritter Islands, Bismarck Sea; CHAPTER EIGHT Krakatau, Sunda Strait; PART IV Assembly of biotas on new islands; Starting points; CHAPTER NINE Lake Wisdom: a new island of fresh water; CHAPTER TEN New islands in the sea; CHAPTER ELEVEN Anak Krakatau, Krakatau's child, b. 1933; CHAPTER TWELVE Surtsey, Island of Surtur, b. 1963; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Motmot: an emergent island in fresh water; PART V Colonization and assembly; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Dispersal; CHAPTER FIFTEEN Stepping stone islands: the case of Sebesi CHAPTER SIXTEEN Learning from nature's lessonsReferences; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457745203321 |
Thornton I. W. B (Ian W. B.) | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Island colonization : the origin and development of island communities / / Ian Thornton ; edited by Tim New [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Thornton I. W. B (Ian W. B.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 577.5/2 |
Collana | Ecological reviews |
Soggetto topico |
Island ecology
Island biological invasions |
ISBN |
1-107-16588-1
1-280-81554-X 0-511-27533-1 9786610815548 0-511-27463-7 0-511-27307-X 0-511-32133-3 0-511-61871-9 0-511-27386-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editorial preface; Acknowledgements; PART I Theoretical and experimental studies; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Theoretical and experimental colonization; PART II Natural recolonization after devastation; CHAPTER THREE A clean slate?; CHAPTER FOUR Life returns: primary colonization of devastated surfaces; PART III The recolonization of devastated islands; Islands as areas for the study of community assembly; Organic flotsam; CHAPTER FIVE Recovering island biotas: Volcano and Bárcena
CHAPTER SIX Thera, Santorini Group, MediterraneanCHAPTER SEVEN Long and Ritter Islands, Bismarck Sea; CHAPTER EIGHT Krakatau, Sunda Strait; PART IV Assembly of biotas on new islands; Starting points; CHAPTER NINE Lake Wisdom: a new island of fresh water; CHAPTER TEN New islands in the sea; CHAPTER ELEVEN Anak Krakatau, Krakatau's child, b. 1933; CHAPTER TWELVE Surtsey, Island of Surtur, b. 1963; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Motmot: an emergent island in fresh water; PART V Colonization and assembly; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Dispersal; CHAPTER FIFTEEN Stepping stone islands: the case of Sebesi CHAPTER SIXTEEN Learning from nature's lessonsReferences; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784329503321 |
Thornton I. W. B (Ian W. B.) | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Island colonization : the origin and development of island communities / / Ian Thornton ; edited by Tim New |
Autore | Thornton I. W. B (Ian W. B.) |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NewT. R |
Collana | Ecological reviews |
Soggetto topico |
Island biological invasions
Island ecology |
ISBN |
1-107-16588-1
1-280-81554-X 0-511-27533-1 9786610815548 0-511-27463-7 0-511-27307-X 0-511-32133-3 0-511-61871-9 0-511-27386-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editorial preface; Acknowledgements; PART I Theoretical and experimental studies; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Theoretical and experimental colonization; PART II Natural recolonization after devastation; CHAPTER THREE A clean slate?; CHAPTER FOUR Life returns: primary colonization of devastated surfaces; PART III The recolonization of devastated islands; Islands as areas for the study of community assembly; Organic flotsam; CHAPTER FIVE Recovering island biotas: Volcano and Bárcena
CHAPTER SIX Thera, Santorini Group, MediterraneanCHAPTER SEVEN Long and Ritter Islands, Bismarck Sea; CHAPTER EIGHT Krakatau, Sunda Strait; PART IV Assembly of biotas on new islands; Starting points; CHAPTER NINE Lake Wisdom: a new island of fresh water; CHAPTER TEN New islands in the sea; CHAPTER ELEVEN Anak Krakatau, Krakatau's child, b. 1933; CHAPTER TWELVE Surtsey, Island of Surtur, b. 1963; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Motmot: an emergent island in fresh water; PART V Colonization and assembly; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Dispersal; CHAPTER FIFTEEN Stepping stone islands: the case of Sebesi CHAPTER SIXTEEN Learning from nature's lessonsReferences; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815284403321 |
Thornton I. W. B (Ian W. B.) | ||
Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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