Island biogeography : ecology, evolution, and conservation / Robert J. Whittaker |
Autore | Whittaker, Robert J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 285 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico |
Island ecology
Evolution (Biology) Conservation biology Biogeography Human ecology |
ISBN | 0198500203 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000193609707536 |
Whittaker, Robert J.
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Island colonization : the origin and development of island communities / Ian Thornton ; edited by Tim New |
Autore | Thornton, Ian W. B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | xii, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Altri autori (Persone) | New, Tim |
Collana | Ecological reviews |
Soggetto topico |
Island ecology
Island biological invasions |
ISBN |
9780521671064
052167106X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003006599707536 |
Thornton, Ian W. B.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 | ||
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Island Ecosystems [[electronic resource] ] : Challenges to Sustainability / / edited by Stephen J. Walsh, Carlos F. Mena, Jill R. Stewart, Juan Pablo Muñoz Pérez |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (510 pages) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Collana | Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands |
Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences
Geography Ecology Human ecology Earth and Environmental Sciences Environmental Anthropology |
Soggetto non controllato |
Economic History
Business & Economics |
ISBN | 3-031-28089-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword (Ashlan Cousteau) -- Preface (Don Hobart) -- Part I: UNC & USFQ Galapagos Science Center, 10th Year Anniversary -- Chapter 1. Connected Places and Social-Ecological Forces that Impact Small Island Sustainability: An Essay (Stephen J. Walsh and Carlos F. Mena) -- Part II: Communique of the World Summit on Island Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Goals and Objectives of the World Summit on Island Sustainability (Stephen J. Walsh and Carlos F. Mena) -- Part III: Island Ecosystems – Challenges to Sustainability -- Chapter 3. Globalization and the Challenging Political Economy of Governing (and Researching) Islands in Contemporary Times (Juan Pablo Luna) -- Chapter 4. Changing Land Use in Island Countries: A Meta Perspective on Effects of Demographic Processes and Tourism (Richard E. Bilsborrow) -- Chapter 5. Pacific Island Perspectives on Invasive Species and Climate Change (Laura Brewington, Bradley Eichelberger, Nicole Read, Elliott Parsons, Heather Kerkering, Christy Martin, Wendy Miles, Jacques Idechong, Jeff Burgett) -- Chapter 6. On-the-Ground Solutions to Help People and Wildlife in a Changing Climate (Nikhil Advani) -- Part IV: Island Ecosystems – Social Sub-Systems -- Chapter 7. Climate and Health Challenges in Small Island States: Identifying Vulnerability in Water and Food Resources in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Amanda L. Thompson, Jill Stewart, Margaret Bentley, Jaime Ocampo, Enrique Teran and Valeria Ochoa) -- Chapter 8. Improvements in the Galapagos Health System: Telemedicine, Research, and Medical Assistants (Jaime Eduardo Ocampo Trujillo and María Emilia Menoscal Coello) -- Chapter 9. Social Issues in the Galapagos Islands: A Participatory and Exploratory Study (Gina Chowa, Cindy Fraga Rizzo, Amanda Thompson, Margaret Bentley and Mimi Chapman) -- Chapter 10. Towards Increased Island Food System Resilience: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Khristopher M. Nicholas, Margaret E. Bentley, Clare Barrington and Amanda L. Thompson) -- Chapter 11. Understanding the Impacts of a Natural Disaster: Evidence from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (Elizabeth Frankenberg, Cecep Sumantri and Duncan Thomas) -- Part V: Island Ecosystems – Terrestrial Sub-Systems -- Chapter 12. Unraveling the Interactions between Endemic and Invasive Plant Species in the Galapagos Islands (María de Lourdes Torres, Diego Urquía, Leonie Moyle, Matt Gibson, Todd Vision and Bryan Reatini) -- Chapter 13. Galapagos Land Snails and Environmental Sustainability (Stella de la Torre & Isabel Villarruel-Oviedo) -- Chapter 14. Galapagos Petrels Conservation Helps Transition Towards a Sustainable Future (Leo Zurita Arthos, Carolina Proaño, Jonathan Guillén, Sebastián Cruz and David Wiedenfeld) -- Chapter 15. Impact of Weathering and Mineralogy on the Chemistry of Soils from San Cristobal Island, Galapagos (Xiao-Ming Liu, Heather D. Hanna and Julia G. Barzyk) -- Chapter 16. Mapping Narratives of Agricultural Land Use Practices in the Galapagos (Francisco Laso & Javier Arce-Nazario) -- Chapter 17. Land Use and Land Cover Change: Economic and Natural Drivers (Madeline Giefer) -- Part VI: Island Ecosystems – Marine Sub-Systems -- Chapter 18. Common Oversights in the Design and Monitoring of Ecosystem-Based Management Plans and the Siting of Marine Protected Areas (Sergio A. Navarrete, Christopher M. Aiken, M. Isidora Ávila-Thieme, Daniel Valencia, Alexandre Génin and Stefan Gelcich) -- Chapter 19. Levels of Upwelling are Important to Consider for Conservation (Michael J Kingsford, Margarita Brandt and Juan-Manuel Alava) -- Chapter 20. Ten Years of Wildlife Health and Conservation in the Galapagos, 2013-2022 (Gregory A. Lewbart, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Diego Páez-Rosas, Carlos Valle, Daniela Alarcón Ruales Maximilian Hirschfeld, Diane Deresienski and Kenneth J. Lohmann) -- Chapter 21. Challenges in the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the Galapagos Islands (Marjorie Riofrio-Lazo, Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón, Gunter Reck, Diego Páez-Rosas and Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez) -- Chapter 22. Cetaceans of the Galapagos Archipelago: Species in Constant Change and the Importance of a Standardized and Long-Term Citizen Science (Daniela Alarcón-Ruales, Judith Denkinger, Leo Zurita, Salome Herrera C, Santiago Díaz-Pazmiño, Eduardo Espinoza; Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez; Bonnie Holmes; Kathy A. Townsend) -- Chapter 23. Establishing Comparable Health Baselines for Marine Turtle Populations (Caitlin E. Smith, Ben L. Gilby, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Jason P. van de Merwe, Kathy A. Townsend) -- Part VII: Island Ecosystems – Interdisciplinary Science for Sustainability -- Chapter 24. An Agent-Based Model of Household Livelihood Strategies in the Galapagos Islands: Impact of Jobs in Fishing, Fishing Restrictions, and Fishing Deregulation on Household Employment Decisions (Stephen J. Walsh & Carlos F. Mena) -- Chapter 25. The Role for Scientific Collections and Public Museums in Island Conservation (John Dumbacher and Jaime Chaves) -- Chapter 26. The Museum Effect: Platforms for Advocacy and Sustainability in Insular Environments (Eric Dorfman, Javan Sutton, and Bryan L. Stuart) -- Chapter 27. Microgrids: An Opportunity for Sustainable Developments on Islands (Noah Kittner) -- Part VIII: Island Sustainability: Paths Forward in the Galapagos & Beyond -- Chapter 28. Island Digital Ecosystem Avatars (IDEA) Consortium: Infrastructure for Democratic Ecological Action (Neil Davies) -- Chapter 29. Galapagos Genetic Barcode: A Model for Island Economic Resilience During COVID-19 Pandemic (Jaime A. Chaves, Camille Bonneaud, Andy Russell, Carlos F. Mena, Carolina Proano, Diego A. Ortiz, Marilyn Cruz, Alberto Velez, Jen Jones, Tom Chaigneau and Diana A. Pazmino) -- Chapter 30. Island Innovation: Transitioning Towards a Circular Economy for Plastics in Galapagos, Ecuador (Jen S. Jones, Jess Howard, Tamara S. Galloway, Lucía Norris and Sol Espinosa) -- Chapter 31. From Building Resilience to Adaptive Transformation: Exploring the Rationale for Inclusive Governance in Galapagos (Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari, Amelia A. Bain and Stephanie Crane De Narváez) -- Chapter 32. The Extinction Market: Reflections on the Possible Future of the Illegal Galapagos Wildlife Trade (Evelyn Vega Barrera, Diego Quiroga Ferri and Carlos F. Mena) -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910726293103321 |
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Islands beyond the horizon [[electronic resource] ] : the life of twenty of the world's most remote places / / Roger Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico | Islands |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-64394-4
0-19-165189-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Figures; List of Plates; Maps; Introduction; 1. Wrangel Island; 2. Chinijo Archipelago; 3. Jan Mayen; 4. Mykines; 5. Guam; 6. San Blas Islands; 7. Ascension Island; 8. Fernando de Noronha; 9. Mingulay; 10. Pico in the Azores; 11. Tristan da Cunha; 12. Vigur; 13. St Kilda; 14. South Georgia; 15. Halfmoon Island; 16. Great Skellig; 17. Ile aux Aigrettes; 18. Solovetski Islands; 19. St Peter and St Paul Rocks; 20. Tuamotu Archipelago; Epilogue; Appendix: Scientific names of species; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L
MN; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461762503321 |
Lovegrove Roger
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Islands beyond the horizon [[electronic resource] ] : the life of twenty of the world's most remote places / / Roger Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico | Islands |
ISBN |
0-19-165190-7
1-283-64394-4 0-19-165189-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Figures; List of Plates; Maps; Introduction; 1. Wrangel Island; 2. Chinijo Archipelago; 3. Jan Mayen; 4. Mykines; 5. Guam; 6. San Blas Islands; 7. Ascension Island; 8. Fernando de Noronha; 9. Mingulay; 10. Pico in the Azores; 11. Tristan da Cunha; 12. Vigur; 13. St Kilda; 14. South Georgia; 15. Halfmoon Island; 16. Great Skellig; 17. Ile aux Aigrettes; 18. Solovetski Islands; 19. St Peter and St Paul Rocks; 20. Tuamotu Archipelago; Epilogue; Appendix: Scientific names of species; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L
MN; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785965103321 |
Lovegrove Roger
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Islands beyond the horizon [[electronic resource] ] : the life of twenty of the world's most remote places / / Roger Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico | Islands |
ISBN |
0-19-165190-7
1-283-64394-4 0-19-165189-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Figures; List of Plates; Maps; Introduction; 1. Wrangel Island; 2. Chinijo Archipelago; 3. Jan Mayen; 4. Mykines; 5. Guam; 6. San Blas Islands; 7. Ascension Island; 8. Fernando de Noronha; 9. Mingulay; 10. Pico in the Azores; 11. Tristan da Cunha; 12. Vigur; 13. St Kilda; 14. South Georgia; 15. Halfmoon Island; 16. Great Skellig; 17. Ile aux Aigrettes; 18. Solovetski Islands; 19. St Peter and St Paul Rocks; 20. Tuamotu Archipelago; Epilogue; Appendix: Scientific names of species; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L
MN; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826173503321 |
Lovegrove Roger
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Messages from Islands : A Global Biodiversity Tour / / Ilkka Hanski |
Autore | Hanski Ilkka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Island ecology |
Soggetto non controllato | ecology, evolution, baltic sea, large tropical islands, borneo, madagascar, fieldwork, island biodiversity, biology, natural sciences, species, wildlife, fragmented landscapes, field studies, ecological questions, environment, conservation, environmentalism, environmental issues, extinction thresholds, allergies, asthma, chronic inflammatory disorders, greenland, ecosystems, respiratory tracts, personal narrative, habitat loss |
ISBN | 0-226-40658-X |
Classificazione | WI 2000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Biodiversity: Species and Where They Live -- 2. How Is Biodiversity Generated? -- 3. Changing Biodiversity -- 4. Species on the Move -- 5. Habitat Loss and Fragmentation -- 6. Why Is Biodiversity Important? -- Epilogue -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154285003321 |
Hanski Ilkka
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