Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/1InhC6 Encyclopedia of Islands By: Rosemary Gillespie Publisher: University of California Press Print ISBN: 9780520256491, 0520256492 eText ISBN: 9780520943728, 0520943724 Edition: 1st Pages: 1111 Format: PDF Available from $ 99.95 USD SKU 9780520943728 Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries—unique and rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution. This authoritative, alphabetically arranged reference, featuring more than 200 succinct articles by leading scientists from around the world, provides broad coverage of all the island sciences. But what exactly is an island? The volume editors define it here as any discrete habitat isolated from other habitats by inhospitable surroundings. The Encyclopedia of Islands 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. This essential, one-stop resource, extensively illustrated with color photographs, clear maps, and graphics will introduce island science to a wide audience and spur further research on some of the planet's most fascinating habitats.
