Subantarctic Macquarie Island - Environment and Biology

Zusammenfassung Macquarie Island! a speck of land rising from the Southern Ocean about 1!000 km south-east of Tasmania! is a wild and beautiful place. Declared a nature reserve in 1933! the island is of immense scientific interest! providing scientists with an opportunity to study unique geological features and to examine the special characteristics of a southern island ecosystem. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Discovery and human occupation; 3. The island and its setting; 4. The island's origin and geology; 5. Geomorphology and quaternary history; 6. The island's vegetation; 7. Lakes; 8. The island's birds; 9. Mammals - indigenous and introduced; 10. Microbiology, parasitology and terrestrial arthropods; 11. The nearshore environment; 12. Human effects: from mis-management to management strategies; Appendices; References; Index.

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• Autori: David Selkirk, Patricia Selkirk, Patricia (Macquarie University Selkirk, Patricia Seppelt Selkirk, Rod Seppelt
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.08.2008
• EAN: 9780521076036
• ISBN: 978-0-521-07603-6
• Pagine: 300
• Serie: Studies in Polar Research
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali