Seabird islands : ecology, invasion, and restoration /
Islands with large colonies of seabirds are found throughout the globe. Seabird islands provide nesting and roosting sites for birds that forage at sea, deposit marine nutrients on land, and physically alter these islands. Habitats for numerous endemic and endangered animal and plant species, seabir...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2011]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Islands with large colonies of seabirds are found throughout the globe. Seabird islands provide nesting and roosting sites for birds that forage at sea, deposit marine nutrients on land, and physically alter these islands. Habitats for numerous endemic and endangered animal and plant species, seabird islands are therefore biodiversity hotspots with high priority for conservation. This book provides a large-scale cross-system compilation, comparison, and synthesis of the ecology of seabird island systems. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 492 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190267803 0190267801 |