Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction to island environments and cultures; 2. The physical setting; 3. Natural disturbances on islands; 4. The plants and animals of islands; 5. Human dispersal, colonization, and early environmental impacts; 6. Intensifying human impacts on islands; 7. Islands in the modern world: 1950-2000; 8. The future of island ecosystems: remoteness lost; Glossary; Index.
Island environments in a changing world by Lawrence R. Walker. ISBN 9780521732475. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.