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From a small island in the Baltic Sea to the large tropical islands of Borneo and Madagascar, Messages from Islands is a global tour of these natural, water-bound laboratories. In this career-spanning work, Ilkka Hanski draws upon the many islands on which he performed fieldwork to convey key themes...
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The University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago, Illinois : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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From a small island in the Baltic Sea to the large tropical islands of Borneo and Madagascar, Messages from Islands is a global tour of these natural, water-bound laboratories. In this career-spanning work, Ilkka Hanski draws upon the many islands on which he performed fieldwork to convey key themes in ecology. By exploring the islands' biodiversity as an introduction to general issues, Hanski helps us to learn how species and communities interact in fragmented landscapes, how evolution generates biodiversity, and how this biodiversity is maintained over time. Beginning each chapter on a par |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-240) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226406305 022640630X 9780226406442 022640644X 022640658X 9780226406589 |
| Index Number: | QH541 |
| CLC: | Q16 |
| Call Number: | Q16/H249 |
| Contents: | Biodiversity: species and where they live -- How is biodiversity generated? -- Changing biodiversity -- Species on the move -- Habitat loss and fragmentation -- Why is biodiversity important? -- Epilogue. |