Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries--unique and rare environments, their isolation makes them pure laboratories for ecology and evolution. This authoritative, alphabetically organized reference, featuring more than 200 succinct articles by leading scientists from all over the world, supplies broad coverage of all of the island sciences. But what exactly is an island? The quantity 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 in addition to locations resembling caves, mountaintops, and whale falls on the bottom of the ocean. This important, one-cease resource, extensively illustrated with shade photographs, clear maps, and graphics will introduce island science to a large viewers and spur additional research on a number of the planet's most fascinating habitats.
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