Seabird Islands - Ecology, Invasion, and Restoration (Hardcover)

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.
Successful campaigns to eradicate predators (e.g., rats and cats) from seabird islands have been conducted worldwide. However, removal of predators will not necessarily lead to natural recovery of seabirds or other native species. Restoration of island ecosystems requires social acceptance of eradications, knowledge of how island food webs function, and a long-term commitment to measuring and assisting the recovery process.
This book, written collaboratively by and for ecologists and resource managers, provides the first large-scale cross-system compilation, comparison, and synthesis of the ecology of seabird island systems. Offering a new conceptual framework into which to fit the impacts of seabirds on island ecology, this is an essential resource for academics and resource managers alike.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	August 2011
Editors:	Christa P H Mulder (Associate Professor of Ecology) • Wendy B Anderson (Professor of Biology and Environmental Science) • David R Towns (Senior Scientist, R&D Group) • Peter J Bellingham (Science Program Manager)
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-973569-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Birds (ornithology) Promotions
LSN:	0-19-973569-7
Barcode:	9780199735693

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