Author: Ilkka Hanski
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022640658X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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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 particular island, Hanski dives into reflections on his own field studies before going on to pursue a variety of ecological questions, including: What is the biodiversity crisis? What are extinction thresholds and extinction debts? What can the biodiversity hypothesis tell us about rapidly increasing allergies, asthma, and other chronic inflammatory disorders? The world’s largest island, Greenland, for instance, is the starting point for a journey into the benefits that humankind acquires from biodiversity, including the staggering biodiversity of microbes in the ecosystems that are closest to us—the ecosystems in our guts, in our respiratory tracts, and under our skin. Conceptually oriented but grounded in an adventurous personal narrative, Messages from Islands is a landmark work that lifts the natural mysteries of islands from the sea, bringing to light the thrilling complexities and connections of ecosystems worldwide.
Messages from Islands
A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America, with Maps, Charts, and Illustrations
Author: United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs
Publisher:
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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
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Publisher:
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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
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A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America
Author: De Benneville Randolph Keim
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Category : Civil law
Languages : en
Pages : 1604
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Publisher:
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Category : Civil law
Languages : en
Pages : 1604
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Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands
Hydropac Message Summary
Author: United States. Hydrographic Office
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Category : Pilots guide
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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Publisher:
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Category : Pilots guide
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
Author: United States. President
Publisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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Publisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
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Journal of the Legislative Council
Author: New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council
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Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1350
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Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1350
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907
Author: United States. President
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the President, 1789-1908
Author: United States. President
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
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Annual Report of Military Governor in the Philippine Islands. 1899-1902/03
Author: Philippines. Military Governor
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Languages : en
Pages : 788
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 788
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