Restoring the Oceanic Island Ecosystem : Impact and Management of Invasive Alien Species in the Bonin Islands

Kazuto Kawakami

ISBN 10: 4431538585 / ISBN 13: 9784431538585

Published by Springer Japan, Springer Japan, 2010

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Loss of biodiversity on tropical and subtropical oceanic islands is one of the most pressing conservation issues. These oceanic islands are well known for their unique fauna and ora, which evolved over long periods in isolation from external perturbation. However, the maj- ity of these islands in the Paci c were eventually settled by Polynesians and then by Europeans; by about 200 years ago, only a few island groups remained untouched. The Bonin Islands are one of these groups. The Bonin Island group is one of the most remote in the world. The islands are located 1,000 km south of Japan off the eastern fringe of Eurasia. They were rst discovered by the Japanese in 1670, settled by Westerners from Hawaii in 1830, and nally recognized as a Japanese territory in 1862 on condition that previous settlers would be protected and allowed to remain with full rights. Because of this complicated history, the Bonins have two names.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Restoring the Oceanic Island Ecosystem : Impact and Management of Invasive Alien Species in the Bonin Islands
• Publisher: Springer Japan, Springer Japan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4431538585
• ISBN 13: 9784431538585
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 285W x 215H x 18D millimeters 285 millimeters width by 215 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 830 grams

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Synopsis

Loss of biodiversity on tropical and subtropical oceanic islands is one of the most pressing conservation issues. These oceanic islands are well known for their unique fauna and ? ora, which evolved over long periods in isolation from external perturbation. However, the maj- ity of these islands in the Paci? c were eventually settled by Polynesians and then by Europeans; by about 200 years ago, only a few island groups remained untouched. The Bonin Islands are one of these groups. The Bonin Island group is one of the most remote in the world. The islands are located 1,000 km south of Japan off the eastern fringe of Eurasia. They were ? rst discovered by the Japanese in 1670, settled by Westerners from Hawaii in 1830, and ? nally recognized as a Japanese territory in 1862 on condition that previous settlers would be protected and allowed to remain with full rights. Because of this complicated history, the Bonins have two names.

Review

From the reviews:

“This book is an important source for invasion biologists. ... all of the chapters are interesting and, as a comprehensive entree into the invasion biology of a remarkable but little known archipelago, Restoring the Oceanic Island Ecosystem is invaluable.” (Daniel Simberloff, Biological Invasions, Vol. 14, 2012)