Natural Change and Human Impact in Madagascar |
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| Author:
| Goodman, Steven M. |
| Editor:
| Patterson, Bruce D. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56098-683-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $104.50 |
Book Description:
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A miniature continent long isolated from the African mainland, the island of Madagascar evolved a biota that remains one of the most varied of any environment in the world. Bringing together the work of the most innovative conservation and evolutionary biologists, geologists, and anthropologists currently working in Madagascar, this book provides the first overview in more than twenty years of how natural and human-induced changes have molded the island's modern ecosystems. Natural...
More DescriptionA miniature continent long isolated from the African mainland, the island of Madagascar evolved a biota that remains one of the most varied of any environment in the world. Bringing together the work of the most innovative conservation and evolutionary biologists, geologists, and anthropologists currently working in Madagascar, this book provides the first overview in more than twenty years of how natural and human-induced changes have molded the island's modern ecosystems. Natural Change and Human Impact in Madagascar reflects new methods for understanding biotic and environmental change worldwide.