Eden in Peril: Impact of Humans on Pacific Island Ecosystems

Eden in Peril: Impact of Humans on Pacific Island Ecosystems

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Islands have often been cited as models of human impact upon the environment. With high rates of endemism and other unique characteristics, island ecosystems are subject to dramatic perturbation. The arrival of humans in Near Oceania during the Pleistocene led swiftly to a series of fauna extinction...

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Main Author:	Moshe Rapaport
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Island Studies Journal 2006-05-01
Series:	Island Studies Journal
Subjects:	human impact islands island ecosystems Oceania sustainability
Online Access:	http://www.islandstudies.ca/system/files/u2/ISJ-1-1-2006-Rapaport-pp109-124.pdf

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