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Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Animals and Plants

Door Jonathan Kingdon

Categorie	Algemeen Natuur
Boeknummer	#363295-KG2
Titel	Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Animals and Plants
Auteur	Kingdon, Jonathan
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Princeton University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1989
ISBN10	0691085609
ISBN13	9780691085609
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Originsl red boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, numerous illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	The vastness of Africa and the variety of animals it contains overwhelm any visitor with colors and patterns. Contrary to superficial appearances, however, this monolithic continent is a complex mosaic of landlocked islands--islands which vary from isolated forests in oceans of grassland to lakes in seas of land. The flora and fauna of each of these islands represent a snapshot of millions of years of evolution and the biological reaction to the environment of the past. In this richly illustrated book Jonathan Kingdon takes these island communities one by one and delves back into their history to explain why and how they may have evolved as they have and thus the reason why the community is there. As the reader is led through continental Africa, a pattern begins to take shape, providing an... (Lees verder) understanding of Africa's complexities and putting the continent's biology in a new and dynamic perspective. Kingdon's book is also a fervent plea to conserve these "islands." It will be of surpassing interest to anyone concerned with working in African conservation as well as to a wide audience of other general readers.
Pagina's	287
Conditie	Goed — Small light stain front cover.
Prijs	€ 9,00

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