Samways, Michael J., <br/><br/>
Tropical island recovery :  Cousine Island, Seychelles / 
Michael Samways [and others]. 
 - xii, 245 pages :  colour illustrations, colour maps ;  29 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Cousine Island in a world context --  Cousine as a Seychelles island --  Cousine Island's conservation significance in a nutshell --  How humans nearly pushed Cousine past the tipping point --  The changing seasons --  The lie of the land --  Cousine's rocks, soils and sand --  The moody sea --  Cousine's green carpet --  Cousine's woody cloak --  Cousine's vegetation reprieve --  Sponges, corals and the great bleaching event --  Life in the shallow sea: from shells to urchins --  Between sea and land: a variety of crabs --  Ecological webmasters: terrestrial invertebrates --  A rich tapestry of fish life --  Cousine as a haven for turtles --  Of tortoises, lizards and snakes --  Overcoming the extinction of experience: sea bird haven --  Aquatic and shore birds --  A truly successful story: endemic land birds --  The welcome and the unwelcome: vagrant and alien birds --  Visiting mammals to Cousine --  Cousine Island in the world today, and its future --  Scientific summary --  List of species recorded on and around Cousine. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1444333097 9781444333091 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nature conservation--Seychelles--Cousin<br/>Island ecology.<br/>Biodiversity--Seychelles--Cousin<br/>Ecotourism--Seychelles--Cousin
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH77.S45  / T76 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.7209696