TY  - BOOK
AU  - Samways,Michael J.
TI  - Tropical island recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles 
SN  - 1444333097
AV  - QH77.S45 T76 2010
U1  - 333.7209696 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Chichester, U.K., Hoboken, N.J.
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Nature conservation
KW  - Seychelles
KW  - Cousin
KW  - Island ecology
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Ecotourism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
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