Seabird islands : ecology, invasion, and restoration / edited by Christa P.H. Mulder [and others]. - xiii, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to seabird islands / W.B. Anderson and C.P.H. Mulder -- Seabirds as ecosystem engineers : nutrient inputs and physical disturbance / J.L. Smith, C.P.H. Mulder, and J.C. Ellis -- Impacts of introduced predators on seabirds / D.R. Towns ... [et al.] -- Direct impacts of seabird predators on island biota other than seabirds / D.R. Drake ... [et al.] -- Impacts of seabirds on plant and soil properties / C.P.H. Mulder ... [et al.] -- Effects of seabirds on plant communities / J.C. Ellis ... [et al.] -- Effects of seabirds on island consumers / G.S. Kolb, H.S. Young, and W.B. Anderson -- Effects of seabird-derived nutrients on aquatic systems / H.S. Young, L. Hurrey, and G.S. Kolb -- Indirect effects of introduced predators on seabird islands / J.C. Russell -- Eradication of invasive seabird predators on seabird islands / P. Dunlevy ... [et al.] -- Recovery and restoration on seabird islands / H.P. Jones ... [et al.] -- The social dimension -- public involvement in seabird island restoration / D.R. Towns ... [et al.] -- The state of seabird island ecology : current synthesis and global outlook / M.S. Durrett and C.P.H. Mulder -- Appendix A. Descriptions of focal island systems -- Appendix B. Seabird species -- Appendix C. Seabird predators.

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Sea birds--Ecology
Island ecology.
Island animals--Conservation

QL678.52 / .S43 2011

598.177