Seabird Islands
Ecology, Invasion, and Restoration
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 8 September 2011
- ISBN 9780199735693
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages512 pages
- Size 236x157x30 mm
- Weight 816 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 42 line art, 33 halftones, 1 map 0
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Short description:
Written collaboratively by and for ecologists and resource managers, SEABIRD ISLANDS provides the first large-scale cross-system compilation, comparison, and synthesis of the ecology of seabird island systems.
MoreLong description:
Islands with large colonies of seabirds are found throughout the globe. Seabird islands provide nesting and roosting sites for birds that forage at sea, deposit marine nutrients on land, and physically alter these islands. Habitats for numerous endemic and endangered animal and plant species, seabird islands are therefore biodiversity hotspots with high priority for conservation.
Successful campaigns to eradicate predators (e.g., rats and cats) from seabird islands have been conducted worldwide. However, removal of predators will not necessarily lead to natural recovery of seabirds or other native species. Restoration of island ecosystems requires social acceptance of eradications, knowledge of how island food webs function, and a long-term commitment to measuring and assisting the recovery process.
This book, written collaboratively by and for ecologists and resource managers, provides the first large-scale cross-system compilation, comparison, and synthesis of the ecology of seabird island systems. Offering a new conceptual framework into which to fit the impacts of seabirds on island ecology, this is an essential resource for academics and resource managers alike.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I: NATURAL HISTORY OF SEABIRD ISLANDS
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, G.V. Byrd, H.P. Jones, M.J. Rauzon, J.C. Russell, and C. Wilcox
Direct Impacts of Seabird Predators on Island Biota Other Than Seabirds
D.R. Drake, T.W. Bodey, J.C. Russell, D.R. Towns, M. Nogales, and L. Ruffino
PART II: CROSS-SYSTEM COMPARISONS OF ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS
Impacts of Seabirds on Plant and Soil Properties
C.P.H. Mulder, H. Jones, K. Kameda, C. Palmborg, S. Schmidt, J.C. Ellis, J L. Orrock, D.A. Wait, D.A. Wardle, L. Yang, H. Young, D.A. Croll, and E. Vidal.
Effects of Seabirds on Plant Communities
J.C. Ellis, P.J. Bellingham, E.K. Cameron, D.A. Croll, G.S. Kolb, C. Kueffer, G.H. Mittelhauser, S. Schmidt, E. Vidal, and D.A. Wait
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
PART III: RESTORATION OF SEABIRD ISLANDS
Eradication of Invasive Seabird Predators on Seabird islands
P. Dunlevy, S.E. Ebbert, J.C. Russell, and D.R. Towns
Recovery and Restoration on Seabird Islands
H. Jones, D.R. Towns, T. Bodey, C. Miskelly, J.C. Ellis, M. Rauzon, S. Kress, and M. McKown
The Social Dimension - Public Involvement in Seabird Island Restoration
D.R. Towns, A. Aguirre Muñoz, S.W. Kress, P.J. Hodum, A.A. Burbidge, and A. Saunders
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
Glossary
Index
