The Island of Rodrigues
Author: Alfred North-Coombes
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 390
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Author: Alfred North-Coombes
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 390
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: H. J. Snell
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Cooper
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 354
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alexandra Richards
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Published: 2016-06-01
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 1841629243
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBesides the renowned sun, sea and sand, the Mascarene Islands offer outdoor opportunities aplenty, such as cycling, mountain hiking and watersports, as well as beautiful wildlife and national parks. The guide offers information on what to see and do region-by-region
Author: H. J. Snell
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anthony Cheke
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 824
ISBN-13: 1408108828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. Evolving on these isolated volcanic islands in the absence of mammalian predators or competitors, the land was dominated by giant tortoises, parrots, skinks and geckos, burrowing boas, flightless rails & herons, and of course (in Mauritius) the Dodo. Uninhabited and only discovered in the 1500s, colonisation by European settlers in the 1600s led to dramatic changes in the ecology of the islands; the birds and tortoises were slaughtered indiscriminately while introduced rats, cats, pigs and monkeys destroyed their eggs, the once-extensive forests logged, and invasive introduced plants from all over the tropics devastated the ecosystem. The now-familiar icon of extinction, the Dodo, was gone from Mauritius within 50 years of human settlement, and over the next 150 years many of the Mascarenes' other native vertebrates followed suit. The product of over 30 years research by Anthony Cheke, Lost Land of the Dodo provides a comprehensive yet hugely enjoyable account of the story of the islands' changing ecology, interspersed with human stories, the islands' biogeographical anomalies, and much else. Many French publications, old and new, especially for Réunion, are discussed and referenced in English for the first time. The book is richly illustrated with maps and contemporary illustrations of the animals and their environment, many of which have rarely been reprinted before. Illustrated box texts look in detail at each extinct vertebrate species, while Julian Hume's superb colour plates bring many of the extinct birds to life. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna, and is a must-read for anyone interested in islands, their ecology and the history of our relationship with the world around us.
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn field guide form, this text presents concise descriptions of each species, highlighting diagnostic features for ease of identification. Differences between sexes and plumages are discussed as well as the status of the bird, its habitat and call.
Author: Pourchez, Laurence
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Published: 2017-11-27
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9231041975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael J. Lace
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-28
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9400750161
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCarbonate rock coasts are found world-wide, from continental shorelines of the Adriatic Sea of Europe to the Yucatan Peninsula of North America, and on tropical islands from Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, to the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, to the Bahama Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Such coasts are well known for their unusual and distinctive karst landforms. Karst processes, particularly those associated with coastal landforms, are proving to be surprisingly unique and complex. This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the processes associated with coastal karst development comparing examples from a broad geographical and geomorphological range of island and continental shoreline/paleoshoreline settings, including a review of pseudokarst processes that can compete with and overprint dynamic coastal karst landscapes. As effective management of hydrologic resources grows more complex, coastal caves and karst represent fundamental components in associated coastal aquifers, which in the rock record can also form significant petroleum reservoirs. Audience By providing a clearer understanding of the geological, biological, archaeological and cultural value of coastal caves and karst resources, this volume offers a critical tool to coastal researchers and geoscientists in related fields and to coastal land managers as it illustrates the diversity of coastal karst landforms, the unique processes which formed them, the diversity of resources they harbor and their relationship to coastal zone preservation strategies and the development of sustainable management approaches.
Author: Alfred North-Coombes (agronome).)
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 337
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