Environmental History of Oceanic Islands
Environmental History of Oceanic Islands

Author: Tod F. Stuessy

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-07-01

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 3030478718

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The Juan Fernández Archipelago is located in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile at 33° S latitude. Robinson Crusoe Island is 667 km from the continent and approximately four million years old; Alejandro Selkirk Island is an additional 181 km west and only one million years old. The natural impacts of subsidence and erosion have shaped the landscapes of these islands, resulting in progressive changes to their subtropical vegetation. The older island has undergone more substantial changes, due to both natural causes and human impacts. After the discovery of Robinson Crusoe Island in 1574, people began cutting down forests for lumber to construct boats and homes, for firewood, and to make room for pastures. Domesticated plants and animals were introduced, some of which have since become feral or invasive, causing damage to the local vegetation. The wealth of historical records on these activities provides a detailed chronicle of how human beings use their environment for survival in a new ecosystem. This book offers an excellent case study on the impacts that people can have on the resources of an oceanic island.

Plants of Oceanic Islands
Plants of Oceanic Islands

Author: Tod F. Stuessy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-10-26

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 1107180074

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This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.

Sixteen Years in Chile and Peru (Classic Reprint)
Sixteen Years in Chile and Peru (Classic Reprint)

Author: Thomas Sutcliffe

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-11-11

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 9781334245428

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Excerpt from Sixteen Years in Chile and Peru ON the 8th of August, 1822, I embarked on board the brig Bruce, Captain Greig, bound from Liverpool to Valparaiso and Callao. The vessel lay opposite the powder magazines; she had eleven steerage passengers on board, principally young men, going to seek situations in mercantile houses in South America; besides a Mrs. Frederic, with her son and daughter, going to Valparaiso, where she expected to join her husband, an Italian settled in that city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.