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The song of the dodo : island biogeography in an age of extinctions

by David Quammen, Kris Ellingsen

This study of island biogeography examines the processes of evolution and extinction. It traces the history of biological research and analyses the impact of habitat fragmentation on global biodiversity.

Accession 12362 ISBN 0091801966 Publisher Hutchinson
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