Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeForeword by Sir James Mancham Acknowledgements Cousine Island in a world context Cousine as a Seychelles island Cousine Island's conservation significance in a nutshell How humans nearly pushed Cousine past the tipping point The changing seasons The lie of the land Cousine's rocks, soils and sand The moody sea Cousine's green carpet Cousine's woody cloak Cousine's vegetation reprieve Sponges, corals and the great bleaching event Life in the shallow sea: from shells to urchins Between sea and land: a variety of crabs Ecological webmasters: terrestrial invertebrates A rich tapestry of fish life Cousine as a haven for turtles Of tortoises, lizards and snakes Overcoming the extinction of experience: sea bird haven Aquatic and shore birds A truly successful story: endemic land birds The welcome and the unwelcome: vagrant and alien birds Visiting mammals to Cousine Cousine Island in the world today, and its future Scientific summary List of species recorded on and around Cousine Glossary Bibliography Photographic and artwork credits About the authors Index
Autorenportrait
InhaltsangabeForeword by Sir James Mancham Acknowledgements Cousine Island in a world context Cousine as a Seychelles island Cousine Island's conservation significance in a nutshell How humans nearly pushed Cousine past the tipping point The changing seasons The lie of the land Cousine's rocks, soils and sand The moody sea Cousine's green carpet Cousine's woody cloak Cousine's vegetation reprieve Sponges, corals and the great bleaching event Life in the shallow sea: from shells to urchins Between sea and land: a variety of crabs Ecological webmasters: terrestrial invertebrates A rich tapestry of fish life Cousine as a haven for turtles Of tortoises, lizards and snakes Overcoming the extinction of experience: sea bird haven Aquatic and shore birds A truly successful story: endemic land birds The welcome and the unwelcome: vagrant and alien birds Visiting mammals to Cousine Cousine Island in the world today, and its future Scientific summary List of species recorded on and around Cousine Glossary Bibliography Photographic and artwork credits About the authors Index
