Fauna and Flora of Atlantic Islands

Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on the Fauna and Flora of Atlantic Islands, Dublin, 24 -27 August 2004. Symposium papers included seaweed distribution, western Africa; limpet distribution (Patella), Canarian archipelago; rafting, geographical range and bathymetry; ships' sea-ches...

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Main Authors: Hayden, Thomas J., Murray, Declan A., O'Connor, James P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Irish Biogeographical Society 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2262/108519
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Summary:Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on the Fauna and Flora of Atlantic Islands, Dublin, 24 -27 August 2004. Symposium papers included seaweed distribution, western Africa; limpet distribution (Patella), Canarian archipelago; rafting, geographical range and bathymetry; ships' sea-chests - a transport mechanism; genetic variation of Glyceria fluitans; fish assemblages of Maderian rocky habitats; introduced plants and the reduction of indigenous ones, Azores; anthropogenic succession in Juniperus brevifolia (Azores); the ecology of the bank vole in Ireland; Gammarus duebeni celticus and Gammarus pulex (L.), Ireland; flora of the Falkland Islands; the Clare Island Survey, 1909-1911; germination, seedling development, Tornabenea insularis; Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Cape Verde; whale-watching in Ireland, the northeast Atlantic; ecotourism workshop: on responsible whale-watching; marine eco-tourism, sustainable tourism, Cape Verde.