The Pitcairn Islands: Biogeography, Ecology and Prehistory : Proceedings of an International Discussion Meeting Held at the Linnean Society, 5-6 May 1994Tim Benton, Tim G. Benton, Tom Spencer Linnean Society of London, 1995 - 422 pagine A summary of the data gathered during an 18 month multidisciplinary expedition to the Pitcairn Islands, a remote group in the Pacific Ocean. The study explores the remote island group, investigates important seabird populations and includes studies of human history. |
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... Ducie Atoll is further from Pitcairn ( c . 600 km ) than Oeno Atoll is from the Gambier , the nearest archipelago , c . 450 km distant . Remoteness , both within the group and between the group and other archipelagos , is therefore a ...
... Ducie Atoll is further from Pitcairn ( c . 600 km ) than Oeno Atoll is from the Gambier , the nearest archipelago , c . 450 km distant . Remoteness , both within the group and between the group and other archipelagos , is therefore a ...
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... Atoll Vegetation of Ducie Atoll . Vegetation of Pitcairn Island Conclusions Acknowledgements References INTRODUCTION 129 136 138 140 140 141 143 143 The floras of oceanic islands have been the subject of much biogeographic investigation ...
... Atoll Vegetation of Ducie Atoll . Vegetation of Pitcairn Island Conclusions Acknowledgements References INTRODUCTION 129 136 138 140 140 141 143 143 The floras of oceanic islands have been the subject of much biogeographic investigation ...
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... Atoll in the Tuamotu - Gambier Islands , and 1570 km west of Easter Island ... Ducie , estimated to be 16 , 13 and 8 Myr old respectively ( Spencer , 1989 ) ... Ducie Atoll ( 24 ° 39′S 124 ° 48 ' W ) Ducie is a small atoll about 4 km in ...
... Atoll in the Tuamotu - Gambier Islands , and 1570 km west of Easter Island ... Ducie , estimated to be 16 , 13 and 8 Myr old respectively ( Spencer , 1989 ) ... Ducie Atoll ( 24 ° 39′S 124 ° 48 ' W ) Ducie is a small atoll about 4 km in ...
Sommario
Introduction to the Exploration of the Pitcairn Islands | 1 |
The Sir Peter Scott Commemorative Expedition to the Pitcairn Islands | 7 |
BENTON T G and SPENCER | 147 |
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