Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contents By Subject Area xi
4. Contributors xv
5. Guide To The Encyclopedia xxix
6. Preface xxxi
7. A.
8. Adaptive Radiation 1
9. Anagenesis 8
10. Antarctic Islands, Biology 10
11. Antarctic Islands, Geology 17
12. Antilles, Biology 20
13. Antilles, Geology 29
14. Ants 35
15. Archaeology 41
16. Arctic Islands, Biology 47
17. Arctic Islands, Geology 55
18. Arctic Region 59
19. Ascension 61
20. Atlantic Region 63
21. Atolls 67
22. Azores 70
23. B.
24. Baffin 76
25. Baja California: Offshore Islands 78
26. Barrier Islands 82
27. Barro Colorado 88
28. Beaches 91
29. Bermuda 95
30. Biological Control 99
31. Bird Disease 103
32. Bird Radiations 105
33. Borneo 111
34. Britain And Ireland 116
35. C.
36. Canary Islands, Biology 127
37. Canary Islands, Geology 133
38. Cape Verde Islands 143
39. Caroline Islands 148
40. Caves, As Islands 150
41. Channel Islands (British Isles) 154
42. Channel Islands (California), Biology 155
43. Channel Islands (California), Geology 161
44. Cichlid Fish 165
45. Climate Change 169
46. Climate On Islands 171
47. Cold Seeps 174
48. Comoros 177
49. Continental Islands 180
50. Convergence 188
51. Cook Islands 191
52. Coral 197
53. Cozumel 203
54. Crickets 206
55. Cyprus 212
56. D.
57. Darwin And Geologic History 217
58. Deforestation 221
59. Dispersal 224
60. Dodo 228
61. Drosophila 232
62. Dwarfism 235
63. E
64. Earthquakes 240
65. Easter Island 244
66. Ecological Release 251
67. Endemism 253
68. Ephemeral Islands, Biology 258
69. Ephemeral Islands, Geology 259
70. Erosion, Coastal 261
71. Eruptions: Laki And Tambora 263
72. Ethnobotany 271
73. Exploration And Discovery 276
74. Extinction 281
75. F.
76. Farallon Islands 287
77. Faroe Islands 291
78. Fernando De Noronha 297
79. Fiji, Biology 298
80. Fiji, Geology 305
81. Fish Stocks/ Overfishing 310
82. Flightlessness 311
83. Fossil Birds 318
84. Founder Effects 326
85. Fragmentation 328
86. Fraser Island 330
87. French Polynesia, Biology 332
88. French Polynesia, Geology 338
89. Freshwater Habitats 343
90. Frogs 347
91. G.
92. Galápagos Finches 352
93. Galápagos Islands, Biology 357
94. Galápagos Islands, Geology 367
95. Gigantism 372
96. Global Warming 376
97. Granitic Islands 380
98. Great Barrier Reef Islands, Biology 382
99. Great Barrier Reef Islands, Geology 386
100. Greek Islands, Biology 388
101. Greek Islands, Geology 392
102. H.
103. Hawaiian Islands, Biology 397
104. Hawaiian Islands, Geology 404
105. Honeycreepers, Hawaiian 410
106. Human Impacts, Pre-European 414
107. Hurricanes And Typhoons 418
108. Hydrology 420
109. Hydrothermal Vents 424
110. I.
111. Iceland 428
112. Inbreeding 436
113. Indian Region 437
114. Indonesia, Biology 446
115. Indonesia, Geology 454
116. Insect Radiations 460
117. Inselbergs 466
118. Introduced Species 469
119. Invasion Biology 475
120. Island Arcs 481
121. Island Biogeography, Theory Of 486
122. Island Formation 490
123. Island Rule 492
124. J.
125. Japan’S Islands, Biology 497
126. Japan’S Islands, Geology 500
127. Juan Fernandez Islands 507
128. K.
129. Kick ’Em Jenny 510
130. Kīpuka 512
131. Komodo Dragons 513
132. Kon-Tiki 515
133. Krakatau 517
134. Kurile Islands 520
135. L.
136. Lakes, As Islands 526
137. Land Crabs On Christmas Island 532
138. Landslides 535
139. Land Snails 537
140. Lava And Ash 542
141. Lava Tubes 544
142. Lemurs And Tarsiers 549
143. Line Islands 553
144. Lizard Radiations 558
145. Lophelia Oases 564
146. Lord Howe Island 568
147. M.
148. Macquarie, Biology 573
149. Macquarie, Geology 575
150. Madagascar 577
151. Madeira Archipelago 582
152. Makatea Islands 585
153. Maldives 586
154. Mammal Radiations 588
155. Mangrove Islands 591
156. Marianas, Biology 593
157. Marianas, Geology 598
158. Marine Lakes 603
159. Marine Protected Areas 607
160. Marshall Islands 610
161. Mascarene Islands, Biology 612
162. Mascarene Islands, Geology 620
163. Mediterranean Region 622
164. Metapopulations 629
165. Midway 631
166. Missionaries, Effects Of 633
167. Moa 638
168. Motu 641
169. N.
170. New Caledonia, Biology 643
171. New Caledonia, Geology 645
172. Newfoundland 649
173. New Guinea, Biology 652
174. New Guinea, Geology 659
175. New Zealand, Biology 665
176. New Zealand, Geology 673
177. Nuclear Bomb Testing 680
178. O.
179. Oases 686
180. Oceanic Islands 689
181. Orchids 696
182. Organic Falls On The Ocean Floor 700
183. P.
184. Pacific Region 702
185. Palau 715
186. Pantepui 717
187. Peopling The Pacific 720
188. Philippines, Biology 723
189. Philippines, Geology 732
190. Phosphate Islands 738
191. Pigs And Goats 741
192. Pitcairn 744
193. Plant Disease 747
194. Plate Tectonics 752
195. Pocket Basins And Deep-Sea Speciation 755
196. Polynesian Voyaging 758
197. Popular Culture, Islands In 761
198. Population Genetics, Island Models In 766
199. Prisons And Penal Settlements 767
200. R 772
201. S 799
202. T 897
203. V 937
204. W 962
205. Z. Zanzibar 982
206. Glossary 987
207. Index 1019