Altered Ecologies : Fire, Climate and Human Influence on Terrestrial Landscapes
Like a star chart this volume orientates the reader to the key issues and debates in Pacific and Australasian biogeography, palaeoecology and human ecology. A feature of this collection is the diversity of approaches ranging from interpretation of the biogeographic significance of plant and animal d...
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