The New Flora of the Volcanic Island of Krakatau 1st Edition by Ernst Alfred ISBN 1108004334 9781108004336
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ISBN 10: 1108004334
ISBN 13: 9781108004336
Author: Ernst Alfred
On 27 August 1883, the island of Krakatau was destroyed in one of the most violent volcanic events ever recorded. This caused the ‘year without a summer’, thousands of deaths (mainly from tsunamis), fabulous sunsets and a measurable cooling of the oceans over nearly a century. Krakatau also provided evolutionary biologists with a unique opportunity to investigate the mechanisms of plant dispersal. This had been the subject of laborious research for Charles Darwin, who had speculated upon and, it seems, accurately postulated how an ‘unstocked island’ might be recolonised. In this 1908 volume, Alfred Ernst analysed the effects of wind, birds and sea currents in the transport not only of seeds but also of trees, branches and even of substantial animals. Krakatau’s ecosystem, at a more primitive stage than that Darwin had seen on the Galapagos Islands, demonstrated how simple but continuous natural forces might re-establish a complex ecology.
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Select I – Results of the visits of 1886 and 1897
I – Results of the visits of 1886 and 1897pp 5-8
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Select II – The Expedition of April 24—27, 1906, to the Sunda Strait region and to Krakatau
II – The Expedition of April 24—27, 1906, to the Sunda Strait region and to Krakataupp 8-37
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Select III – The present composition of the Flora of Krakatau
III – The present composition of the Flora of Krakataupp 37-48
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Select IV – Biological conditions on Krakatau
IV – Biological conditions on Krakataupp 48-53
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Select V – The relative importance of the different agents of plant-dispersal in the colonisation of the Krakatau Islands
V – The relative importance of the different agents of plant-dispersal in the colonisation of the Krakatau Islandspp 53-68
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Select VI – Succession of plant-associations and the future character of the vegetation of Krakatau
VI – Succession of plant-associations and the future character of the vegetation of Krakataupp 68-72
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