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Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Eco-environment: An Analysis of the Xisha Islands
Liqiang Xu
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Hardcover. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 150 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGK; RBKC; RGM; RNPG; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 12. Weight in Grams: 382.
This study describes the fundamentals of assessing the vulnerability of coral islands, as well as environmental management and resource exploitation. Using seabird subfossils, such as bones, guano, eggshells etc., which have been well preserved on the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, the author identifies the influences of climate change and human activity on seabird populations and diets. Understanding the past is of great importance for predicting the future, and seabird subfossils provide valuable information, which can be used to study changes in seabird ecology, paleoceanography and palaeoclimate. Furthermore, this study proposes examining the biogeochemical cycling of some elements ... Read more
This study describes the fundamentals of assessing the vulnerability of coral islands, as well as environmental management and resource exploitation. Using seabird subfossils, such as bones, guano, eggshells etc., which have been well preserved on the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, the author identifies the influences of climate change and human activity on seabird populations and diets. Understanding the past is of great importance for predicting the future, and seabird subfossils provide valuable information, which can be used to study changes in seabird ecology, paleoceanography and palaeoclimate. Furthermore, this study proposes examining the biogeochemical cycling of some elements ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Springer Theses
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662450024
SKU
V9783662450024
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About Liqiang Xu
Previous degree: BSc, 2007, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China Prize and awards: 1. Qiu Shi Graduate Student Scholarship 2. Outstanding Graduate of University of Science and Technology of China 3. Outstanding Graduate of Anhui province 4. Chinese Academy of Sciences Presidential Scholarship 5. Outstanding PhD dissertation ... Read more
Reviews for Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Eco-environment: An Analysis of the Xisha Islands
The main objective of this study is to explain interactions between the climate system, marine environments, seabirds and coral islands. Furthermore, it aims to provide data to predict future ecological responses to climate change. ... The case studies ... provide notable and insightful island perspectives, from the Arctic to the tropics. The material is relevant ... Read more