Not continents in miniature: islands as ecotones
Islands are usually thought of as being territorial-like continents, but on a smaller scale. Yet, they differ from continents in one fundamental regard: their relationship to water. Islands must be understood as ecotones, a concept of increasing importance to the environmental sciences in recent yea...
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University of Prince Edward Island
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Island Studies Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-9-1-Gillis_0.pdf |