{"product_id":"biogeography-in-the-sub-arctic-isbn-9781118561478","title":"Biogeography in the Sub-Arctic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is no escaping the fact that the island biogeography of the North Atlantic Region is singularly peculiar. Sitting in the north of the Atlantic Ocean, these islands have been subjected to largescale shifts in climate over the last few million years, unlike the other island groups further south which were likely more buffered from the vicissitudes of Quaternary climate changes. Uniquely for a group of islands there is only one documented extinction in the North Atlantic (the Great Auk), and those in the insects are local events relating to species that are distributed throughout the Palaearctic region. Over half the insect species in Iceland and Greenland are introduced. The faunas, excluding Greenland, are predominantly of Palaearctic origin and have close affinities with the faunas of Scandinavia and the British Isles and. These unique physical and biological characteristics have interested biologists and biogeographers for centuries.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe key debates concerning the biogeography of the North Atlantic islands still rumble on: Do the biota reflect cryptic refugia or otherwise, or tabula rasa and recolonization? How important were human communities in shaping the existing biota and biogeographical patterns? Throw into this mix current concerns over global warming, and we can now ask, how resilient is the biota to change, either natural or anthropogenic? This volume draws together a range of researchers with longstanding research interests in the region, from diverse academic backgrounds, to evaluate some of these questions.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon P. Sadler and Eva Panagiotakopulu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Remote Origins \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Opening of the North Atlantic 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian G. J. Upton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cenozoic Vegetation and Phytogeography of the Sub-arctic North Atlantic 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriðgeir Grímsson, Thomas Denk and Reinhard Zetter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Interglacial Biotas from the North Atlantic Islands 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOle Bennike and Jens Böcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Origins of the Present Biota \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Origin and Dispersal of the North Atlantic Vascular Plant Floras 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Brochmann and Inger G. Alsos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Aquatic Fauna of the North Atlantic Islands with Emphasis on Iceland 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGísli Már Gíslason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Vascular Floras of High-Latitude Islands with Special Reference to Iceland 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThóra Ellen Thórhallsdóttir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Quaternary Vertebrates from the North Atlantic Islands 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOle Bennike and Bernd Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 North Atlantic Insect Faunas, Fossils and Pitfalls 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEva Panagiotakopulu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Human Impact \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 \u003ci\u003eLandnám \u003c\/i\u003eand the North Atlantic Flora 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin J. Edwards, Egill Erlendsson and J. Edward Schofield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Origin of the Northeast Atlantic Islands Bird Fauna: Scenarios of Ecosystem Development 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAevar Petersen and Bergur Olsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Human Impact on North Atlantic Biota: Farming and Farm Animals, Fishing, Sealing and Whaling 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngrid Mainland and Jennifer Harland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV: Conservation in a Warming World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 A Fleet of Silver: Local Knowledge Perceptions of Sea Ice from Iceland and Labrador\/Nunatsiavut 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAstrid E. J. Ogilvie, Brian T. Hill and Gaston R. Demarée\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Biodiversity Conservation in the Faroe Islands Under Changing Climate and Land Use 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Maria Fosaa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Biodiversity Conservation in Iceland Under Changing Climate 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErlingur Hauksson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Natural Environment and Its Biodiversity in Greenland During the Present Climate Change 339\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIb Johnsen and Henning Heide-Jørgensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Panagiotakopulu\u003c\/b\u003e is a palaeoecologist who specialises on Quaternary fossil insects and has worked on biogeography, climate change and human impact from sites ranging from the North Atlantic to North Africa. She has a particular interest in islands and human impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon P. Sadler\u003c\/b\u003e is a biogeographer and ecologist whose research focuses on species population and assemblage dynamics in animals (sometimes plants). His work is  highly interdisciplinary, bisecting biogeography, ecology, urban design, riparian  management and island biogeography.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiogeography in the Sub-Arctic: The Past and Future of North Atlantic Biota\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no escaping the fact that the island biogeography of the North Atlantic Region is singularly peculiar. Sitting in the north of the Atlantic Ocean, these islands have been subjected to largescale shifts in climate over the last few million years, unlike the other island groups further south which were likely more buffered from the vicissitudes of Quaternary climate changes. Uniquely for a group of islands there is only one documented extinction in the North Atlantic (the Great Auk), and those in the insects are local events relating to species that are distributed throughout the Palaearctic region. Over half the insect species in Iceland and Greenland are introduced. The faunas, excluding Greenland, are predominantly of Palaearctic origin and have close affinities with the faunas of Scandinavia and the British Isles. These unique physical and biological characteristics have interested biologists and biogeographers for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe key debates concerning the biogeography of the North Atlantic islands still rumble on: Do the biota reflect cryptic refugia or otherwise, or tabula rasa and recolonization? How important were human communities in shaping the existing biota and biogeographical patterns? Throw into this mix current concerns over global warming, and we can now ask, how resilient is the biota to change, either natural or anthropogenic? This volume draws together a range of researchers with longstanding research interests in the region, from diverse academic backgrounds, to evaluate some of these questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988817985765,"sku":"NP9781118561478","price":129.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118561478.jpg?v=1761781705","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/biogeography-in-the-sub-arctic-isbn-9781118561478","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}