Krakatau The Destruction and Reassembly of an Island Ecosystem |
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| Author:
| Thornton, Ian |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-50572-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.00 |
Book Description:
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On August 27, 1883, the island of Krakatau near Java erupted with a force nearly ten thousand times that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, obliterating all plant and animal life. This book is a comprehensive account of the reassembly of a tropical forest ecosystem on Krakatau over the past century.
On August 27, 1883, the island of Krakatau near Java erupted with a force nearly ten thousand times that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, obliterating all plant and animal life. This book is a comprehensive account of the reassembly of a tropical forest ecosystem on Krakatau over the past century.