Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Eco-environment : An Analysis of the Xisha Islands /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Xu, Liqiang. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Research contents and methodology
  • Study area and sample collection
  • Chronology
  • Geochemical evidence for the development of coral island ecosystem in the Xisha archipelago of the South China Sea
  • A 2200-year record of seabird population on Ganquan Island, South China Sea.- Isotopic evidence for seabird diet changes over the past  2000 years in the Xisha Islands.- Evidence of human activities from the ornithogenic sediments of the Xisha Islands
  • A preliminary study of ancient DNA in guano subfossils from the Xisha Islands
  • Conclusions.