Fauna and Flora of Atlantic Islands

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Proceedings of the 5th international symposium on the fauna and flora of Atlantic islands Dublin, 24-27 August 2004. Occasional Publications of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 9

Contents: W. F. Prud'homme van Reine, D. M. John, G. W. Lawson & L. B. T. Kostermans. Distribution of the seaweeds of the western coast of Africa and adjacent islands; R. Ramírez, P. González, R. Jaraiz, C. Fernández, F. Tuya, P. Sánchez-Jerez, O. Bergasa, A. Boyra, C. Collado, J. Hernández & R. Haroun. Spatial distribution patterns of limpets populations (Patella spp.) throughout the Canarian archipelago, Spain (central east Atlantic); S.P. Ávila. Oceanic islands, rafting, geographical range and bathymetry: a neglected relationship?; I. Tittley & A.I. Neto The marine algal flora of the Azores: island isolation or Atlantic stepping-stones?; M.H. Davis & M.E. Davis Ships’ sea-chests - a transport mechanism for the introduction of non-indigenous species to isolated marine ecosystems; D.J. Matthews, T.F. Gallagher & M.L. Otte An analysis of genetic variation of populations of Glyceria fluitans (floating sweetgrass) from the islands of Britain and Ireland, using AFLP analysis; C. Ribeiro, G. R. Sedberry, A. J. Almeida, M. Biscoito and L. Costa. Field comparison of transect, stationary point count and visual fast count methods for visual assessment of fish assemblages of rocky habitats in Madeira; E. Sjoegren. Introduced plants and the reduction of indigenous plant populations in the Azores Islands; R.B. Elias & V. Martins. Anthropogenic succession in Juniperus brevifolia forests on Terceira Island (Azores); J. M. Meehan & T. J. Hayden. The ecology of the bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus, an introduced species, in Ireland; R. Matson, B. Ní Ainín & M. Kelly-Quinn. In-stream distribution and interactions between native Gammarus duebeni celticus (Crustacean, Amphipoda) populations and the introduced species Gammarus pulex (L.), in the upper reaches of the river Liffey in Co. Wicklow, Ireland; J. McAdam and D. Broughton. The current status of and threats to, the flora of the Falkland Islands, south Atlantic; T. Collins. The Clare Island Survey of 1909-1911: a multidisciplinary success; A.C. Grosso, I. Gomes, E. Martins, L. Santos and G. Teixeira. Germination and seedling development in Tornabenea insularis; F. W. Wenzel, J. Allen, S. Berrow, B. Jann, J. Lien, A.R. Martin and R.E. Seton Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) of the Cape Verde; S. Berrow. Frameworks for developing responsible whale-watching in Ireland and on other islands in the northeast atlantic; Ecotourism workshop: on the development of responsible whale-watching on Atlantic islands: challenges and opportunities. Whale-watching workshop; S. E. Merino and S. Berrow. Marine eco-tourism in Cape Verde: its potential for sustainable development and conservation of marine biodiversity; F. Slater and E. Chadwick. Sustainable tourism in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde: a SWOT analysis