Island mobilities : spatial and social mobility on Ontong Java, Solomon Islands
Island ; Livelihood ; Mobility ; Remittances ; Solomon Islands ; Space time ; Territorial strategy
Ontong Javans are always on the move to and from their gardens or the sea, between islands within the atoll, and to other localities both within and outside Solomon Islands. The article explores the nature of this mobility and the ways in which
The last glaciation of Marvin Peninsula, northern Ellesmere Island, High Arctic, Canada
Arctique ; Canada ; Ellesmere Island ; Glaciaire ; Glaciation ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Marvin Peninsula ; Niveau marin ; Paléo-environnement ; Paléoclimat ; Quaternaire
This paper presents the glacial geomorphology, stratigraphy and relative sea-level history of this area and of adjacent Ward Hunt Island as they relate to the last glaciation.
Amérique centrale ; Bay Islands ; Développement ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Honduras ; Ile ; Monde caraïbe ; Qualité de la vie ; Roatan ; Tourisme
One of the Bay Islands of Honduras in the Western Caribbean, Roatan is expected to soon undergo major expansion of tourism and, with it, to lose its ineffable quality of life. - (DWG)
Testing the waters; the state of the geography standards in Rhode Island
Enseignement de la géographie ; Etats-Unis ; Programme scolaire ; Rhode Island ; Réforme scolaire
Evolution of the state geography standards in Rhode Island, one of many reform movements in the USA, each growing out of local responses, not decisions made in Washington. - (DWG)
Genetical processes of evolution on high oceanic islands
Attention is centered on the manner in which microevolutionary processes operate to contribute to the exuberance of life on certain high oceanic islands. The case of Drosophila silvestris from the island of Hawaii is presented.
Groenland ; Géographie humaine ; Industrie de la pêche ; Islande ; Limite ; Production ; Pêche ; Zone de pêche
La pêche en Islande et au Groenland: aperçu historique, équipement, production. Les récents développements et les problèmes de délimitation des zones de pêche.
NEUE BEOBACHTUNGEN ZUR PERIGLAZIALMORPHOLOGIE ISLANDS (EIN FORSCHUNGSBERICH OBSERVATIONS RECENTES SUR LA MORPHOLOGIE PERIGLACIAIRE D'ISLANDE
CRYOPEDOLOGIE ; GEOMORPHOLOGIE PERIGLACIAIRE ; Géographie de l'Europe ; ISLANDE ; MODELE PERIGLACIAIRE ; PALSE ; PERIGLACIAIRE ; SOL FIGURE ; SOL POLYGONAL ; SOL STRIE ; THUFUR
PREMIERS RESULTATS DE RECHERCHE, ENTREPRISE EN ISLANDE ENTRE 1970 ET 1972, SUR LA MORPHODYNAMIQUE EN MILIEU PERIGLACIAIRE: 1. DIFFERENCIATION ENTRE LE CLIMAT DE LA PARTIE BASSE ET DE LA PARTIE ELEVEE DE L'ISLANDE| 2. CONDITIONS DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES
Spatial inventory of landforms in the recently exposed central highland of sub-Antarctic Marion Island
Afrique du Sud ; Déglaciation ; Eolien ; Gelée ; Ile ; Marion Island ; Prince Edward Island ; Périglaciaire ; Réchauffement climatique ; Zone froide
Aeolian features ; Climatic warming ; Cold area ; Deglaciation ; Frost ; Island ; Periglacial features ; Prince Edward Island ; South Africa
Until recently the central highland of sub-Antarctic Marion Island was permanently covered with snow. Climatic amelioration has exposed the area, enabling the documentation of the geology and geomorphology. The lack of glacial and periglacial
Characteristic pattern of species diversity on the Canary Islands
Altitude ; Biodiversity ; Biogeography ; Canary Islands ; Ecosystem ; Endemism ; Fauna ; Island ; Plant species ; Spatial distribution
The AA. use an island specific presence/absence data set for the Canary Islands' Arthropoda, Spermatophyta, Fungi, Lichenes, Bryophyta, Mollusca, Chordata, Pteridophyta, Annelida and Nematoda to assess the relative influence of environmental
and historical factors on species distribution and endemism. Species richness and the percentage of island endemic species as well as similarity indices for island comparisons were calculated for all species groups. The pattern of species richness is best
explained by island elevation. A similar pattern is detected for the percentage of single island endemics (pSIE), a factor associated with speciation. Thus, the AA. conclude that correlations between species richness and pSIE, identified in previous studies
Dune morphology and the evolution of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, in historic times
Aeolian features ; Canada ; Coastal environment ; Dune ; Earth surface processes ; Historical geography ; Island ; Nova Scotia ; Palaeosol ; Typology ; Wind
The AA. describe the dunescape and its evolution on Sable Island, and consider the role of aeolian processes in developing and maintening the present morphology of the island. They define and explain the principal types of dunes.
Jordsand is the smallest island in the Danish Wadden Sea. In this paper a brief statement of the morphological development of the island is given for the period 1976-88. Furthermore, the development of two adjacent morphological elements, the high
The nature-culture boundary and ocean policy : Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Gestion ; Great Barrier island ; Ile ; Limite ; Nature-culture ; Nouvelle-Zélande ; Pêcherie ; Réserves marines
Boundary ; Fishery ; Island ; Management ; New Zealand
Analyse du système basé sur les droits de gestion des pêcheries en Nouvelle-Zélande du point de vue des acteurs locaux dans le nord de la Great Barrier Island.