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Observations of island fauna and flora have long been important in ecology and have given rise to theoretical speculation. Theories originally developed for islands have proven to have a much wider applicability (MacArthur Wilson, 1963, 1967). Island biogeography research has also generated insights into the nature of man — environment relationships (Rappaport, 1963). A study of the Fiji Islands elucidated the vulnerability of ecosystems to natural disasters as well as to stresses imposed by man (Brookfield, 1981). Recently the importance of indigenous and imported energy sources to the economic future of an isolated region was studied in the island state of Hawaii (Shupe, 1982). It seems that several advantages can be gained by selecting islands to collect necessary empirical information and to generate new insights into problems related to regional planning.
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Jansson, AM. (1985). Natural productivity and regional carrying capacity for human activities on the island of Gotland, Sweden. In: Hall, D.O., Myers, N., Margaris, N.S. (eds) Economics of ecosystems management. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5502-8_11
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