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Introduction ................................................................................... v Acknowledgments ........................................................................... ix Munz’s Exercitatio academica, Text and Translation .............................1 Emendations to the Latin Text ......................................................... 35 Notes ............................................................................................ 35 Global Bibliography on Floating Islands .............................................. 69 Thematic Indices to the Bibliography ................................................ 355 Post-Classical Works cited by Munz .................................................. 355 Works of Western Classical Literature That Mention Floating Islands .... 355 Formation of Floating Islands ........................................................... 355 Buoyancy of Floating Islands ............................................................ 356 Gases Generated by Floating Islands ................................................. 356 Floating Islands in Reservoirs ........................................................... 356 Floating Islands in Rivers ................................................................. 357 Control and Management of Floating Islands ...................................... 358 Vegetation of Floating Islands .......................................................... 358 Agriculture on Natural Floating Islands .............................................. 360 Movements of Floating Islands ......................................................... 360 Intermittent or Periodic Floating Islands: Derwentwater ...................... 360 Intermittent or Periodic Floating Islands: Others ................................ 360 Birds on Natural Floating Islands, and Floating Nests .......................... 361 Non-Avian Fauna of Floating Islands ................................................. 361 Natural Floating Islands Used for Human Habitation ............................ 361 Fish and Floating Islands ................................................................. 362 Floating Islands and the Dispersal of Animals .................................... 362 Floating Islands Seen at Sea (Other than Ice Islands ) ....................... 362 Ice Islands .................................................................................... 363 Floating Islands and the Formation of Coal ....................................... 363 Artificial Floating Islands for Agriculture ............................................ 363 Artificial Floating Islands for Human Habitation .................................. 364 Artificial Floating Islands for Wildlife Habitat ...................................... 364 Artificial Floating Islands for Airports, and Engineering Considerations.. 365 Artificial Floating Islands for Improvement of Water Quality ................ 365 The “ Mud Islands ” of Lake Victoria , Australia ................................. 365 Floating Pumice, Lava, Rocks, and Coral ........................................... 366 Holy Floating Islands ..................................................................... 366 Literary, Mythical, and Mythologized Floating Islands ......................... 366 Legal Aspects of Floating Islands .................................................... 367 Geographical Index to the Bibliography ........................................... 369 Appendices 1: Gazetteer of Floating Islands Not Described in Print ...................... 391 2: Bibliography of Early Accounts of New Volcanic Islands .................. 395 Illustrations .................................................................................. 405
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