Not since Willam A. Bryan's 1915 landmark compendium; Hawaiian Natural History; has there been a single-volume work that offers such extensive coverage of this complex but fascinating subject. Illustrated with more than two dozen color plates and a hundred photographs and line drawings; Hawaiian Natural History; Ecology; and Evolution updates both the earlier publication and subsequent works by compiling and synthesizing in a uniform and accessible fashion the widely scattered information now available.Readers can trace the natural history of the Hawaiian Archipelago through the book's twenty-eight chapters or focus on specific topics such as island formation by plate tectonics; plant and animal evolution; flightless birds and their fossil sites; Polynesian migrational history and ecology; the effects of humans and exotic animals on the environment; current conservation efforts; and the contributions of the many naturalists who visited the islands over the centuries and the stories behind their discoveries. An extensive annotated bibliography and a list of audio-visual materials will help readers locate additional sources of information.
#9647024 in Books 2016-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.20 x .70 x 9.10l; .0 #File Name: 0823272710200 pages
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