Author: Virgin Islands of the United States. Agricultural Experiment Station, St. Croix
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Proceedings
Author: American Genetic Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breeding
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
"Breeders' directory" (list of numbers) in v. 1-3.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breeding
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
"Breeders' directory" (list of numbers) in v. 1-3.
Report
Author: American Genetic Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Islands
Author: Steven Roger Fischer
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780230532
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
When Lost’s Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashed, the survivors found themselves on a seemingly deserted island. In Defoe’s novel, Robinson Crusoe spends twenty-eight years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, while in the movie Castaway Tom Hanks survives over four years on a South Pacific island. And Jurassic Park kept its dinosaur population confined to an island off the coast of Central America. Islands often find themselves at the center of imagined worlds, secluded and sometimes mystical locales filled with strange creatures and savage populations. The cannibals, raptors, and smoke monsters that exist on the islands of popular culture aside, the more than one million islands and islets on the planet are indeed small , geological, biological, and cultural laboratories. From Britain to Japan, from the Galapagos to Manhattan, this book roams the planet to provide the first global introduction to these waterlocked landforms. Longtime island dweller Steven Roger Fischer shows that, since time began, islands have been one of the primary birthplaces for plants, animals, and proto-humans. These eyots of stone and sand—whether in ocean, lake, or river—fostered the human race, and Fischer recounts how humanity then exploited these remarkable habitats as stepping stones to global dominion. He explores island economics, warfare, and politics, and he examines the role they have played in literature, art and psychology. At the same time, he sparks our imagination with visions of islands—from Atlantis to Tahiti, Treasure Island to Hawaii. Ultimately, he reveals, these isolated mini-worlds are a measure of humankind itself. An engaging account of the islets that have enriched, lured, terrified, and inspired us, Islands shines new light on these cradles of earth—and human—history.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780230532
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
When Lost’s Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashed, the survivors found themselves on a seemingly deserted island. In Defoe’s novel, Robinson Crusoe spends twenty-eight years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, while in the movie Castaway Tom Hanks survives over four years on a South Pacific island. And Jurassic Park kept its dinosaur population confined to an island off the coast of Central America. Islands often find themselves at the center of imagined worlds, secluded and sometimes mystical locales filled with strange creatures and savage populations. The cannibals, raptors, and smoke monsters that exist on the islands of popular culture aside, the more than one million islands and islets on the planet are indeed small , geological, biological, and cultural laboratories. From Britain to Japan, from the Galapagos to Manhattan, this book roams the planet to provide the first global introduction to these waterlocked landforms. Longtime island dweller Steven Roger Fischer shows that, since time began, islands have been one of the primary birthplaces for plants, animals, and proto-humans. These eyots of stone and sand—whether in ocean, lake, or river—fostered the human race, and Fischer recounts how humanity then exploited these remarkable habitats as stepping stones to global dominion. He explores island economics, warfare, and politics, and he examines the role they have played in literature, art and psychology. At the same time, he sparks our imagination with visions of islands—from Atlantis to Tahiti, Treasure Island to Hawaii. Ultimately, he reveals, these isolated mini-worlds are a measure of humankind itself. An engaging account of the islets that have enriched, lured, terrified, and inspired us, Islands shines new light on these cradles of earth—and human—history.
Technical Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description
Island of the Innocent
Author: Diane Glancy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885983800
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Award-winning poet Diane Glancy's radical approach to the perennial mystery of suffering takes the trials of Job--the just man unjustly punished--into the New World.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781885983800
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Award-winning poet Diane Glancy's radical approach to the perennial mystery of suffering takes the trials of Job--the just man unjustly punished--into the New World.
Report
Author: Christiansted (United States Virgin Islands). Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Hybrid Empire
Author: Amanda N. Newman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359744788
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Born into a poor Ukrainian family, Anika Litynska struggles to fit in with the wealthier students at Dark Forest, one of the most prestigious schools in Alaska. Just when it seems that she has made friends, she learns that she may not be able to stay at the school. Scared of failing her family, Anika gets a job to help her parents pay her tuition, but it comes at a price. Her boss has been tormented by her friends for months. Now, Anika must hide her connection to them from him, while also keeping her job a secret from her friends. While trying to keep her life in order, Anika is thrust into a world that has coexisted with the human one for thousands of years. As she tries to make sense of what she's learned, Anika meets new friends, powerful enemies, and uncovers a dark secret about her family. How long can she keep living a double life before everything is revealed? Who will get caught in the crossfire if that does happen?
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359744788
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Born into a poor Ukrainian family, Anika Litynska struggles to fit in with the wealthier students at Dark Forest, one of the most prestigious schools in Alaska. Just when it seems that she has made friends, she learns that she may not be able to stay at the school. Scared of failing her family, Anika gets a job to help her parents pay her tuition, but it comes at a price. Her boss has been tormented by her friends for months. Now, Anika must hide her connection to them from him, while also keeping her job a secret from her friends. While trying to keep her life in order, Anika is thrust into a world that has coexisted with the human one for thousands of years. As she tries to make sense of what she's learned, Anika meets new friends, powerful enemies, and uncovers a dark secret about her family. How long can she keep living a double life before everything is revealed? Who will get caught in the crossfire if that does happen?
Circular
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Plants of Oceanic Islands
Author: Tod F. Stuessy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107180074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107180074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.
Island Ecosystems
Author: Stephen J. Walsh
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303128089X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Sustainable development is a process to improve the quality of life of people, while maintaining the ability of social–ecological systems to continue to provide valuable ecological services that social systems require. In the Galapagos Islands, the maintenance of amenity resources to support tourism and the quality of life of residents is explicitly linked to ecosystem goods and services, particularly, the accessibility to high-quality natural environments and the terrestrial and marine visitation sites that showcase iconic species. On June 26-30, 2022, the Galapagos Science Center celebrated its 10-Year Anniversary. As the crowning event of the anniversary celebration, the World Summit on Island Sustainability was held on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Archipelago of Ecuador. The intent of the World Summit was to bring together leading experts on island ecosystems and, particularly, on island sustainability from across the globe to represent a diversity of perspectives, approaches, and stakeholder groups. The World Summit was an exclusive event that featured an “expert convening” of scholars and practitioners to address the social, terrestrial, and marine sub-systems of the Galapagos Islands and other similarly challenged island ecosystems from around the globe. The World Summit attracted 150 scientists to the Galapagos Islands to discuss projects conducted, for instance, in the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Guam, French Polynesia, Chile, Australia, and the Caribbean Islands. Island vulnerability, resilience, and sustainability were examined by scholars, for instance, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Catholic University of Chile, University of Guam, James Cook University, University of the Sunshine Coast, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, California Academy of Sciences, University of San Francisco, and the University of South Alabama as well as affiliated scientists from Exeter University, University of Edinburgh, University of Southampton, and the Galapagos National Park. The World Summit also included scholars from Re:wild, World Wildlife Fund, EarthEcho, and the East-West Center, Hawaii.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303128089X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Sustainable development is a process to improve the quality of life of people, while maintaining the ability of social–ecological systems to continue to provide valuable ecological services that social systems require. In the Galapagos Islands, the maintenance of amenity resources to support tourism and the quality of life of residents is explicitly linked to ecosystem goods and services, particularly, the accessibility to high-quality natural environments and the terrestrial and marine visitation sites that showcase iconic species. On June 26-30, 2022, the Galapagos Science Center celebrated its 10-Year Anniversary. As the crowning event of the anniversary celebration, the World Summit on Island Sustainability was held on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Archipelago of Ecuador. The intent of the World Summit was to bring together leading experts on island ecosystems and, particularly, on island sustainability from across the globe to represent a diversity of perspectives, approaches, and stakeholder groups. The World Summit was an exclusive event that featured an “expert convening” of scholars and practitioners to address the social, terrestrial, and marine sub-systems of the Galapagos Islands and other similarly challenged island ecosystems from around the globe. The World Summit attracted 150 scientists to the Galapagos Islands to discuss projects conducted, for instance, in the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Guam, French Polynesia, Chile, Australia, and the Caribbean Islands. Island vulnerability, resilience, and sustainability were examined by scholars, for instance, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Catholic University of Chile, University of Guam, James Cook University, University of the Sunshine Coast, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, California Academy of Sciences, University of San Francisco, and the University of South Alabama as well as affiliated scientists from Exeter University, University of Edinburgh, University of Southampton, and the Galapagos National Park. The World Summit also included scholars from Re:wild, World Wildlife Fund, EarthEcho, and the East-West Center, Hawaii.