Author: N. L. Evenhuis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"The isolated islands of Nihoa and Necker (Mokumanamana) are the two most southerly of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and have remained virtually untouched since their discovery by westerners in the late 1700s. Although the first Polynesian settlers to these islands have long since departed, Nihoa and Necker still harbor an impressive variety of wildlife. Today almost 1,200 organisms (excluding viruses and bacteria) can be found on and around these islands, with an overwhelming majority of the species being either endemic (found only in Hawaiʻi) or indigenous (naturally occuring in Hawaiʻi but also found elsewhere)" -- Back cover.
Natural History of Nihoa and Necker Islands
Author: N. L. Evenhuis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"The isolated islands of Nihoa and Necker (Mokumanamana) are the two most southerly of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and have remained virtually untouched since their discovery by westerners in the late 1700s. Although the first Polynesian settlers to these islands have long since departed, Nihoa and Necker still harbor an impressive variety of wildlife. Today almost 1,200 organisms (excluding viruses and bacteria) can be found on and around these islands, with an overwhelming majority of the species being either endemic (found only in Hawaiʻi) or indigenous (naturally occuring in Hawaiʻi but also found elsewhere)" -- Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"The isolated islands of Nihoa and Necker (Mokumanamana) are the two most southerly of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and have remained virtually untouched since their discovery by westerners in the late 1700s. Although the first Polynesian settlers to these islands have long since departed, Nihoa and Necker still harbor an impressive variety of wildlife. Today almost 1,200 organisms (excluding viruses and bacteria) can be found on and around these islands, with an overwhelming majority of the species being either endemic (found only in Hawaiʻi) or indigenous (naturally occuring in Hawaiʻi but also found elsewhere)" -- Back cover.
The Natural History of Nihoa Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Author: Roger B. Clapp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Archaeology of Nihoa and Necker Islands
Author: Kenneth P. Emory
Publisher: Bishop Museum Bulletin in Anth
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Reprint of the original Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 53, first publishing in 1928.
Publisher: Bishop Museum Bulletin in Anth
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Reprint of the original Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 53, first publishing in 1928.
Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology, and Evolution
Author: Alan C. Ziegler
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824821906
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
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.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824821906
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
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.
A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands
Author: E. Alison Kay
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824816599
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This volume brings together recent primary source materials on major themes in Hawaiian natural history: the geological processes that have built the Islands; the physical factors that influence the Island's terrestrial ecosystems; the dynamics of the sea that support coral reefs, fish, and mollusks; the peculiarities of animals and plants that have evolved in the Islands and are found nowhere else; and the human impact on the land, plants, and animals.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824816599
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This volume brings together recent primary source materials on major themes in Hawaiian natural history: the geological processes that have built the Islands; the physical factors that influence the Island's terrestrial ecosystems; the dynamics of the sea that support coral reefs, fish, and mollusks; the peculiarities of animals and plants that have evolved in the Islands and are found nowhere else; and the human impact on the land, plants, and animals.
The Natural History of Necker Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Author: Roger B. Clapp
Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Lichens of Nihoa and Necker Islands
Author: Adolf Hugo Magnuson
Publisher:
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Category : Lichens
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lichens
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Insect Conservation and Islands
Author: Tim R. New
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402087829
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A series of original papers and reviews dealing with the peculiarities of island insects and their conservation in many parts of the world. Contributions to this special issue of Journal of Insect Conservation range from biogeographical analyses and ecological features of island insects and their evolution to the variety of concerns for their wellbeing, and practical conservation through a variety of, sometimes novel, approaches. They provide a valuable and up-to-date resource for entomologists and conservation practitioners.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402087829
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A series of original papers and reviews dealing with the peculiarities of island insects and their conservation in many parts of the world. Contributions to this special issue of Journal of Insect Conservation range from biogeographical analyses and ecological features of island insects and their evolution to the variety of concerns for their wellbeing, and practical conservation through a variety of, sometimes novel, approaches. They provide a valuable and up-to-date resource for entomologists and conservation practitioners.
Lichens of Nihoa and Necker Islands
Author: Adolf Hugo Magnusson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The National Park System Plan: Natural history
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description