Author: Susan Scott
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9780935848939
Category : History
Languages : ru
Pages : 186
Book Description
A thorough treatment of the many plant and animal species found in Hawai'i.
Plants and Animals of Hawaii
Author: Susan Scott
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9780935848939
Category : History
Languages : ru
Pages : 186
Book Description
A thorough treatment of the many plant and animal species found in Hawai'i.
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9780935848939
Category : History
Languages : ru
Pages : 186
Book Description
A thorough treatment of the many plant and animal species found in Hawai'i.
Evolution in Hawaii
Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309166705
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth's plants and animals to altering our use of fossil fuels, none of these decisions can be made wisely without a thorough understanding of life's history on our planet through biological evolution. Companion to the best selling title Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, Evolution in Hawaii examines evolution and the nature of science by looking at a specific part of the world. Tracing the evolutionary pathways in Hawaii, we are able to draw powerful conclusions about evolution's occurrence, mechanisms, and courses. This practical book has been specifically designed to give teachers and their students an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of evolution using exercises with real genetic data to explore and investigate speciation and the probable order in which speciation occurred based on the ages of the Hawaiian Islands. By focusing on one set of islands, this book illuminates the general principles of evolutionary biology and demonstrate how ongoing research will continue to expand our knowledge of the natural world.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309166705
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth's plants and animals to altering our use of fossil fuels, none of these decisions can be made wisely without a thorough understanding of life's history on our planet through biological evolution. Companion to the best selling title Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, Evolution in Hawaii examines evolution and the nature of science by looking at a specific part of the world. Tracing the evolutionary pathways in Hawaii, we are able to draw powerful conclusions about evolution's occurrence, mechanisms, and courses. This practical book has been specifically designed to give teachers and their students an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of evolution using exercises with real genetic data to explore and investigate speciation and the probable order in which speciation occurred based on the ages of the Hawaiian Islands. By focusing on one set of islands, this book illuminates the general principles of evolutionary biology and demonstrate how ongoing research will continue to expand our knowledge of the natural world.
Remains of a Rainbow
Author: David Liittschwager
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Photographs of rare plants and animals of the Hawaiian Islands, endangered by the invasion of the outside world.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Photographs of rare plants and animals of the Hawaiian Islands, endangered by the invasion of the outside world.
Hawaiian Plants and Animals Coloring Book
Author: Y. S. Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486403601
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Forty-four excellent illustrations of islands' characteristic flora and fauna: mango, breadfruit, prickly poppy, tree fern, pineapple, slipper lobster, damselfly, cone-headed grasshopper, house gecko, much else. Captions.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486403601
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Forty-four excellent illustrations of islands' characteristic flora and fauna: mango, breadfruit, prickly poppy, tree fern, pineapple, slipper lobster, damselfly, cone-headed grasshopper, house gecko, much else. Captions.
Hawaiʻi's Plants and Animals
Author: Charles P. Stone
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This volume tells the stories of some native and alien species found in the park, the largest protected area in Hawai'i managed for native species and biological communities.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This volume tells the stories of some native and alien species found in the park, the largest protected area in Hawai'i managed for native species and biological communities.
Hawaiian Reef Plants
Author: John Marinus Huisman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine algae
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine algae
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii
Author: Warren Lambert Wagner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Angiosperms
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Angiosperms
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Hawaiian Plant Life
Author: Robert J. Gustafson
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824846699
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in Hawai‘i’s natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms and vegetation, the evolution of Hawaiian flora, and the conservation of native species, the book includes almost 875 color photographs illustrating nearly two-thirds of native Hawaiian plant species as well as a concise description of each genus and species shown. The work can be used either as a stand-alone reference or as a companion to the two-volume Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai‘i. Learning more about threatened and endangered plants is essential to conserving them, and there is no more endangered flora in the world today than that of the Hawaiian Islands. Striking species complexes such as the silverswords and the remarkable lobeliads represent unique stories of adaptive radiation that make the Hawai‘i a living laboratory for evolution. Public appreciation for Hawaiian biodiversity requires outreach and education that will determine the future conservation of this rich heritage, and Hawaiian Plant Life has been designed to help fill that need.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824846699
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in Hawai‘i’s natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms and vegetation, the evolution of Hawaiian flora, and the conservation of native species, the book includes almost 875 color photographs illustrating nearly two-thirds of native Hawaiian plant species as well as a concise description of each genus and species shown. The work can be used either as a stand-alone reference or as a companion to the two-volume Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai‘i. Learning more about threatened and endangered plants is essential to conserving them, and there is no more endangered flora in the world today than that of the Hawaiian Islands. Striking species complexes such as the silverswords and the remarkable lobeliads represent unique stories of adaptive radiation that make the Hawai‘i a living laboratory for evolution. Public appreciation for Hawaiian biodiversity requires outreach and education that will determine the future conservation of this rich heritage, and Hawaiian Plant Life has been designed to help fill that need.
Alien Species and Evolution
Author: George W. Cox
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597268356
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial organisms when they colonize new geographical areas, and on the evolutionary responses of the native species with which alien species interact. The book is broad in scope, exploring information across a wide variety of taxonomic groups, trophic levels, and geographic areas. It examines theoretical topics related to rapid evolutionary change and supports the emerging concept that species introduced to new physical and biotic environments are particularly prone to rapid evolution. The author draws on examples from all parts of the world and all major ecosystem types, and the variety of examples used gives considerable insight into the patterns of evolution that are likely to result from the massive introduction of species to new geographic regions that is currently occurring around the globe. Alien Species and Evolution is the only state-of-the-art review and synthesis available of this critically important topic, and is an essential work for anyone concerned with the new science of invasion biology or the threats posed by invasive species.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597268356
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial organisms when they colonize new geographical areas, and on the evolutionary responses of the native species with which alien species interact. The book is broad in scope, exploring information across a wide variety of taxonomic groups, trophic levels, and geographic areas. It examines theoretical topics related to rapid evolutionary change and supports the emerging concept that species introduced to new physical and biotic environments are particularly prone to rapid evolution. The author draws on examples from all parts of the world and all major ecosystem types, and the variety of examples used gives considerable insight into the patterns of evolution that are likely to result from the massive introduction of species to new geographic regions that is currently occurring around the globe. Alien Species and Evolution is the only state-of-the-art review and synthesis available of this critically important topic, and is an essential work for anyone concerned with the new science of invasion biology or the threats posed by invasive species.
Native Animals of Hawaii Coloring Book
Author:
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9780935848557
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"A coloring book designed to familiarize you with the special animals of Hawaiʻi. All of the animals in this book are native to Hawaiʻi."--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9780935848557
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"A coloring book designed to familiarize you with the special animals of Hawaiʻi. All of the animals in this book are native to Hawaiʻi."--Page 4 of cover.