Hawaiian natural history, ecology, and evolution / Alan C. Ziegler.
Hawaiian natural history, ecology, and evolution / Alan C. Ziegler.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2002.
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N508.9969/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 477 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Plate Tectonics -- 3. Hawaiian Archipelago Formation -- 4. Volcanism -- 5. Hawaiian Topography -- 6. Actions of the Ocean -- 7. Climatology -- 8. Freshwater -- 9. Ecological Principles -- 10. Evolutionary Principles -- 11. The Marine Environment -- 12. Marine and Freshwater Fis...
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2002.
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"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 environm...
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Hawaiian natural history, ecology, and evolution / Alan C. Ziegler.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-428).
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N508.9969/1
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74VvbNdDjgmb
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ISBN
0824821904 :
9780824821906
0824821904
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DDC
508.9969
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991014898819702626
