by Alison E . Kay (Editor)
This book brings together primary source materials on major theme in Hawaiian natural history: the geological process that have built the Islands; the physical factors that influence the Islands' 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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 536
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 31 Jan 1994
ISBN 10: 0824816595
ISBN 13: 9780824816599