Easter Island : scientific exploration into the world's environmental problems in microcosm / edited by John Loret and John T. Tanacredi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loret, John.

Tanacredi, John T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental management--Easter Island.

Environmental management.

Environmental protection--Easter Island.

Environmental protection.

Oceanography--Easter Island.

Oceanography.

Marine biology--Easter Island.

Marine biology.

Easter Island.

Physical Description:

xii, 240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: An Easter Island Experience

How it all Started / J. Loret 1

Part I Documenting the World Heritage Significance of Easter Island

1. A Cultural Icon: Scientific Exploration into the World's Environmental Problems in Microcosm / J. Loret 19

2. Rapa Nui National Park: The Protection from and Fostering of Ecotourism / J.T. Tanacredi, K. Buckley, T. Savage, B. Cliver 29

3. Documenting Petroglyphs on Easter Island / B. Cliver 37

4. The Coral Reefs of Easter Island - A Preliminary Assessment / D. Hubbard, M. Garcia 53

Part II Ecological Considerations and Restoration/Protection Efforts of Natural/Cultural Resources

5. Rapid Vegetational and Sediment Change from Rano Aroi Crater, Easter Island / D. Peteet, W. Beck, J. Ortiz, S. O'Connell, D. Kurdyla, D. Mann 81

6. Mata Ki Te Rangi: Eyes Toward the Heavens - Climate and Radiocarbon Dates / W. Beck, G. Burr 93

7. Stable Isotope Record of El Nino

Southern Oscillation Events from Easter Island / D. Mucciarone, R. Dunbar 113

8. Prehistoric Destruction of the Primeval Soils and Vegetation of Rapa Nui (Isla De Pascua, Easter Island) / D. Mann 133

9. The Endemic Marine Invertebrates of Easter Island: How Many Species and for How Long? / C.B. Boyko 155

10. Finfish in the Rano Kau Caldera of Easter Island / L. Magliulo-Cepriano, M.P. Schriebman, J.T. Tanacredi 177

Part III Technological Applications to Protect Biological and Cultural Artifacts

11. Aerial Surveys of Isle de Paqua: Easter Island and the New Birdmen / R.A. Hemm, M. Mendez 187

12. Easter Island Under Glass: Observations and Conversations / L. Kirksey 195

13. Mapping the Poike Ditch / R.E. Reanier, D.P. Ryan 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0306474948

OCLC:

52239724