A natural history of the Hawaiian islands. selected readings III / edited by Cynthia L. Hunter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunter, Cynthia L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hawaii.

Natural history--Hawaii.

Natural history.

Physical Description:

xiii, 536 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi, [2020]

Summary:

"First published in 1972 and again in 1994 by E. Alison Kay, the thirty-eight readings in this book, newly edited by Cynthia L. Hunter, provide a fresh and up-to-date synthesis of the rich knowledge that comprises the natural history of the Hawaiian Islands. From sea mounts to sea birds, mauka to makai, the articles here offer insights to the unparalleled geological, biological, and historical processes that make these islands unique and fascinating"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Foundations: Setting the Stage

Growth and Degradation of Hawaiian Volcanoes / David R. Sherrod

Climates of the States: Hawaii / Saul Price

Online Rainfall Atlas of Hawai'i / Donna M. Delparte

Surface Water in Hawaii / Delwyn S. Oki

Soils of Hawai'i / Tai McClellan

Long-distance Dispersal: A Framework for Hypothesis Testing / George K. Roderick

How Old Is the Hawaiian Biota? Geology and Phylogeny Suggest Recent Divergence / David A. Clague

Section 2 Hawaiian Ecosystems: Ridge to Reef

Succession and Zonation of Vegetation in the Volcanic Mountains of the Hawaiian Islands / Dieter Mueller-Dombois

Associations among Land Use, Habitat Characteristics, and Invertebrate Community Structure in Nine Streams on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii 1999

-2001 / Corene D. Luton

Use of Integrated Landscape Indicators to Evaluate the Health of Linked Watersheds and Coral Reef Environments in the Hawaiian Islands / Eric K. Brown

Marine Ecosystems in the Hawaiian Islands / E. Alison Kay

Recolonization of Hermatypic Corals on Submerged Lava Flows in Hawaii / James E. Maragos

Benthic Composition of a Healthy Subtropical Reef: Baseline Species-level Cover, with an Emphasis on Algae, in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands / Cristi L. Braun

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago / Oliver Vetter

Section 3 Showcase of Evolution: Hawaii's Terrestrial Biota

Molecular Biogeography and Diversification of the Endemic Terrestrial Fauna of the Hawaiian Islands / Brenden S. Holland

The Hawaiian Freshwater Algae Biodiversity Survey (2009-2014): Systematic and Biogeographic Trends with an Emphasis on the Macroalgae / Gernot G. Presting

What Do We Know about Hawaiian Ferns and Lycophytes? / Tom A. Ranker

Area and the Rapid Radiation of Hawaiian Bidens (Asteraceae) / Tadashi Fukami

Species Differentiation on a Dynamic Landscape: Shifts in Metapopulation Genetic Structure using the Chronology of the Hawaiian Archipelago / Rosemary G. Gillespie

Evolution in Hawaiian Cave-adapted Isopods (Oniscidea: Philosciidae): Vicariant Speciation or Adaptive Shifts? / George K. Roderick

Origin and Diversification of the Endemic Hawaiian Tree Snails (Achatinellidae: Achatinellinae) based on Molecular Evidence / Michael G. Hadfield

Hawaiian Stream Fishes: The Role of Amphidromy in History, Ecology, and Conservation Biology / Robert M. McDowall

Multilocus Resolution of Phylogeny and Timescale in the Extant Adaptive Radiation of Hawaiian Honeycreepers / Robert C. Fleischer

Adaptive Value of Same-sex Pairing in Laysan Albatross / Eric A. VanderWerf

Two Tickets to Paradise: Multiple Dispersal Events in the Founding of Hoary Bat Populations in Hawai'i / Frank J. Bonaccorso

Section 4 A Far Sea: Marine Species

Seaweed Resources of the Hawaiian Islands / Maria C. Haws

Emergent Patterns of Population Genetic Structure for a Coral Reef Community / Robert J. Toonen

Diversification of Sympatric Broadcast-spawning Limpets (Cellana spp.) within the Hawaiian Archipelago / Robert J. Toonen

Origins, Ages, and Population Histories: Comparative Phylogeography of Endemic Hawaiian Butterflyfishes (Genus Chaetodon) / Brian W. Bowen

High Levels of Mesophotic Reef Fish Endemism in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands / Daniel Wagner

A Review of the Demographic Features of Hawaiian Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) / Shawn K.K. Murakawa

Integrating Multiple Technologies to Understand the Foraging Behaviour of Hawaiian Monk Seals / Andrew Read

Section 5 Human Interactions, Impacts, and Thoughts for the Future

The Hawaiian Ahupua'a Land Use System: Its Biological Resource Zones and the Challenge for Silviculture Restoration / Dieter Mueller-Dombois

Climate Change and Conservation of Endemic Amphidromous Fishes in Hawaiian Streams / Peter B. McIntyre

Customary Marine Resource Knowledge and Use in Contemporary Hawai'i / John N. Kittinger

Changing Seabird Management in Hawai'i: From Exploitation through Management to Restoration / David Cameron Dujjy

An Integrated Approach for Assessing Translocation as an Effective Conservation Tool for Hawaiian Monk Seals / James T. Harvey

A Tour de Force by Hawaii's Invasive Mammals: Establishment, Takeover, and Ecosystem Restoration through Eradication / Steven C. Hess.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781952460012

1952460018

OCLC:

1154119579

Publisher Number:

99985841796