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Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (985 download)
Download or read book Evolution of Life on Pacific Islands and Reefs written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter M. Goldberg
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319695320
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)
Download or read book The Geography, Nature and History of the Tropical Pacific and its Islands written by Walter M. Goldberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an accessible scientific introduction to the historical geography of Tropical Pacific Islands, assessing the environmental and cultural changes they have undergone and how they are affected currently by these shifts and alterations. The book emphasizes the roles of plants, animals, people, and the environment in shaping the tropical Pacific through a cross-disciplinary approach involving history, geography, biology, environmental science, and anthropology. With these diverse scientific perspectives, the eight chapters of the book provide a comprehensive overview of Tropical Pacific Islands from their initial colonization by native peoples to their occupation by colonial powers, and the contemporary changes that have affected the natural history and social fabric of these islands. The Tropical Pacific Islands are introduced by a description of their geological formation, development, and geography. From there, the book details the origins of the island's original peoples and the dawn of the political economy of these islands, including the domestication and trade of plants, animals, and other natural resources. Next, readers will learn about the impact of missionaries on Pacific Islands, and the affects of Wold War II and nuclear testing on natural resources and the health of its people. The final chapter discusses the islands in the context of natural resource extraction, population increases, and global climate change. Working together these factors are shown to affect rainfall and limited water resources, as well as the ability to sustain traditional crops, and the capacity of the islands to accomodate its residents.
Author : Deryck Scarr
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN 13 : 9780732902094
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The History of the Pacific Islands written by Deryck Scarr and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 1990 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a survey of human history in the Pacific islands, from the beginnings of recorded time until the present day. To tell the story of humankind across the great expanse of the Pacific is a daunting task. This book considers how indigenous societies came to be established and the tales that native people told of that history. It goes on to describe their attempts to incorporate and then come to terms with Western influence. This book is designed to be of interest to undergraduate students of history and anthropology.
Author : Alastair Couper
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824864239
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Sailors and Traders written by Alastair Couper and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a senior scholar and master mariner, Sailors and Traders is the first comprehensive account of the maritime peoples of the Pacific. It focuses on the sailors who led the exploration and settlement of the islands and New Zealand and their seagoing descendants, providing along the way new material and unique observations on traditional and commercial seagoing against the background of major periods in Pacific history. The book begins by detailing the traditions of sailors, a group whose way of life sets them apart. Like all others who live and work at sea, Pacific mariners face the challenges of an often harsh environment, endure separation from their families for months at a time, revere their vessels, and share a singular attitude to risk and death. The period of prehistoric seafaring is discussed using archaeological data, interpretations from interisland exchanges, experimental voyaging, and recent DNA analysis. Sections on the arrival of foreign exploring ships centuries later concentrate on relations between visiting sailors and maritime communities. The more intrusive influx of commercial trading and whaling ships brought new technology, weapons, and differences in the ethics of trade. The successes and failures of Polynesian chiefs who entered trading with European-type ships are recounted as neglected aspects of Pacific history. As foreign-owned commercial ships expanded in the region so did colonialism, which was accompanied by an increase in the number of sailors from metropolitan countries and a decrease in the employment of Pacific islanders on foreign ships. Eventually small-scale island entrepreneurs expanded interisland shipping, and in 1978 the regional Pacific Forum Line was created by newly independent states. This was welcomed as a symbolic return to indigenous Pacific ocean linkages. The book’s final sections detail the life of the modern Pacific seafarer. Most Pacific sailors in the global maritime labor market return home after many months at sea, bringing money, goods, a wider perspective of the world, and sometimes new diseases. Each of these impacts is analyzed, particularly in the case of Kiribati, a major supplier of labor to foreign ships.
Author : Moshe Rapaport
Publisher : Bess Press
ISBN 13 : 9781573060837
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)
Download or read book The Pacific Islands written by Moshe Rapaport and published by Bess Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic survey of the Pacific Islands. Includes maps, photographs, tables, diagrams, atlas, and detailed index.
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Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (769 download)
Download or read book Catalog of Coral Reef Fish Life History Specimens for the Hawaiian Islands written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A summary of existing coral reef fish specimens suitable for life history work in Hawaii. Information is organized by specimen location, with the primary contact person listed at the top of the table. Only species groups with greater than 5 specimens were included. Interested parties should contact the person/place listed at the top of each table for availability of samples"--Introduction.
Author : Justin Gerlach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780993220340
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Icons of Evolution written by Justin Gerlach and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partulid tree-snails of the Pacific Islands are an iconic group of animals, having been the subject of the first evolutionary field studies in the early 20th century. They were central to the development of genetics but are now best known for their tragic recent history. A third of species are extinct and almost all others threatened.
Author : Christopher S. Lobban
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Tropical Pacific Island Environments written by Christopher S. Lobban and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul D'Arcy
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824829599
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (295 download)
Download or read book The People of the Sea written by Paul D'Arcy and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countering the dominant paradigms of recent Pacific Islands' historiography, which tend to limit understanding of the sea's importance, this volume emphasizes the flux in the maritime environment and how it instilled an expectation and openness toward outside influences and the rapidity with which cultural change could occur in relations between various Islander groups." "Students and scholars of Pacific history and environmental and cultural studies will welcome this re-evaluation of the sea's influence in Oceanic history."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : William Thomas Pritchard
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Polynesian Reminiscences written by William Thomas Pritchard and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300066036
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific Ocean islands have long been considered a natural laboratory where the evolution of human cultures can be studied in the context of thousands of island ecosystems. This text presents research in the ecological history of the Pacific Islands. Focusing on the environmental impact wrought by the Oceanic populations before the advent of Western contact, it challenges earlier views that the islands underwent dramatic environmental change only after European colonization. They demonstrate instead that in some cases the indigenous peoples had an often irreversible effect on the landscapes and biotas of the Pacific Islands and assert that these effects often had important consequences for island societies, economies, and political systems.
Author : David Dobbs
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0307490076
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Reef Madness written by David Dobbs and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the century-long controversy over the orgins of coral reefs, a debate that split the world of nineteenth-century science, looking at the diverse roles of Louis Agassiz, his son Alexander, and Charles Darwin and reflecting on how the search for the truth shed new light on the formation of Earth and its natural wonders.
Author : Moshe Rapaport
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824865847
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book The Pacific Islands written by Moshe Rapaport and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their startlingly diverse habitats and biotas, extend across a third of the globe. This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landforms, climates, and ecosystems of the Pacific island region. Multiple chapters, written by leading specialists, cover the environment, history, culture, population, and economy. The work includes new or completely revised chapters on gender, music, logging, development, education, urbanization, health, ocean resources, and tourism. Throughout two key issues are addressed: the exceptional environmental challenges and the demographic/economic/political challenges facing the region. Although modern technology and media and waves of continental tourists are fast eroding island cultures, the continuing resilience of Pacific island populations is apparent. This is the only contemporary text on the Pacific Islands that covers both environment and sociocultural issues and will thus be indispensable for any serious student of the region. Unlike other reviews, it treats the entirety of Oceania (with the exception of Australia) and is well illustrated with numerous photos and maps, including a regional atlas. Contributors: David Abbott, Dennis A. Ahlburg, Glenn Banks, John Barker, Geoffrey Bertram, David A. Chappell, William C. Clarke, John Connell, Ron Crocombe, Julie Cupples, Derrick Depledge, Colin Filer, Gerard J. Fryer, Patricia Fryer, Brenden S. Holland, E. Alison Kay, David M. Kennedy, Lamont Lindstrom, Rick Lumpkin, Harley I. Manner, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Nancy McDowell, Hamish A. McGowan, Frank McShane, Simon Milne, R. John Morrison, Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Stephen G. Nelson, Patrick D. Nunn, Michael R. Ogden, Andrew Pawley, Jean-Louis Rallu, Vina Ram-Bidesi, Moshe Rapaport, Annette Sachs Robertson, Richard Scaglion, Donovan Storey, Andrew P. Sturman, Lynne D. Talley, James P. Terry, Randolph R. Thaman, Frank R. Thomas, Caroline Vercoe, Terence Wesley-Smith, Paul Wolffram.
Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : VM eBooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Coral Reefs written by Charles Darwin and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CRITICAL INTRODUCTION. JOHN W. JUDD. CORAL-REEFS. INTRODUCTION. (PLATE: UNTITLED WOODCUT, WHITSUNDAY ATOLL.) (PLATE: UNTITLED WOODCUT, REEF AT BOLABOLA ISLAND.) (DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. PLATE I.—MAP SHOWING THE RESEMBLANCE IN FORM BETWEEN BARRIER CORAL-REEFS SURROUNDING MOUNTAINOUS ISLANDS, AND ATOLLS OR LAGOON ISLANDS.) CHAPTER I.—ATOLLS OR LAGOON-ISLANDS. SECTION 1.I.—KEELING ATOLL. (PLATE: UNTITLED WOODCUT, VERTICAL SECTION THROUGH KEELING ATOLL.) SECTION 1.II.—GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ATOLLS. (DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. PLATE II.—GREAT CHAGOS BANK, NEW CALEDONIA,MENCHIKOFF ATOLL, ETC. SECTION 1.III.—ATOLLS OF THE MALDIVA ARCHIPELAGO—GREAT CHAGOS BANK. CHAPTER II.—BARRIER REEFS. (PLATE: UNNAMED, THREE VERTICAL SECTIONS (WOODCUT DIAGRAMS): CHAPTER III.—FRINGING OR SHORE-REEFS. CHAPTER IV.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH OF CORAL-REEFS. SECTION 4.I.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS, AND ON THE CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE TO THEIR INCREASE. SECTION 4.II.—ON THE RATE OF GROWTH OF CORAL-REEFS. SECTION 4.III.—ON THE DEPTHS AT WHICH REEF-BUILDING POLYPIFERS CAN LIVE. CHAPTER V.—THEORY OF THE FORMATION OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF CORAL-REEFS. (PLATE: WOODCUT NO. 4. PLATE: WOODCUT NO. 5. STEP-FORMED LEDGES ROUND CERTAIN LAGOONS. THE RING OR BASIN-FORMED REEFS OF THE NORTHERN MALDIVA ATOLLS. SUBMERGED AND DEAD REEFS. THE DISSEVERMENT OF THE LARGER MALDIVA ATOLLS. IRREGULARLY FORMED ATOLLS. THE GREAT CHAGOS BANK. OBJECTIONS TO THE THEORY OF THE FORMATION OF ATOLLS AND BARRIER-REEFS. CHAPTER VI.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS WITH REFERENCE TO THE THEORY OF THEIR FORMATION. (DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. PLATE III.—MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS AND ACTIVE VOLCANOES. ON THE GROUPING OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF REEFS. ON THE DIRECT EVIDENCE OF THE BLUE SPACES IN THE MAP HAVING SUBSIDED DURING THE UPWARD GROWTH OF THE REEFS SO COLOURED, AND OF THE RED SPACES HAVING REMAINED STATIONARY, OR HAVING BEEN UPRAISED. ON THE ABSENCE OF ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN THE AREAS OF SUBSIDENCE, AND ON THEIR FREQUENT PRESENCE IN THE AREAS OF ELEVATION. ON THE RELATIONS OF THE AREAS OF SUBSIDENCE AND ELEVATION. RECAPITULATION. APPENDIX. CONTAINING A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE REEFS AND ISLANDS IN PLATE III. THE LOW ARCHIPELAGO. MENDANA OR MARQUESAS GROUP. COOK OR HARVEY AND AUSTRAL ISLAND. ISLANDS BETWEEN THE LOW AND GILBERT ARCHIPELAGOES. ISLANDS SOUTH OF THE SANDWICH ARCHIPELAGO. SANDWICH ARCHIPELAGO. SAMOA OR NAVIGATOR GROUP. FRIENDLY ARCHIPELAGO. ELLICE GROUP. GILBERT GROUP. MARSHALL GROUP. NEW HEBRIDES. SANTA CRUZ GROUP. NEW CALEDONIA. AUSTRALIAN BARRIER-REEF. LOUISIADE. SOLOMON ARCHIPELAGO. NEW IRELAND. NEW BRITAIN AND THE NORTHERN SHORE OF NEW GUINEA. ADMIRALTY GROUP. WESTERN PART OF THE CAROLINE ARCHIPELAGO. PELEW ISLANDS. BONIN OR ARZOBISPO GROUP. WEST END OF NEW GUINEA. CERAM. ISLANDS NEAR TIMOR. N.W. COAST OF AUSTRALIA. JAVA. MACASSAR STRAIT. SUMATRA. NICOBAR ISLANDS. ANDAMAN ISLANDS. PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO. BABUYAN ISLANDS. INDIAN OCEAN. CHAGOS, MALDIVA, AND LACCADIVE ARCHIPELAGOES. SEYCHELLES. COMORO GROUP. MADAGASCAR. EAST COAST OF AFRICA. PERSIAN GULF. RED SEA. THE WEST COAST OF THE RED SEA BETWEEN LATITUDE 19 DEG AND 22 DEG. THE WEST COAST FROM LATITUDE 22 DEG TO 24 DEG. EASTERN COAST. WEST INDIES. YUCUTAN.
Author : Terrence Gosliner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific written by Terrence Gosliner and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific field guide is profusely illustrated with colour photos. for divers, aquarists, biologists; includes ecological interactions and scientific data.
Author : Deryck Scarr
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136837965
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)
Download or read book A History of the Pacific Islands written by Deryck Scarr and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about the past and present Pacific Islands, wide-ranging in time and space spanning the centuries from the first settlement of the islands until the present day.
Author : Deryck Scarr
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780700712939
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (129 download)
Download or read book A History of the Pacific Islands written by Deryck Scarr and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Deryck Scarr examines the Pacific Islands' indigenous social, economic and political systems and then places in context the post-sixteenth-century European 'discovery' of the Pacific. Cultural, political, trading, social and personal exchanges in Island worlds are described and analysed, from 1767 to the year 2000. Throughout the book, the Island world and its people on land and on the sea are held firmly in the foreground." -- from the dust jacket.
