A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands

A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands
Author: E. Alison Kay
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 540
Release: 1994-12-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780824816599

This volume brings together recent primary source materials on major themes in Hawaiian natural history: the geological processes that have built the Islands; the physical factors that influence the Island's 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.

Volcanism in Hawaii

Volcanism in Hawaii
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 864
Release: 1987
Genre: Hualalai Volcano (Hawaii)
ISBN:

v. 1. Physiography, tectonics, and submarine geology ; Geology of the island of Hawaii ; Petrogenesis and volcanic gases -- v. 2. Structure ; Dynamics ; History of investigations of Hawaiian volcanism.