Studies Of Pacific Island Plants
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Author | : Dieter Mueller-Dombois |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 905 |
Release | : 2013-11-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1441986863 |
Written by the leading authorities on the plant diversity and ecology of the Pacific islands, this book is a magisterial synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. It is organized by island group, and includes information on geography, geology, phytogeographic relationships, and human influences on vegetation. Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands features over 400 color photographs, plus dozens of maps and climate diagrams. The authors’ efforts in assembling the existing information into an integrated, comprehensive book will be welcomed by biogeographers, plant ecologists, conservation biologists, and all scientists with an interest in island biology.
Author | : Albert Charles Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Botany |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lois Lucas |
Publisher | : Bess Press |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780935848113 |
An introduction to 20 plants of the Ancient Hawaiians. Includes illustrations, uses, proverbs, and poems.
Author | : Craig R. Elevitch |
Publisher | : PAR |
Total Pages | : 818 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0970254458 |
"This book is for the person who lives in the tropics or subtropics and is interested in native plants, who wants to know about plants that are useful, who loves to watch plants grow, and who is willing to work with them. Such a person might ask questions like, Where will they grow? How do I grow them? Are they good to eat? How are they used? What are their names? These questions and more are answered here."--Préface
Author | : R. J. Morrison |
Publisher | : [email protected] |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9789820201064 |
Author | : W. Arthur Whistler |
Publisher | : W. Arthur Whistler |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Alien plants |
ISBN | : 9780964542600 |
"Wayside Plants of the Islands has been designed as a guide book to the identification of the most common plant species encountered in the lowlands of the Pacific Islands. It is based upon the author's 25 years of botanical excursions in Hawai'i, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji, Guam, Belau (Palau), and the other Pacific Islands. The lowlands here have been highly disturbed and are now entirely dominated by "alien" weedy species. This guide book includes color photos of 170 of the most common of these lowland species, with descriptions and other pertinent information. Most of the plants covered are widespread species that may be found in any part of the tropics, so this book is useful throughout the tropical Pacific and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author | : Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2022-08-31 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0824893514 |
In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the global Pacific diaspora. This book itself is an ecological form with rhizomatic roots and blossoming branches. Within these pages, the reader will encounter a wild garden of genres, including poetry, chant, short fiction, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, visual texts, and even a dramatic play—all written in multilingual offerings of English, Pacific languages, pidgin, and translation. Seven main themes emerge: “Creation Stories and Genealogies,” “Ocean and Waterscapes,” “Land and Islands,” “Flowers, Plants, and Trees,” “Animals and More-than-Human Species,” “Climate Change,” and “Environmental Justice.” This aesthetic diversity embodies the beautiful bio-diversity of the Pacific itself. The urgent voices in this book call us to attention—to action!—at a time of great need. Pacific ecologies and the lives of Pacific Islanders are currently under existential threat due to the legacy of environmental imperialism and the ongoing impacts of climate change. While Pacific writers celebrate the beauty and cultural symbolism of the ocean, islands, trees, and flowers, they also bravely address the frightening realities of rising sea levels, animal extinction, nuclear radiation, military contamination, and pandemics. Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures reminds us that we are not alone; we are always in relation and always ecological. Humans, other species, and nature are interrelated; land and water are central concepts of identity and genealogy; and Earth is the sacred source of all life, and thus should be treated with love and care. With this book as a trusted companion, we are inspired and empowered to reconnect with the world as we navigate towards a precarious yet hopeful future.
Author | : Beatrice H. Krauss |
Publisher | : Bess Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9781573060349 |
Beautifully illustrated, this informative book describes the plants integral to Hawaiian medicine and healing, and discusses their uses past and present.
Author | : Martin L. Cody |
Publisher | : University of California Press |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2019-04-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520338103 |
This thorough and meticulous study, the result of nearly a quarter-century of research, examines the island biogeography of plants on continental islands in Barkley Sound, British Columbia. Invaluable both because of its geographical setting and because of the duration of the study, Plants on Islands summarizes the diversity, dynamics, and distribution of the approximately three hundred species of plants on more than two hundred islands. Martin Cody uses his extensive data set to test various aspects of island biogeographic theory. His thoughtful analysis, constrained by taxon and region, elucidates and enhances the understanding of the biogeographic patterns and dynamics. He provides an overview of the basic theory, concepts, and analytical tools of island biogeography. Also discussed are island relaxation to lower equilibrium species numbers post-isolation, plant distributions variously limited by island area, isolation and climatic differences, adaptation to local abiotic and biotic environments within islands, and the evolution of different island phenotypes. The book concludes with a valuable consideration of equilibrium concepts and of the interplay of coexistence and competition. Certain to challenge, Plants on Islands is among the first books to critically analyze the central tenets of the theory of island biogeography.
Author | : W. Arthur Whistler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Botany |
ISBN | : 9780915809004 |
This book is about the useful plants of the Pacific islanders, with special emphasis on plants used by Polynesians. A total of ninety-six plants are included, listed in alphabetical order by scientific name, followed by a paragraph that includes Polynesian names and their origins and the English name if any. Range, habitat, uses of the plant, and a botanical description of the species are also included for each entry.