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Description: |
xxviii, 584 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: An assessment of the current status of native upland habitats and associated endangered species on the island of Hawai'i / James D. Jacobi and J. Michael Scott -- Status of the native flowering plants of the Hawaiian Islands / Warren L. Wagner, Derral R. Herbst, and Rylan S.N. Yee -- Distribution and abundance of Hawai'i's endemic land birds : conservation and management strategies / J. Michael Scott, Cameron B. Kepler, and John L. Sincock -- Conservation status of native terrestrial invertebrates in Hawai'i / Wayne C. Gagne and Carl C. Christensen -- Protection status of the native Hawaiian biota / R. Alan Holt and Barrie Fox -- Status, research, and management needs of the native Hawaiian biota : a summary / Stephen Mountainspring -- Impacts of alien land arthropods and mollusks on native plants and animals in Hawai'i / Francis G. Howarth -- Impact of alien plants on Hawai'i's native biota / Clifford W. Smith -- Alien animals in Hawai'i's native ecosystems : toward controlling the adverse effects of introduced vertebrates / Charles P. Stone -- A summary of known parasites and diseases recorded from the avifauna of the Hawaiian Islands / Sandra G. van Riper and Charles van Riper III -- Status, research and management needs for alien biota : a summary / Ronald L. Walker -- Vegetation response within exclosures in Hawai'I : a review / Lloyd L. Loope and Paul G. Scowcroft -- 'Ohi'a dieback and protection management of the Hawaiian rain forest / Dieter Mueller-Dombois -- Restoration of native ecosystems / Charles H. Lamoureux -- Genetics, minimum population size, and the island preserve / Christine Schonewald-Cox -- Design of natural area preserves in Hawai'i / Jerry F. Franklin -- Ecosystem monitoring, restoration, and management in Hawai'I : a summary / Sheila Conant -- Current and future roles of agencies, conservation groups, legislature, and the public in preserving and managing Hawaiian ecosystems : a summary / Cameron B. Kepler -- Hawai'i's native ecosystems : importance, conflicts, and suggestions for the future / Charles P. Stone and J. Michael Scott. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Hawaiʻi's terrestrial ecosystems. Honolulu : Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii, ©1985 (OCoLC)647105730 |