Author: Douglas Houghton CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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The Derivation of the Flora of Hawaii
Author: Douglas Houghton CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Derivation of the Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Author: Francis Raymond FosbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 13
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Derivation of the Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Author: Plants and Flowers of Hawai'i
Author: S. H. SohmerPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824810962
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
The Hawaiian islands, isolated by thousands of miles of ocean for millions of years, posses a unique assemblage of native flowers and plants. This text describes more than 130 indigenous and endemic species of Hawaiian plants, their characteristics and habitats, and how they came to be. The photographs aim to provide an easy and accurate means of recognizing a given plant and serve as a permanent record of the Hawaiian islands' fast-disappearing native flora.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Author: William HillebrandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 788
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The Origin of the Hawaiian Flora
Author: Douglas Houghton CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 7
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Evolution in Hawaii
Author: National Academy of SciencesPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309166705
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth's plants and animals to altering our use of fossil fuels, none of these decisions can be made wisely without a thorough understanding of life's history on our planet through biological evolution. Companion to the best selling title Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, Evolution in Hawaii examines evolution and the nature of science by looking at a specific part of the world. Tracing the evolutionary pathways in Hawaii, we are able to draw powerful conclusions about evolution's occurrence, mechanisms, and courses. This practical book has been specifically designed to give teachers and their students an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of evolution using exercises with real genetic data to explore and investigate speciation and the probable order in which speciation occurred based on the ages of the Hawaiian Islands. By focusing on one set of islands, this book illuminates the general principles of evolutionary biology and demonstrate how ongoing research will continue to expand our knowledge of the natural world.
Hawaiian Plant Life
Author: Robert J. GustafsonPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824846699
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in Hawai‘i’s natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms and vegetation, the evolution of Hawaiian flora, and the conservation of native species, the book includes almost 875 color photographs illustrating nearly two-thirds of native Hawaiian plant species as well as a concise description of each genus and species shown. The work can be used either as a stand-alone reference or as a companion to the two-volume Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai‘i. Learning more about threatened and endangered plants is essential to conserving them, and there is no more endangered flora in the world today than that of the Hawaiian Islands. Striking species complexes such as the silverswords and the remarkable lobeliads represent unique stories of adaptive radiation that make the Hawai‘i a living laboratory for evolution. Public appreciation for Hawaiian biodiversity requires outreach and education that will determine the future conservation of this rich heritage, and Hawaiian Plant Life has been designed to help fill that need.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Author: William HillebrandFlora of the Hawaiian Islands
Author: William F. HillebrandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 673
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