Back to the future in the caves of Kaua'i : a scientist's adventures in the dark /

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For two decades, paleoecologist David Burney and his wife, Lida Pigott Burney, have led an excavation of Makauwahi Cave on the island of Kaua'i, uncovering the fascinating variety of plants and animals that have inhabited Hawaii throughout its history. From the unique perspective of paleoecolog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burney, David A., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Colección:JSTOR EBA.
Temas:
Burney, David A., > 1950- > Travel > Hawaii > Kauai.
Burney, David A., > 1950-
Excavations (Archaeology) > Hawaii > Kauai.
Caves > Hawaii > Kauai.
Paleoecology > Hawaii > Kauai.
Prehistoric peoples > Hawaii > Kauai.
Human ecology > Hawaii > Kauai > History.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Hawaii > Kauai > History.
Time > Philosophy.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Hawaii > Kauai (Île)
Paléoécologie > Hawaii > Kauai (Île)
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Hawaii > Kauai (Île) > Histoire.
Temps > Philosophie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
Antiquities
Caves
Ecology
Excavations (Archaeology)
Human ecology
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Paleoecology
Prehistoric peoples
Time > Philosophy
Travel
Kauai (Hawaii) > Antiquities.
Kauai (Hawaii) > Environmental conditions.
Kauai (Hawaii : Île) > Conditions environnementales.
Hawaii > Kauai
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Time's most important moment
  • Proverbial tracks
  • Constructing a "poor man's time machine"
  • Owl omens
  • Opening ancient doors
  • Characters and a stage, but no script
  • Fishponds
  • A snails' tale
  • Mauka marshes
  • So what happened, anyway?
  • Greetings from old Kauaʻi
  • Irrigating the future
  • The tour
  • Right here, right now
  • Finding a future in the past.

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