Restoring paradise : rethinking and rebuilding nature in Hawaiʻi /

Three quarters of the U.S.'s bird and plant extinctions have occurred in Hawai'i, and one third of the country's threatened and endangered birds and plants reside within the state. Yet despite these alarming statistics, all is not lost: There are still 12,000 extant species unique to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cabin, Robert J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Restoration ecology > Hawaii.
Nature conservation > Hawaii.
Réhabilitation (Écologie) > Hawaii.
Nature > Conservation > Hawaii.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Nature conservation.
Restoration ecology.
Renaturierung.
Ökosystemmanagement
Hawaii.
Hawaii
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Journey to Hakalau
  • Place of many perches and hooves
  • Science to the rescue?
  • Laulima
  • Place of many new perches and fewer hoofs
  • Kill and restore : Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
  • The pū ʻolē ʻolē blows : dry forest restoration at Auwahi, Maui
  • Turning hands
  • Multiple perspectives
  • Nature is dead, Long live nature!

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