TITLE: |
Tropical Pacific Island environments / Christopher S. Lobban and Maria Schefter ; pen-and-ink drawings by Rick L. Castro. |
AUTHOR: |
Lobban, Christopher S. |
PUBLISHED: |
Mangilao, Guam : University of Guam Press, c1997. |
DESCRIPTION: |
xxxi, 399 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index. |
NOTES: |
"...presents ecological principles made relevant by examples from Pacific Island ecosystems and from interactions of humans with our island reefs and forests. It is both a portrait of the islands and an account of the scientific explanations of how nature works on tropical islands" |
SUBJECT: |
Island ecology--Islands of the Pacific. |
SUBJECT: |
Island ecology--Tropics. |
SUBJECT: |
Ecological assessment (Biology)--Islands of the Pacific. |
SUBJECT: |
Ecological assessment (Biology)--Tropical conditions. |
SUBJECT: |
Environmental protection--Islands of the Pacific. |
SUBJECT: |
Sustainable development--Islands of the Pacific. |
SUBJECT: |
Islands of the Pacific--Environmental aspects. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Schefter, Maria, joint author. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Castro, Rick L., ill. |