Hawaiian Plant Life: Vegetation and Flora

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 alm...

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Beteiligte Personen: Gustafson, Robert J. (VerfasserIn), Herbst, Derral R. (VerfasserIn), Rundel, Philip W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2014]
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Links:https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824846695
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Nov 2017)
Umfang:1 online resource 870 color illustrations
ISBN:9780824846695