Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 9780824846268

In Isles of Refuge, the first book solely devoted to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, field biologist Mark Rauzon shar

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Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 9780824846268

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Pronunciation of Hawaiian Words
Introduction: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
1. Fathoming the Past
2. Life on Nihoa
3. Cromwell, Do You Copy? Over
4. Moku Manamana
5. Hōkūle’a
6. Return of the Iwi
7. The Coral Kingdom of La Pérouse
8. The Hawaiian Monk Seal
9. The Green Sea Turtle
10. Albatross—Lord of the Wind
11. The Fabric of the Sea
12. Gardner Pinnacles
13. Laysan Island
14. Utter Desolation
15. The Weed War and the Cold War
16. Lisianski Island
17. Pearl and Hermes Reef
18. Midway Atoll
19. The Battle of Midway
20. “Gooneys in the Scavvies”
21. Kure Atoll—Dark Side of the Sun
22. Recognition, Restoration, and Respect
Appendix: Some Hawaiian, Common, and Scientific Names
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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