[PDF] Isles Of Refuge eBook

Author : Mark J. Rauzon
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,99 MB
Release : 2000-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0824846265

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In Isles of Refuge, the first book solely devoted to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, field biologist Mark Rauzon shares his extensive, first-hand knowledge of their natural history while providing an engaging narrative of his travels. Braving seasickness, bad weather, and biting bird ticks, he journeyed from Nihoa to Kure to study and photograph plants and animals for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: rare palms, sharks, turtles, seals, and thousands of birds--finches, terns, petrels, noddies, shearwaters, curlews, boobies, tropicbirds, ducks, and albatrosses, or "gooneys," famed throughout the Pacific for their flying prowess and bizarre breeding rituals. Isolation and access restrictions have led to the recovery of many of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands' animal and plant populations to pre-exploitation levels, but they have also resulted in the general public's ignorance of the islands and their ecosystems. Informative and enjoyable, Isles of Refuge invites readers to learn more about the history and natural wonders of this invaluable resource.

Author : Mark J. Rauzon
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 37,82 MB
Release : 2000-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780824823306

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In Isles of Refuge, the first book solely devoted to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, field biologist Mark Rauzon shares his extensive, first-hand knowledge of their natural history while providing an engaging narrative of his travels. Braving seasickness, bad weather, and biting bird ticks, he journeyed from Nihoa to Kure to study and photograph plants and animals for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: rare palms, sharks, turtles, seals, and thousands of birds--finches, terns, petrels, noddies, shearwaters, curlews, boobies, tropicbirds, ducks, and albatrosses, or "gooneys," famed throughout the Pacific for their flying prowess and bizarre breeding rituals. Isolation and access restrictions have led to the recovery of many of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands' animal and plant populations to pre-exploitation levels, but they have also resulted in the general public's ignorance of the islands and their ecosystems. Informative and enjoyable, Isles of Refuge invites readers to learn more about the history and natural wonders of this invaluable resource.

Author : Jeff Mu Oz
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 2012-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781452552149

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"Islands of Refuge is the stuff of legends. A confused teenager in big trouble over drugs, wanted by the FBI, goes on the lam and has just landed on Hawaii's Big Island when a car driven by an old man pulls over and offers him a ride. Daddy Bray, Hawaii's last great kahuna, tells Jeff that he has been waiting years for him to arrive. Over the next quarter century, [Munoz] remakes himself into a new kind of man..." Jeffrey Paine, author of Father India and Re-enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West; vice president of the National Book Critics Circle and Judge of the Pulizter Prize.

Author : Savannah Raines
Publisher :
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 2002-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759691469

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Refuge Island is an adventurous, fun, uplifting, humorous, and educational book for the entire family . . . you will find Refuge Island a delightful escape from the fears and ills of this world. It is a place and people that you will not want to leave . . .

Author : Jeff Muñoz
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 32,90 MB
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1452552150

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"Islands of Refuge is the stuff of legends. A confused teenager in big trouble over drugs, wanted by the FBI, goes on the lam and has just landed on Hawaii's Big Island when a car driven by an old man pulls over and offers him a ride. Daddy Bray, Hawaii's last great kahuna, tells Jeff that he has been waiting years for him to arrive. Over the next quarter century, [Munoz] remakes himself into a new kind of man..." Jeffrey Paine, author of Father India and Re-enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West; vice president of the National Book Critics Circle and Judge of the Pulizter Prize.

Author : Charles MacFarlane
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 28,48 MB
Release : 2012-08-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781290695329

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