Archipelago : the islands of Indonesia : from the nineteenth-century discoveries of Alfred Russel Wallace to the fate of forests and reefs in the twenty-first century / Gavan Daws and Marty Fujita ; prologue by Edward O. Wilson ; epilogue by John C. Sawhill.
xii, 254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 x 28 cm
Note
"Published in association with the Nature Conservancy."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index.
Contents
The evolution of a naturalist -- Preparing for the Archipelago -- Borneo: encountering the Orangutan -- Bali, Lombock, and Celebes: Wallace draws the line -- The Moluccas: illness and inspiration -- The islands of Ké, Aru, and New Guinea: land of the bird of paradise -- Java, Sumatra, and home: realizations -- From the Malay Archipelago to Indonesia: spanning the centuries.
