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Author Frierson, Pamela.

Title The last atoll : exploring Hawai'i's endangered ecosystems / Pamela Frierson.

Publication Info. San Antonio : Trinity University Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 309 pages)
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Summary The Last Atoll is a first-person account of journalist Pamela Frierson's ten-year exploration of the exotic and ecologically significant small lands at the far northwestern end of the Hawaiian island chain. Frierson takes readers on a rare journey to eight of these remote and ancient islands, including the Kure Atoll, the oldest Hawa'i'ian island and the northernmost atoll in the world. In her 1,200-mile travels, Frierson discovers isolated landscapes, undisturbed ecosystems, and a nearly forgotten but well-preserved human history. It is a rich history of discovery by explorers and pirates, pl.
Contents Praise for The Last Atoll; Contents; Prologue; PART I: FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS; 1. Island in a Steel Corset; 2. The Drowned Island; 3. Monk Seals at Home; PART II: LAYSAN; 4. Wild Island; 5. Song of the Honeyeater; 6. Ducks near the Vortex; 7. Transported Landscapes; 8. Capture; PART III: MIDWAY; 9. Island of Dancing Birds; 10. The Steam-Cleaned Island; 11. Map Sense; 12. Unincorporated Possession; 13. Arrivals and Departures; 14. Disposable Islands; 15. Tug of War; 16. The Last Atoll; EPILOGUE: The View from Midway; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Subject Endangered ecosystems -- Hawaii -- Leeward Islands.
Endangered species -- Hawaii -- Leeward Islands.
Biotic communities -- Hawaii -- Leeward Islands.
Natural history -- Hawaii -- Leeward Islands.
Leeward Islands (Hawaii)
Natural history -- Hawaii -- Leeward Islands.
TRAVEL -- Australia & Oceania.
NATURE -- Endangered Species.
Biotic communities. (OCoLC)fst00832828
Endangered ecosystems. (OCoLC)fst00909648
Endangered species. (OCoLC)fst00909658
Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
Hawaii -- Leeward Islands. (OCoLC)fst01296744
Other Form: Print version: 9781595341303
ISBN 9781595341242 (electronic bk.)
1595341242 (electronic bk.)
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