Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific IslandsSpringer Science & Business Media, 26 ¾.Â. 2013 - 733 ˹éÒ Written by the leading authorities on the plant diversity and ecology of the Pacific islands, this book is a magisterial synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. It is organized by island group, and includes information on geography, geology, phytogeographic relationships, and human influences on vegetation. Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands features over 400 color photographs, plus dozens of maps and climate diagrams. The authors’ efforts in assembling the existing information into an integrated, comprehensive book will be welcomed by biogeographers, plant ecologists, conservation biologists, and all scientists with an interest in island biology. |
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WESTERN MELANESIA | 39 |
Bougainville and Buka Island | 57 |
The Solomon Islands | 65 |
EASTERN MELANESIA | 84 |
THE SUBTROPICAL ISLANDS IN THE | 162 |
MICRONESIA | 199 |
Maug | 244 |
Regional climate | 315 |
WESTERN POLYNESIA | 341 |
EASTERN POLYNESIA | 385 |
The Society Islands | 407 |
The Tuamotu Archipelago | 433 |
Montane mesic rain forest | 451 |
Vegetation of the Individual Marquesan Islands | 452 |
Tahuata Island | 453 |
Asuncion | 245 |
Agrihan | 247 |
Pagan | 248 |
Alamagan | 250 |
Guguan | 251 |
Anatahan | 252 |
The Southern Marianas | 254 |
Farallon de Medinilla | 255 |
Saipan | 256 |
Tinian | 259 |
Aguigan | 264 |
Rota | 265 |
Guam | 269 |
The Caroline Islands | 275 |
The vegetation in general | 276 |
The Belau Islands Palau | 277 |
Yap and Fais | 284 |
Chuuk AlmostAtoll | 286 |
Pohnpei Ponape | 288 |
Kosrae Kusaie | 291 |
The Atolls of the Caroline Islands | 292 |
Nauru and Banaba | 293 |
Wake Island | 296 |
The Marshall Islands | 297 |
Regional vegetation | 298 |
Taongi Atoll | 303 |
Bikar Atoll | 305 |
The Gilbert Islands Kiribati | 306 |
Climate and substrate | 307 |
Vegetation | 308 |
Conclusions | 309 |
what are the determinants? | 310 |
CENTRAL POLYNESIA | 314 |
Mohotani Island | 454 |
Ua Pou Island | 456 |
Motu Iti Fatuiti | 457 |
Hatutaa Island | 458 |
Summary and Conclusions | 459 |
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS | 461 |
Climate | 464 |
Climatic disturbances | 466 |
Island chronosequence and geomorphology | 469 |
Soil substrates | 472 |
Origin of the Hawaiian flora | 474 |
Treatment of vegetation | 477 |
Vegetation of the larger Hawaiian Islands | 478 |
Lowland dry forest savanna scrub and grassland | 486 |
Lowland to upper montane seasonal forests | 502 |
Lowland to upper montane rain forests including fernlands | 511 |
Montane cloud forests | 521 |
Montane bogs | 527 |
Highaltitude vegetation | 532 |
Deserts and vegetation on new volcanic surfaces | 541 |
Cultivated vegetation | 547 |
Vegetation of the Smaller Hawaiian Islands | 555 |
The dry volcanicsubstrate islands | 556 |
The Hawaiian atolls and coral reef islands | 566 |
French Frigate Shoals Maro Reef Laysan Island Lisianski Pearl and Hermes Reef Midway and Kure Atoll | 570 |
Dynamics in the Hawaiian Vegetation | 572 |
Vegetation dynamics with rain forest dieback a naturally induced process | 573 |
THE OCEANIC ISLANDS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC | 578 |
THE FUTURE OF ISLAND VEGETATION | 620 |
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Checklist of Plant Names | 676 |
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Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands Dieter Mueller-Dombois,Francis Raymond Fosberg ªÁºÒ§Êèǹ¢Í§Ë¹Ñ§Ê×Í - 1998 |
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