Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of Upland Savai'i, Samoa
Author : James Nelson Atherton
Publisher :
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 9789820404694
Author : James Nelson Atherton
Publisher :
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 9789820404694
Author : Robert Cowie
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 14,83 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1387155334
The islands of the Samoan archipelago lie about 14 degrees south of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are divided into two groups: Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), an indepedent state and American Samoa, a territory of the USA. The islands have been formed as a result of complex volcanic activity; they are geologically young. While many of the plants and birds of the Samoan Islands are found elsewhere in the Pacific, many of the snail species are found nowhere else on Earth. This guide is intended to permit identification of mos of the terrestrial snails, and slugs of the Samoan Islands. It is intended to be accessible to the amateur naturalist but also to provide the experienced scientist with a compact resource of information. The guide covers both the native species and the non-native, introduced species, which are generall more frequently encountered, especially at low elevations and in habits disturbed by human activities.
Author : Cedric Schuster
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 29,80 MB
Release : 1996*
Category : Biodiversity conservation
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Author : Brian Patrick
Publisher :
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 44,41 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 9789820405141
Author :
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Page : pages
File Size : 23,4 MB
Release : 2002*
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Author : Dieter Mueller-Dombois
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 29,48 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
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Author : Samoa. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 21,86 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : Greg Sherley
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 37,55 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Alien plants
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Author : Government of Samoa
Publisher :
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 39,97 MB
Release : 2013
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ISBN : 9789825390015
Author : Rosemary G. Gillespie
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1110 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520256492
"Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries - unique and rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution. This authoritative, alphabetically arranged reference, featuring more than 200 succinct articles by leading scientists from around the world, provides broad coverage of all the island sciences. But what exactly is an island? The volume editors define it here as any discrete habitat isolated from other habitats by inhospitable surroundings. The Encyclopedia of Islands examines many such insular settings - oceanic and continental islands as well as places such as caves, mountaintops, and whale falls at the bottom of the ocean. This essential, one-stop resource, extensively illustrated with color photographs, clear maps, and graphics will introduce island science to a wide audience and spur further research on some of the planet's most fascinating habitats." --Book Jacket.