Remains of a Rainbow: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawaii
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (689 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0792264126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fragile as they are remote, often situated high in the mountains on razorback ridges, on steep cliffs, and isolated densely vegetated valleys, their inaccessibility has helped protect them from damage yet also meant that few people will ever have the opportunity to experience them directly. A powerful message of their previous work was that these creatures are being pushed out of existence even before being seen by the people who will ultimately determine their fate. Recognizing that life of any kind is intrinsicall
Despite the price tag, this is an important book for both conservation and photography collections. Brief articles detail the natural history of the islands, changes wrought by humans and introduced species, and the struggle to preserve fragile species. From Library Journal The authors, who have worked with endangered species in their previous photographic work, Witness (Chronicle, 1994), here turn their cameras to Hawaii, home to over a quarter of the specimens on the U.S. Wilcove round out the volume. Merwin, who lives in Hawaii, and an afterword by Environmental Defense Fund Senior Ecologist David S. Each animal or plant appears almost jewellike in perfection of form or color. An exhibition based on this book will travel to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and other locations in the United States. Endangered Species List. . Recommended for
Remains of a Rainbow: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawai`i A Customer This book is very likely the best and only opportunity for readers or travelers to experience the rarest of Hawai`i's unique native biodiversity. About 1/3 of all the species on the U.S. Endangered Species List are from Hawai`i - the second smallest (in geographic area) state in the union. Most of these species are so rare and exist in such remote and inaccessible areas of the Hawaiian islands that 99.999% of U.S. Spectacular Photographs This book contains some of the most spectacular photographs you've seen. Close-ups even a pro would seldom come close to. It's unlikely you'll see many of these in your travels, but it feels like your walking through a Hawaiian tropical jungle as you page through the book. Many of the pages would look great framed for your walls. This is the perfect coffee table book, all of my friends have picked it up and marve. "Should be 10 stars" according to Tom. This may be the only opportunity for most of us to see most of these species, and what a way to see them! To say it's the most beautiful book I have ever seen would be the understatement of the year.