Life in a Rain Forest The Hawaiian Islands |
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| Author:
| Welsbacher, Anne |
| Series title: | Ecosystems in Action Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8225-4685-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $26.60 |
Book Description:
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The Hawaiian rain forest ecosystem supports hundreds of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world.Completely isolated in the center of the Pacific Ocean, the plants and animals that found their way to Hawaii evolved into many new species that thrived for hundreds of years.When humans--and the diseases, plants, and animals that they brought with them--arrived, endemic species were threatened, and many are now extinct.With over half the rain forest destroyed, can this...
More DescriptionThe Hawaiian rain forest ecosystem supports hundreds of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world.Completely isolated in the center of the Pacific Ocean, the plants and animals that found their way to Hawaii evolved into many new species that thrived for hundreds of years.When humans--and the diseases, plants, and animals that they brought with them--arrived, endemic species were threatened, and many are now extinct.With over half the rain forest destroyed, can this magnificent ecosystem be saved?