Outline Only: Island Ecology & Resource Management
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OPENING PAGES
Title Page, Cover Credits, Dedication, Foreward & Preface...more
UNIT ONE: COURSE INTRODUCTION & CULTURAL HISTORY
Chapter 01 Studying; Information Sources; Science & Reasoning; Advocacy & Conservation [J. Furey]...more
UNIT ONE: COURSE INTRODUCTION & CULTURAL HISTORY
Chapter 02 Cultural History & Patterns of Resource Use & Development [C. Schonder, J. Jordan & J. Furey]...more
UNIT TWO: OUR COMMONWEALTH'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 03 Our Location, Bathymetry & Island Features [J. Furey]...more
UNIT TWO: OUR COMMONWEALTH'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 04 Plate Tectonics [J. Furey]...more
UNIT TWO: OUR COMMONWEALTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 05: Volcanism; Rock Types; Geologic Dating; Weathering & Erosion; Faulting; Landscape Patterns; Aquifers; & Caves [J. Furey] ...more
UNIT TWO: OUR COMMONWEALTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 06 The Earth’s Climate & Seasons [J. Furey]...more
UNIT TWO: OUR COMMONWEALTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 07 Commonwealth Climate & Weather [J. Furey]...more
UNIT TWO: OUR COMMONWEALTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 08 Seawater; Ocean Temperatures; Waves; Currents; & El Niño/Southern Oscillations [R. Church] ...more
UNIT THREE: OUR LIFE FORMS & COMMUNITIES
Chapter 09 Introduction to Island Life Forms & Ecosystems [J. Furey]...more
UNIT THREE: OUR LIFE FORMS & COMMUNITIES
Chapter 10 Mechanisms of Species Evolution [J. Furey]...more
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Chapter 11 Limiting Factors; Energy Flow; & Nutrient Cycling [J. Furey]...more
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Chapter 12 The Ecology & Resources of the Open Ocean [R. Church]...more
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Chapter 13 Coral Reefs; An Introduction [A. Davis]...more
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Chapter 14 The Ecology of Coral Reefs [A. Davis]...more
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Chapter 15 Coral Reef Problems [A. Davis]...more
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Chapter 16 Coastal Strands; Intertidal Habitats; & Seabirds [J. Furey]...more
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Chapter 17 Our Mangroves; Mudflat(s); & Migratory Shorebirds [J. Furey]...more
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Chapter 18 Disturbed Ground-adapted Life Forms & Ecological Succession [J. Furey]...more
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Chapter 19 Our Commonwealth Forests [J. Furey]...more
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Chapter 20 Our Freshwater Lakes, Streams, & Wetlands [J. Furey]...more
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Chapter 21 Our Wetland Organisms [J. Furey] ...more
UNIT THREE: OUR LIFE FORMS & COMMUNITIES
Chapter 22 The Ecology of Our Savanna Lands [J. Furey] ...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 23 Money & Markets; Supply/Demand & Prices; & Valuing in the Absence of Prices [S. Miller]...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 25 Market Sectors & “The Economy”; Externalities; “The Commons”; & Government’s Role in Resource Management [S. Miller & J. Furey] ...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 26 Soil Evolution, Ecology, & Fertility [M. MacCarter] ...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 27 Our Fisheries & Their Management [M. Trianni]...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 28 Preventing & Controlling Brown Tree Snake Introductions [S. Vogt]...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 29 Our Rare & Endangered Species; & Current Habitat Conservation Planning Efforts [J. Jackson]...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 30 Farming & Gardening Practices [J. Furey]...more
UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 31 Our Island’s Insects & Their Relatives; & Integrated Pest Management [A. Moore & J. Tenorio] ...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 32 Growth & Values of Our Economic Sectors; Critical Factors for Their Success & Future Projections [S. Miller]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 33 Our Public Infrastructure [P. Peshut & J. Furey]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 33 Our Public Infrastructure [P. Peshut & J. Furey]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 34 Public Health & Community Sanitation [W. Flood & A. Davis]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 35 Master Plans; Zoning; & Our Search for Sustainable Development [J. Furey]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 36 Development Permitting; Applying Performance Standards; & Enforcement [J. Furey]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 37 Managing Our Historic & Cultural Resources [J. Furey]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 38 Commonwealth-Applicable International & Federal Laws [K. Miller & J. Furey]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 39 Managing Our Solid Wastes [P. Peshut]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 40 Controlling Air Pollution & Noise [P. Peshut]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 41 Water Pollution; Sources; Monitoring; & Prevention [P. Peshut]...more
UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 42 Building & Landscape Design; and Community Aesthetics [J. Furey, P. Peshut, & K. Francis] ...more
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Acknowledgments, Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Lead Author & Editor...more