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DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226922676.001.0001
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
REVIEWS
"From the air, the Phoenix Islands are tiny, low, remote, easily overlooked scraps of land in the Pacific Ocean. Underwater, they are the ocean’s equivalent of Amazon rainforests, teeming with tropical corals, fish, and sharks. But those species are under increasing assault from fishing boats, climate change, and introduced species. This remarkable book tells the story of ongoing imaginative efforts to create a huge protected area in a biological treasure-house."
— Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel"If you have a passion for the oceans and care about conservation, read this remarkable book on innovative research, exploration and the preservation of a vast remote coral archipelago in the South Pacific."
— Harrison Ford, actor and vice chair of Conservation InternationalTABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword · H. E. President Anote Tong
1. In Search of Paradise / Gregory S. Stone
2. History through a Watery Lens / Christopher Pala
3. Parade of the Bumpheads: Orona / Gerald R. Allen and Steven L. Bailey
4. Birds and Invaders: Rawaki / Raymond J. Pierce
5. Beautiful Aliens: The Invertebrates / Mary Jane Adams, M.D.
6. Coral Reefs and Climate Change / David Obura and Randi D. Rotjan
7. Ecotourism in Paradise: Kanton / Robert Barrel
8. Protecting Paradise / Eduard Niesten and Peter Shelley
9. The Future of the Phoenix Islands / Gregory S. Stone, David Obura, Sue Miller-Taei, and Tukabu Teroroko
10. Living Blue: Making Choices with the Ocean in Mind / Heather Tausig
Phoenix Islands Timeline
Appendix: New England Aquarium Research Expeditions to the Phoenix Islands
Species Tally
Bibliography
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors
Index