[Book review] Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural history and conservation
The Auk
By: Roger B. Clapp
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Abstract
This volume is a rather odd contribution, a hybrid between an academic work and a popular book, and both suffers and benefits from these attributes. The 18 chapters are divided into four parts that deal with the environment and humans (3 chapters and ca. 12% of the text), comparative biology of Hawaiian seabirds (5 chapters, 26%), treatments of Hawaiian seabird groups by family (7 chapters, 34%), and conservation (3 chapters, 16%). At the end of the book are an appendix of common and scientific names for plants, birds, mammals, fish, and a few invertebrates; a 6-page "selected" bibliography with pertinent references for each chapter; and an index.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | [Book review] Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural history and conservation |
| Series title | The Auk |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Ornithological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 994 |
| Last page | 996 |
| Public Comments | Review of: Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation. Craig S. Harrison. 1990. Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press. x + 249 pp., 41 color plates, 16 text figures. ISBN 0-8014-2449-6 |