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Easter Island

Scientific Exploration into the World’s Environmental Problems in Microcosm

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Editors:
  1. John Loret

    1. Science Museum of Long Island, Plandome, USA

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  2. John T. Tanacredi

    1. Dowling College, Oakdale, USA
      American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: An Easter Island Experience—How it all Started

    1. Introduction: An Easter Island Experience—How it all Started

      • John Loret
      Pages 1-15

  3. Documenting the World Heritage Significance of Easter Island

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. A Cultural Icon: Scientific Exploration into the World’s Environmental Problems in Microcosm

      • John Loret
      Pages 19-28

    3. Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile: An Eco-Tourism Outline with Issues and Suggestions

      • J. T. Tanacredi, K. Buckley, T. Savage, B. Cliver
      Pages 29-36

    4. Documenting Petroglyphs on Easter Island

      • Blaine Cliver
      Pages 37-52

    5. The Corals and Coral Reefs of Easter Island — A Preliminary Look

      • Dennis K. Hubbard, Michel Garcia
      Pages 53-77

  4. EcologIcal Considerations and Restoration/Protection Efforts of Natural and Cultural Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Rapid Vegetational and Sediment Change from Rano Aroi Crater, Easter Island

      • Dorothy Peteet, W. Beck, J. Ortiz, S. O’Connell, D. Kurdyla, D. Mann
      Pages 81-92

    3. Mata Ki Te Rangi: Eyes Towards the Heavens

      • J. Warren Beck, Lori Hewitt, George S. Burr, John Loret, Francisco Torris Hochstetter
      Pages 93-111

    4. Stable Isotope Record of El Niño-Southern Oscillation Events from Easter Island

      • David A. Mucciarone, Robert B. Dunbar
      Pages 113-132

    5. Prehistoric Destruction of the Primeval Soils and Vegetation of Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua, Easter Island)

      • D. Mann, J. Chase, J. Edwards, W. Beck, R. Reanier, M. Mass
      Pages 133-153

    6. The Endemic Marine Invertebrates of Easter Island: How Many Species and for How Long?

      • Christopher B. Boyko
      Pages 155-175

    7. Finfish in the Rano Kau Caldera of Easter Island

      • Lucia Magliulo-Cepriano, Martin P. Schreibman, John T. Tanacredi
      Pages 177-183

  5. Technological Applications to Protect Biological and Cultural Artifacts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Aerial Surveys of Isle De Pasqua: Easter Island and the New Birdmen

      • Robert A. Hemm, Marcelo Mendez
      Pages 187-194

    3. Easter Island Under Glass: Observations and Conversations

      • Lindley Kirksey
      Pages 195-206

    4. Mapping the Poike Ditch

      • Richard E. Reanier, Donald P. Ryan
      Pages 207-221

  6. Addendum

    1. Addendum

      • John Loret, John T. Tanacredi
      Pages 223-225

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 227-240
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About this book

Easter Island, a World Heritage Site is still, after over 50 years since Thor Heyerdahl's work on the island, a fascinating area to explore and learn about a culture that has only remnants remaining, while documenting a marine ecology still mostly unknown.

Easter Island: Scientific Exploration into the World's Environmental Problems in Microcosm presents the research results from three years of interdisciplinary expeditions to Easter Island. The primary objectives were to investigate the effects of human population growth on the ecology of the island and to discover whether any dramatic climatic changes such as a prolonged El Niño could have disrupted the island's fragile ecosystem. The interdisciplinary scientific team were mainly researching the paleontology, archaeology, climatology, and geophysics of the island. This book now brings together the results of the three expeditions, identifies new areas of research, and hopefully will continue to inspire aspiring scientists to revisit this amazing island to explore and demystify this timeless enigma of human history.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Science Museum of Long Island, Plandome, USA

    John Loret

  • Dowling College, Oakdale, USA

    John T. Tanacredi

  • American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA

    John T. Tanacredi

About the editors

Dr John T. Tanacredi is Chief, Division of Natural Resources for the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area. He is a Research Associate in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History and at the Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation. He holds Adjunct Full Professor of Environmental Sciences at Hofstra University and Polytechnic University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Easter Island

  • Book Subtitle: Scientific Exploration into the World’s Environmental Problems in Microcosm

  • Editors: John Loret, John T. Tanacredi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0183-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-47494-1Published: 31 August 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4956-3Published: 17 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0183-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 240

  • Topics: Pollution, general, Climate Change, Nature Conservation, Oceanography, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Anthropology

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