Migrant Ecologies – Environmental Histories of the Pacific World Beattie Jones

Migrant EcologiesEnvironmental Histories of the Pacific World\nAuthor(s): James Beattie, Ryan Tucker Jones, Edward Dallam Melillo, Anand A. Yang, Kieko Matteson, James Beattie, William Matt Cavert, Holger Droessler, Katsuya Hirano, Hannah Cutting-Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Hawai'i Press, United States\nImprint: University of Hawai'i Press\nISBN-13: 9780824891060, 978-0824891060\nSynopsis\nMigrant Ecologies: Environmental Histories of the Pacific World is the first volume explicitly dedicated to the environmental history of Earths largest ocean. Covering nearly one-third of the planet, the Pacific Ocean is remarkable for its diverse human and non-human inhabitants, their astounding long-distance migrations over time, and their profound influences on other parts of the world. This book creates an understanding of the past, present, and futures of the lands, seas, peoples, practices, microbes, animals, plants, and other natural forces that shape the Pacific. It ef.