Entire Text: Island Ecology & Resource Management

 

Island Ecology & Resource Management: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands gathers together many contributors to give a comprehensive presentation about resources of the CNMI. This book should be considered an essential read for resource and environmental students and workers, newcomers and anyone else who desires an understanding of the ecology of our archipelago.  

   

'We Believe that with Understanding Comes Appreciation. With Appreciation

Comes Stewardship' - book project motto


OPENING PAGES

Title Page

Cover Credtis

Dedication

Foreword

Preface

TABLE OF CONTENTS


UNIT ONE: COURSE INTRODUCTION & CULTURAL HISTORY

Chapter 01 Studying; Information Sources; Science & Reasoning; Advocacy & Conservation [J. Furey]

Chapter 02 Cultural History & Patterns of Resource Use & Development [C. Schonder, J. Jordan & J. Furey]


UNIT TWO: OUR COMMONWEALTH'S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Chapter 03 Our Location, Bathymetry & Island Features [J. Furey]

Chapter 04 Plate Tectonics [J. Furey]

Chapter 05: Volcanism; Rock Types; Geologic Dating; Weathering & Erosion; Faulting; Landscape Patterns; Aquifers; & Caves [J. Furey]

Chapter 06 The Earth’s Climate & Seasons [J. Furey]

Chapter 07 Commonwealth Climate & Weather [J. Furey]

Chapter 08 Seawater; Ocean Temperatures; Waves; Currents; & El Niño/Southern Oscillations [R. Church]


UNIT THREE: OUR LIFE FORMS & COMMUNITIES

Chapter 09 Introduction to Island Life Forms & Ecosystems [J. Furey]

Chapter 10 Mechanisms of Species Evolution [J. Furey]

Chapter 11 Limiting Factors; Energy Flow; & Nutrient Cycling [J. Furey]

Chapter 12 The Ecology & Resources of the Open Ocean [R. Church]

Chapter 13 Coral Reefs; An Introduction [A. Davis]

Chapter 14 The Ecology of Coral Reefs [A. Davis]

Chapter 15 Coral Reef Problems [A. Davis]

Chapter 16 Coastal Strands; Intertidal Habitats; & Seabirds [J. Furey]

Chapter 17 Our Mangroves; Mudflat(s); & Migratory Shorebirds [J. Furey]

Chapter 18 Disturbed Ground-adapted Life Forms & Ecological Succession [J. Furey]

Chapter 19 Our Commonwealth Forests [J. Furey]

Chapter 20 Our Freshwater Lakes, Streams, & Wetlands [J. Furey]

Chapter 21 Our Wetland Organisms [J. Furey]

Chapter 22 The Ecology of Our Savanna Lands [J. Furey]


UNIT FOUR: MANAGING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES

Chapter 23 Money & Markets; Supply/Demand & Prices; & Valuing in the Absence of Prices [S. Miller]

Chapter 24 Our Renewable & Depleteable Natural Resources [S Miller]

Chapter 25 Market Sectors & “The Economy”; Externalities; “The Commons”; & Government’s Role in Resource Management [S. Miller & J. Furey]

Chapter 26 Soil Evolution, Ecology, & Fertility [M. MacCarter]

Chapter 27 Our Fisheries & Their Management [M. Trianni]

Chapter 28 Preventing & Controlling Brown Tree Snake Introductions [S. Vogt]

Chapter 29 Our Rare & Endangered Species; & Current Habitat Conservation Planning Efforts [J. Jackson]

Chapter 30 Farming & Gardening Practices [J. Furey]

Chapter 31 Our Island’s Insects & Their Relatives; Integrated Pest Management [A. Moore & J. Tenorio]


UNIT FIVE: MANAGING ISLAND DEVELOPMENT 

Chapter 32 Growth & Values o Our Economic Sectors; Critical Factors for Their Success & Future Projections [S. Miller]

Chapter 33 Our Public Infrastructure [P. Peshut & J. Furey]

Chapter 34 Public Health & Community Sanitation [W. Flood & A. Davis]

Chapter 35 Master Plans; Zoning; & Our Search for Sustainable Development [J. Furey]

Chapter 36 Development Permitting; Applying Performance Standards; & Enforcement [J. Furey]

Chapter 37 Managing Our Historic & Cultural Resources [J. Furey]

Chapter 38 Commonwealth-Applicable International & Federal Laws [K. Miller & J. Furey]

Chapter 39 Managing Our Solid Wastes [P. Peshut]

Chapter 40 Controlling Air Pollution & Noise [P. Peshut]

Chapter 41 Water Pollution; Sources; Monitoring; & Prevention [P. Peshut]

Chapter 42 Building & Landscape Design; and Community Aesthetics [J. Furey, P. Peshut, & K. Francis]


ENDING PAGES

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Glossary

Index

Lead Author & Editor