LEADER 04187oam 2200745 a 450 001 9910814389603321 005 20240418005703.0 010 $a0-300-16311-8 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300163117 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105038 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050147 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000720022 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11956161 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720022 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10668462 035 $a(PQKB)11580771 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420992 035 $a(DE-B1597)485625 035 $a(OCoLC)808346533 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300163117 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420992 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579391 035 $a(OCoLC)923599537 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105038 100 $a20091119h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBack to the future in the caves of Kaua'i $ea scientist's adventures in the dark /$fDavid A. Burney 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew Haven [Conn.] :$cYale University Press,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 198 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-15094-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index. 327 $aTime's most important moment -- Proverbial tracks -- Constructing a "poor man's time machine" -- Owl omens -- Opening ancient doors -- Characters and a stage, but no script -- Fishponds -- A snails' tale -- Mauka marshes -- So what happened, anyway? -- Greetings from old Kaua?i -- Irrigating the future -- The tour -- Right here, right now -- Finding a future in the past. 330 $aFor two decades, paleoecologist David Burney and his wife, Lida Pigott Burney, have led an excavation of Makauwahi Cave on the island of Kaua'i, uncovering the fascinating variety of plants and animals that have inhabited Hawaii throughout its history. From the unique perspective of paleoecology-the study of ancient environments-Burney has focused his investigations on the dramatic ecological changes that began after the arrival of humans one thousand years ago, detailing not only the environmental degradation they introduced but also asking how and why this destruction occurred and, most significantly, what might happen in the future.Using Kaua'i as an ecological prototype and drawing on the author's adventures in Madagascar, Mauritius, and other exciting locales, Burney examines highly pertinent theories about current threats to endangered species, restoration of ecosystems, and how people can work together to repair environmental damage elsewhere on the planet. Intriguing illustrations, including a reconstruction of the ancient ecological landscape of Kaua'i by the artist Julian Hume, offer an engaging window into the ecological marvels of another time. A fascinating adventure story of one man's life in paleoecology, Back to the Future in the Caves of Kaua'i reveals the excitement-and occasional frustrations-of a career spent exploring what the past can tell us about the future. 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zHawaii$zKauai 606 $aCaves$zHawaii$zKauai 606 $aPaleoecology$zHawaii$zKauai 606 $aPrehistoric peoples$zHawaii$zKauai 606 $aHuman ecology$zHawaii$zKauai$xHistory 606 $aNature$xEffect of human beings on$zHawaii$zKauai$xHistory 606 $aTime$xPhilosophy 607 $aKauai (Hawaii)$xAntiquities 607 $aKauai (Hawaii)$xEnvironmental conditions 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 615 0$aCaves 615 0$aPaleoecology 615 0$aPrehistoric peoples 615 0$aHuman ecology$xHistory. 615 0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on$xHistory. 615 0$aTime$xPhilosophy. 676 $a996.9/4102 700 $aBurney$b David A.$f1950-$01714185 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814389603321 996 $aBack to the future in the caves of Kaua'i$94107786 997 $aUNINA