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Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899, Volume 2 / Plant-Dispersal

Chapter 1: OBSERVATIONS OF A NATURALIST IN THE PACIFIC BETWEEN 1896 AND 1899
By H. B. Guppy
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A naturalist presents field experiments and observations on how plants reach and establish on islands and coasts, concentrating on seed buoyancy, mangrove and beach flora, and the roles of water and birds as dispersal agents. Geological surveys and inland excursions are integrated to explain patterns of littoral and interior vegetation, with comparative notes from different Pacific and isthmian shores. The text combines species-level observations, experimental results, and broader reflection on how changing physical conditions drive differentiation of plant and bird populations, while noting the limits of observation for explaining the ultimate origin of biological types.

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Title: Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899, Volume 2

Author: H. B. Guppy

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Language: English

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OBSERVATIONS OF A NATURALIST IN THE
 
PACIFIC BETWEEN 1896 AND 1899

[Frontispiece.

Selala (Vanua Levu, Fiji) (1⁄3).

Fruits with seedlings nearly ready to fall from the tree of Rhizophora mangle (shortest) and Rhizophora mucronata (longest). From Vanua Levu, Fiji. (1⁄4 of the true length.)

Rhizophora mangle (Vanua Levu, Fiji) (1⁄4).

Rhizophora mucronata (Vanua Levu, Fiji) (1⁄5).

OBSERVATIONS OF
A NATURALIST IN
THE PACIFIC BETWEEN
1896 AND 1899
BY
H. B. GUPPY, M.B., F.R.S.E.
VOLUME II
PLANT-DISPERSAL
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1906
All rights reserved
Richard Clay and Sons, Limited,
BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND
BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
Dedication
TO THOSE NUMEROUS PERSONS TO WHOM I WAS INDEBTED FOR
GREAT KINDNESS AND ASSISTANCE DURING MY
SOJOURN IN HAWAII AND FIJI