Table of Contents

Introduction: An Easter Island Experience - How it all Started; J. Loret. Part I: Documenting the World Heritage Significance of Easter Island. 1. A Cultural Icon: Scientific Exploration into the World's Environmental Problems in Microcosm; J. Loret. 2. Rapa Nui National Park: The Protection from and Fostering of Ecotourism; J.T. Tanacredi, K. Buckley, T. Savage, B. Cliver. 3. Documenting Petroglyphs on Easter Island; B. Cliver. 4. The Coral Reefs of Easter Island - A Preliminary Assessment; D. Hubbard, M. Garcia. Part II: Ecological Considerations and Restoration/Protection Efforts of Natural/Cultural Resources. 5. Rapid Vegetational and Sediment Change from Rano Aroi Crater, Easter Island; D. Peteet, W. Beck, J. Ortiz, S. O'Connell, D. Kurdyla, D. Mann. 6. Mata Ki Te Rangi: Eyes Toward the Heavens - Climate and Radiocarbon Dates; W. Beck, G. Burr. 7. Stable Isotope Record of El Nino - Southern Oscillation Events from Easter Island; D. Mucciarone, R. Dunbar. 8. Prehistoric Destruction of the Primeval Soils and Vegetation of Rapa Nui (Isla De Pascua, Easter Island); D. Mann. 9. The Endemic Marine Invertebrates of Easter Island: How Many Species and for How Long? C.B. Boyko. 10. Finfish in the Rano Kau Caldera of Easter Island; L. Magliulo-Cepriano, M.P. Schriebman, J.T. Tanacredi. Part III: Technological Applications to Protect Biological and Cultural Artifacts. 11. Aerial Surveys of Isle de Paqua: Easter Island and the New Birdmen; R.A. Hemm, M. Mendez. 12. Easter Island Under Glass: Observations and Conversations; L. Kirksey. 13. Mapping the Poike Ditch; R.E. Reanier, D.P. Ryan. Addendum. List of Expedition Participants. Index.