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Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : article, "Lava Rock and Coral Sand," published in part in the National Geographic magazine

by: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Publication date: 1923

Topics: United States Dept. of Agriculture, United States Navy, Tanager Expedition (1923), Ornithology, Guano industry, Introduced animals, Geology, United States, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, Nihoa, Necker Island, French Frigate Shoals, Dowsett reef, Lisianski Island, Maro Reef

Collection: biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

The article "Lava Rock and Coral Sand" by Alexander Wetmore discusses the impetus and progression of the Tanager Expedition, 1923, conducted with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and USDA. Wetmore was working for the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. According to a note at the top of the cover, a portion of the article was printed in the National Geographic Magazine. Also discusses the guano industry in the islands, the domestic rabbit as an invasive species on Laysan Island; Lisianski Island; Midway Atolls; and well-known shipwrecks along the route. Other islands discussed include: Nihoa Island, Necker Island, French Frigates Shoals, Gardiner Island, Maro Reef, and Dowsett Reef

Abstract: The article 'Lava Rock and Coral Sand' by Alexander Wetmore discusses the impetus and progression of the Tanager Expedition, 1923, conducted with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and USDA. Wetmore was working for the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. According to a note at the top of the cover, a portion of the article was printed in the National Geographic Magazine. Also discusses the guano industry in the islands, the domestic rabbit as an invasive species on Laysan Island; Lisianski Island; Midway Atolls; and well-known shipwrecks along the route. Other islands discussed include: Nihoa Island, Necker Island, French Frigates Shoals, Gardiner Island, Maro Reef, and Dowsett Reef.