Allan A. Schoenherr is Professor of Ecology at Fullerton College and author of A Natural History of California (California, 1992). C. Robert Feldmeth was Professor of Biology at The Claremont Colleges until his death in 1994. Michael J. Emerson (1954-1989) studied with Robert Feldmeth and wrote his master's thesis on the Channel Islands. David Mooney is a San Diego artist specializing in wildlife art and illustration.

• Preface Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION 1 ISLAND ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY 2 GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ISLANDS 3 EARLY HUMAN POPULATIONS ON THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS 4 MARINE LIFE 5 SANTA CATALINA ISLAND 6 THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS 7 THE OUTER SOUTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS:SAN CLEMENTE, SAN NICOLAS, AND SANTA BARBARA 8 AÑO NUEVO ISLAND 9 THE FARALLON ISLANDS 10 THE ISLANDS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY EPILOGUE Selected References Index

Allan A. Schoenherr is Professor of Ecology at Fullerton College and author of A Natural History of California (California, 1992). C. Robert Feldmeth was Professor of Biology at The Claremont Colleges until his death in 1994. Michael J. Emerson (1954-1989) studied with Robert Feldmeth and wrote his master's thesis on the Channel Islands. David Mooney is a San Diego artist specializing in wildlife art and illustration.

• Preface Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION 1 ISLAND ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY 2 GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ISLANDS 3 EARLY HUMAN POPULATIONS ON THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS 4 MARINE LIFE 5 SANTA CATALINA ISLAND 6 THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS 7 THE OUTER SOUTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS:SAN CLEMENTE, SAN NICOLAS, AND SANTA BARBARA 8 AÑO NUEVO ISLAND 9 THE FARALLON ISLANDS 10 THE ISLANDS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY EPILOGUE Selected References Index

Allan A. Schoenherr is Professor of Ecology at Fullerton College and author of A Natural History of California (California, 1992). C. Robert Feldmeth was Professor of Biology at The Claremont Colleges until his death in 1994. Michael J. Emerson (1954-1989) studied with Robert Feldmeth and wrote his master's thesis on the Channel Islands. David Mooney is a San Diego artist specializing in wildlife art and illustration.

• Preface Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION 1 ISLAND ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY 2 GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ISLANDS 3 EARLY HUMAN POPULATIONS ON THE CALIFORNIA ISLANDS 4 MARINE LIFE 5 SANTA CATALINA ISLAND 6 THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS 7 THE OUTER SOUTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS:SAN CLEMENTE, SAN NICOLAS, AND SANTA BARBARA 8 AÑO NUEVO ISLAND 9 THE FARALLON ISLANDS 10 THE ISLANDS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY EPILOGUE Selected References Index