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Charles P. Stone

b. 1937

A nature writer and editor whose books helped introduce readers to Hawaiʻi’s distinctive wildlife and ecosystems. His work is closely tied to conservation and to the natural history of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

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Cavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests

Cavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests

by Keith E. Evans, David R. Patton, Virgil E. Scott, Charles P. Stone

About the author

Charles P. Stone is known for books about Hawaiʻi’s natural world, including Hawaiʻi’s Plants and Animals: Biological Sketches of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. His published work also includes edited volumes such as Conservation Biology in Hawaiʻi and Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaiʻi, which point to a career centered on ecology, conservation, and public understanding of island environments.

Available catalog and publication records connect him with research and editorial work focused on Hawaiian ecosystems, and one scholarly profile identifies him with the Research Division at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Taken together, these sources suggest an author who helped bridge field science and accessible nature writing for general readers.

Because easily verifiable biographical information about his early life and personal background is limited in the sources found here, this overview stays close to his documented publications and conservation work.