Pacific Science Volume 47, Number 2, 1993

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Pacific Science is a quarterly publication devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region.

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47:2 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)
Anomalous Orographic Rains of O'ahu (Hawai'i) Revisited: An Over-sea Origin Indicated

Woodcock, Alfred H (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

The first study of anomalous orographic rains of O'ahu, Hawai'i, utilized the average daily amounts and shower frequency characteristics as an indication of where they were first formed. In this renewed study I show that ...
Checklist of the Coastal Fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Francis, Malcolm P (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

A checklist of coastal fishes includes 433 species from Lord Howe Island, 254 from Norfolk Island, and 145 from the Kermadec Islands. Tropical and subtropical species dominate all three faunas, but the proportion of ...
Effects on the Animal Community of Dislodgment of Holdfasts of Macrocystis pyrifera

Vasquez, Julio A (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

Effects of natural dislodgment of holdfasts of Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh on the associated holdfast community were studied during a 110-day period. Six holdfasts were collected at the beginning of the study ...
Fossil Lizards from the Late Quaternary of 'Eua, Tonga

Pregill, Gregory K (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

The lizard fauna of Polynesia consists mainly of skinks and geckos that are believed to have reached many of the islands by way of human assistance beginning with the early Polynesian voyagers. Documenting the natural ...
Further Additions to the Fish Faunas of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean

Francis, Malcolm P; Randall, John E (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

New fish records are reported from subtropical Lord Howe Island (34 species) and Norfolk Island (35 species). Most of the new records are based on few individuals of widespread tropical species. The new records increase ...
Rediscovery of "Extinct" Lentipes concolor (Pisces: Gobiidae) on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii

Higashi, Glenn R; Yamamoto, Mike N (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

The endemic Hawaiian goby, Lentipes concolor (Gill), has been discovered in five streams on Oahu: Punaluu, Kaluanui, Waihee, Kawaiiki, and Maakua Gulch.
Temporal Variability of the Nutrient Environment on Davies Reef in the Central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Ayukai, Tenshi (University of Hawaii Press, 1993-04)

Nutrient concentrations were measured at a fixed station in the lagoon of Davies Reef, the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia, monthly between January and December 1990. The day-to-day variation in nutrient concentration ...