Pacific Science Volume 50, Number 2, 1996

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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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50:2 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)
Abstracts of Papers. Twentieth Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium, 27-28 April 1995

(University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

The Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium is held in honor of Professor Albert L. Tester, who, at the time of his death in 1974, was senior professor of zoology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. The faculty and students ...
Alien Ferns in Hawai'i

Wilson, Kenneth A (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

Human activity has led to the naturalization of 30 species of pteridophytes in the Hawaiian flora. The first record of naturalized ferns in Hawai'i is in collections made in 1887. By 1950,21 species had become ...
Fin Whale Sighting North of Kaua'i, Hawai'i

Mobley, JR; Smultea, M; Norris, T; Weller, D (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

A rare fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) sighting occurred on 26 February 1994 during an aerial survey of waters north of the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. The sighting occurred ca. 24 nm north of Makaha Point, at 220 31.5' ...
Macrobenthic Community Structure, Secondary Production, and Rates of Bioturbation and Sedimentation at the Kane'ohe Bay Lagoon Floor

Smith, Craig R; Kukert, Helmut (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

The Kane'ohe Bay lagoon floor is one of the largest shallowwater, muddy habitats in Hawai'i and is a major repository for sediments and, possibly, pollutants from the Kane'ohe watershed. Nonetheless, macrobenthic community ...
Morphological Variation in Feeding Traits of Native Hawaiian Stream Fishes

Kido, Michael H (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

The five native species of amphidromous gobioid fishes inhabiting Hawaiian streams were compared for dentition, gut length to body length ratios, intestinal convolution, gill raker morphology, position of mouth, and diet. ...
New Species and Notes on Marine Algae from Hawai'i

Abbott, Isabella A (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

Five new species are described: one in the brown algal genus Padina and four in the red algal genera Hypoglossum, Spirocladia, Micropeuce, and Laurencia. Padina melemele Abbott & Magruder differs from known Padina species ...
Note of First Records of Isognomon from Easter Island

Ruiz, Cecilia Osorio (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)
Similarities and Contrasts in the Local Insect Faunas Associated with Ten Forest Tree Species of New Guinea

Basset, Yves; Samuelson, GA; Miller, SE (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

Insect faunas associated with 10 tree species growing in a submontane area in Papua New Guinea are described and compared. In total, 75,000 insects were collected on these trees during the day and night by hand collecting, ...
Water Quality in a Subtropical Embayment More Than a Decade after Diversion of Sewage Discharges

Laws, Edward A; Allen, Colleen B (University of Hawaii Press, 1996-04)

Concentrations of chlorophyll a (chl a), particulate carbon and nitrogen (PC and PN, respectively), inorganic nutrients, and Secchi depths were measured from October 1989 to June 1992 in Kane'ohe Bay, an embayment on the ...