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Recent Replacement of Native Pili Grass (Heteropogon contortus) by Invasive African Grasses in the Hawaiian Islands

Daehler, Curtis C; Carino, Debbie A (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-07)

We surveyed 41 sites from throughout O'ahu that had been dominated by native pili grass (Heteropogon contortus) in the late 1960s. Pili grass was absent from 14 (35%) of those sites in 1997 and had declined in abundance ...
A Remnant Greensword Population from Pu'u 'Alaea, Maui, with Characteristics of Argyroxiphium virescens (Asteraceae)

Carr, Gerald D; Medeiros, Arthur C (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-01)

Two unusual greenswords occurring on Pu'u 'Alaea in 1989 reportedly possessed vegetative features characteristic of the presumed extirpated species Argyroxiphium virescens Hillebr. One of these Pu'u 'Alaea plants flowered ...
Status of Land Birds on Selected Islands in the Ha'apai Group, Kingdom of Tonga

Steadman, David W (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-01)

Based on fieldwork in 1995 and 1996, I assess the distribution, relative abundance, and habitat requirements of indigenous species of land birds on 13 islands in the Ha'apai Group, Kingdom of Tonga. Among the islands ...
Temporal Spawning Patterns of Several Surgeonfishes and Wrasses in American Samoa

Craig, PC (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-01)

Three coral reef surgeonfishes (Acanthurus guttatus, A. triostegus, A. lineatus) and two wrasses (Thalassoma quinquevittatum, T. hardwickii) spawned year-round in American Samoa. Spawning occurred in or adjacent to the ...
"That Extensive Enterprise": HMS Herald's North Pacific Survey, 1845-1851

Samson, Jane (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-10)

Despite its enormous scope, the survey of HMS Herald, like most British scientific voyages after the time of Captain Cook, is little known. This article's discussion of naturalist Berthold Seemann's accounts of the ...
Time Variation in Phytoplankton Assemblages in a Subtropical Lagoon System after the 1982-1983 "El Nino" Event (1984 to 1986)

Garate-Lizarraga, Ismael; Beltrones, David A Siqueiros (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-01)

An analysis of seasonal and geographical distribution and abundance of the total and separate fractions of phytoplankton (nanno- and microphytoplankton) in the Magdalena-Almejas lagoon system was done after the 1982-1983 ...
Tropical Biology and Research Institutions in South and Southeast Asia since 1500: Botanic Gardens and Scientific Organizations to 1870

Frodin, David G (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-10)

Tropical biological stations have become in the last half-century a well-established phenomenon. They are, however, but a modem manifestation of a long tradition of institutionalized study of tropical biological ...
Two New Species of the Genus Bavayia (Reptilia: Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific

Bauer, Aaron M; Whitaker, Anthony H; Sadlier, Ross A (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-10)

Two new species of the diplodactylid gecko Bavayia are described from restricted areas within the main island of New Caledonia. Both species are characterized by small size, a single row of preanal pores, and distinctive ...
Understory Succession Following a Dieback of Myrica faya in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Adler, Peter B; D'Antonio, Carla M; Tunison, J Timothy (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-01)

Studies of invasion by the introduced nitrogen-fixing tree Myrica faya Aiton in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park have led to predictions that the nitrogen-rich soil M faya creates will promote invasion by nonindigenous ...
Wood Anatomy of Dubautia (Asteraceae: Madiinae) in Relation to Adaptive Radiation

Carlquist, Sherwin (University of Hawaii Press, 1998-10)

Qualitative and quantitative features are reported for stem wood of 13 collections of 12 species of the Hawaiian genus Dubautia. Although the species share a basic wood plan, quantitative expressions range widely, ...