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A 19-Year Study of the Dynamics of an Invasive Alien Tree, Bischofia javanica, on a Subtropical Oceanic Island.

Hata, Kenji; Suzuki, Jun-Ichirou; Kachi, Naoki; Yamamura, Yasuo (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

A 19-yr study of the dynamics of an invasive alien species, Bischofia javanica Blume, in a secondary forest was conducted in the Bonin Islands, Japan. The study was begun in 1984 when another alien species, Pinus luchuensis ...
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Effects on Growth of Two Hawaiian Species:Indigenous Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Rosaceae) and Invasive Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae).

Koske, R. E.; Gemma, J. N. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

Two important plant species of Hawai‘i, the indigenous Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl., a component of Hawai‘i’s most endangered habitat, and the highly invasive Psidium cattleianum Sabine were grown with or without ...
Association Affairs

(Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)
Evidence for Sequential Hermaphroditism in Sabellastarte spectabilis (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in Hawai‘i.

Bybee, David R.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H.; Tamaru, Clyde S. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

Understanding the reproductive characteristics of Sabellastarte spectabilis (Grube, 1878), an economically important polychaete worm collected forthe aquarium trade, is essential to the development of artificial propagation ...
First Record of the Labrid Fish Cymolutes praetextatus from the Hawaiian Islands.

Randall, John E.; Langston, Ross C.; Severns, Mike (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

The labrid fish Cymolutes praetextatus, previously known from East Africa to the Society Islands but not east of the Marshall Islands in the North Pacific, is reported from the Hawaiian Islands from two specimens collected ...
Historical Review of Control Programs for Levuana iridescens (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) in Fiji and Examination of Possible Extinction of This Moth by Bessa remota (Diptera: Tachinidae).

Hoddle, Mark S. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

Coconut production in Fiji was a mainstay of the economy and indigenous culture in the late 1800s to early 1900s. From around 1877 coconut production on Viti Levu was severely affected by Levuana iridescens Betheune- Baker, ...
Index to Volume 60 : Author Index

(Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)
Index to Volume 60 : Subject Index

(Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)
Invasion of French Polynesia by the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): A New Threat to the South Pacific.

Grandgirard, Julie; Hoddle, Mark S.; Roderick, George K.; Petit, Je´roˆme N.; Percy, Diana; Putoa, Rudolph; Garnier, Charles; Davies, Neil (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

The glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Say), is a major pest of agricultural, ornamental, and native plants. It is native to the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Homalodisca coagulata was ...
Janeke D. Impact of Post-typhoon Hunting on Mariana Fruit Bats (Pteropus mariannus).

Esselstyn, Jacob A.; Amar, Arjun; Janeke, Dustin (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

We examined the abundance of Mariana fruit bats (Pteropus mariannus Desmarest) on the Pacific islands of Rota and Guam before and after a severe typhoon in December 2002. After the typhoon, bat abundance declined by 70% ...
Killer Whales in Hawaiian Waters: Information on Population Identity and Feeding Habits

Baird, Robin W.; McSweeney, Daniel J.; Bane, Christopher; Barlow, Jay; Salden, Dan R.; Antoine, La’Ren K.; LeDuc, Richard G.; Webster, Daniel L. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have only infrequently been reported from Hawaiian waters, and most of what is known about killer whales worldwide comes from studies in coastal temperate waters. Here we present 21 records of ...
Nearshore Distribution and an Abundance Estimate for Green Sea Turtles, Chelonia mydas, at Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Kolinski, Steven P.; Hoeke, Ronald K.; Holzwarth, Stephani R.; Ilo, Larry I.; Cox, Evelyn F.; O’Conner, Robert C.; Vroom, Peter S. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

Seventy-three green turtles, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758), were observed in 84 sightings along 28 transects covering 67% of Rota’s shoreline and outer reef perimeter in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ...
Rapid Assessment of Nonindigenous Marine Species on Coral Reefs in the Main Hawaiian Islands

Coles, S. L.; Kandel, F. L. M.; Reath, P. A.; Longenecker, K.; Eldredge, L. G. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2006-10)

Coral reefs at Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i were surveyed using a rapid assessment method for marine nonindigenous and cryptogenic species commonly found in Hawaiian harbors and embayments with restricted ...