Browsing Pacific Science, Volume 63, Numbers 1-4, 2009 by Title

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The Soils of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Kiribati, Central Pacific: New Information and Comparison with Previous Studies.

Morrison, R. J.; Woodroffe, C. D. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2009-07)

Kiritimati, the largest land area atoll in the world, is undergoing rapid population increase, and, given the isolation of the island, local food production will have to be expanded to support the residents. Two soils ...
Subfossil Land Snails from Easter Island, Including Hotumatua anakenana, New Genus and Species (Pulmonata: Achatinellidae).

Kirch, Patrick V.; Christensen, Carl C.; Steadman, David W. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2009-01)

The depauperate modern terrestrial biota of Easter Island contrasts with that of most other southeastern Polynesian high islands, which characteristically support a number of endemic species of insects, land snails, birds, ...
Volcanism and Historical Ecology on the Willaumez Peninsula, Papua New Guinea.

Torrence, Robin; Neall, Vince; Boyd, W. E. (Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2009-10)

The role of natural disasters has been largely overlooked in studies of South Pacific historical ecology. To highlight the importance of rapid-onset natural hazards, we focus on the contributions of volcanism in shaping ...