Pacific Science Volume 56, Number 4, 2002

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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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56:4 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)
Anthropogenic Biotic Interchange in a Coral Reef Ecosystem: A Case Study from Guam

Paulay, Gustav; Kirkendale, Lisa; Lambert, Gretchen; Meyer, Chris (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

Guam is the administrative and economic hub of Micronesia, hosts one of the largest U.S. military bases in the Pacific, and lies at the crossroads among Pacific islands, the United States, and Asia. Although terrestrial ...
Brown Root Rot Disease in American Samoa's Tropical Rain Forests

Brooks, Fred E (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

Phellinus noxius (Corner) Cunningham causes root and lower stem rot of woody plants throughout the South Pacific region. Its hosts include rubber, mahogany, cacao, and many timber, fruit, and landscape trees. Though ...
Comparison of Managed and Unmanaged Wedge-Tailed Shearwater Colonies on O'ahu: Effects of Predation

Smith, David G; Polhemus, John T; VanderWerf, Eric A (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

On O'ahu, Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (Puffinus pacifieus) and other seabirds nest primarily on small offshore islets, but fossil evidence shows that many seabirds formerly bred on O'ahu itself. Predation by introduced ...
Introduction and Distributional Expansion of Trechus obtusus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Maui, Hawai'i

Liebherr, James K; Takumi, Raina (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

Trechus obtusus Erichson (tribe Trechini), native to Europe and North Africa and introduced to the Pacific coast of North America, is recorded for the first time from East Maui Island, Hawai'i, based on collections made ...
Mass Oviposition and Egg Development of the Ocean-Skater Halobates sobrinus (Heteroptera: Gerridae)

Cheng, Lanna; Pitman, Robert L (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

We report the first observation of mass oviposition by the ocean-skater Halobates sobrinus White in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. We netted, in one scoop, 833 insects and a single egg mass with an estimated 70,000 ...
Mycorrhizal Status of Two Hawaiian Plant Species (Asteraceae) in a Tropical Alpine Habitat: The Threatened Haleakala Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum) and the Endemic Dubautia menziesii

Koske, RE; Gemma, JN (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

Samples of roots and root-zone soil from the threatened species Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum and the endemic species Dubautia menziesii, both members of the Asteraceae, were collected in a tropical ...
Polychaetes Associated with a Tropical Ocean Outfall: Synthesis of a Biomonitoring Program off O'ahu, Hawai'i

Bailey-Brock, JH; Paavo, B; Barrett, BM; Dreyer, J (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

A comparison of benthic polychaete communities off the Sand Island Wastewater Outfall was undertaken to recognize organic enrichment indicator species for Hawaiian waters. Primary-treatment sewage is discharged off ...
Review of Hawaiian Razorfishes of the Genus Iniistius (Perciformes: Labridae)

Randall, John E; Earle, John L (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

The Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Xyrichtys Cuvier, popularly referred to as razorfishes, are reclassified in Iniistius Gill. The razorfishes of the Atlantic and eastern Pacific currently placed in Xyrichtys ...
Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as Predators of Mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus)

Pitman, Robert L; Stinchcomb, Charles (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

We present details of four separate observations of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) apparently preying on adult-sized (>or=1 m) mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus) in the eastern Pacific. We cite similar sightings ...
Watershed-Scale Comparisons of Algal Biodiversity in High-Quality Proximate Hawaiian Stream Ecosystems

Sherwood, Alison R; Kido, Michael H (University of Hawai'i Press, 2002-10)

The stream macroalgal floras of two proximate, high-quality stream valleys (Hanakapi'ai and Limahuli) located on the northern quadrant of the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i were inventoried and compared on a watershed ...