Pacific Science Volume 58, Number 3, 2004

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58:3 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)
Anatomy and Taxonomy of Three Species of Sea Anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniidae) from the Gulf of California, Including Isoaulactinia hespervolita Daly, n. sp.

Daly, Marymegan (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

Specimens of actiniarians from the Gulf of California having a column densely covered with vesicles or verrucae have been attributed to one of three species: Anthopleura dowii, Bunodactis mexicana, or Bunodosoma ...
Benthic Diatom Assemblages in an Abalone (Haliotis spp.) Habitat in the Baja California Peninsula

Siqueiros Beltrones, David A; Valenzuela Romero, Guillermina (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

Diatom assemblages from an abalone (rocky) habitat were sampled in April and November 1999 and in April 2000 on the western side of Isla Magdalena, RCS., Mexico. Overall 236 taxa were recorded, including 10 new records, and ...
Degradation and Recovery of Vegetation on Kaho'olawe Island, Hawai'i: A Photographic Journey

Warren, Steven D (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

Over the past five centuries, the Hawaiian island of Kaho'olawe has suffered the ravages of slash-and-burn agriculture, interisland warfare, severe overgrazing by domestic and feral livestock, and military training. ...
Experimental Release of Endemic Partula Species, Extinct in the Wild, into a Protected Area of NaturaI Habitat on Moorea

Coote, Trevor; Clarke, Dave; Hickman, Carole S; Murray, James; Pearce-Kelly, Paul (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

Extinction of tree snails of the genus Partula on Moorea, following introduction of the predatory snail Euglandina rosea, has challenged conservation biology during years of successive captive breeding of small rescued ...
Killer Whale Predation on a Leatherback Turtle in the Northeast Pacific

Pitman, Robert L; Dutton, Peter H (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

In November 2001, we observed a herd of killer whales (Orcinus orca) preying upon a leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) off the coast of California. Here we provide details of the event and speculate that oceanic ...
Land Snail Fauna of Me Aure Cave (WMD007), Moindou, New Caledonia: Human Introductions and Faunal Change

Cowie, Robert H; Grant-Mackie, JA (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

The land snail fauna excavated from a cave at Me Aure on the central southwestern coast of New Caledonia represents a period of over 3000 yr, from before human arrival in the island to the present. The material excavated ...
Long-Legged Ants, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Have Invaded Tokelau, Changing Composition and Dynamics of Ant and Invertebrate Communities

Lester, Philip J; Tavite, Alapati (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

This report documents the ongoing invasion of the Tokelau atolls by the long-legged ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Jerdon). These ants were collected from two of the three Tokelau atolls. On the island of Fenua Fala of ...
New Records of the Fish Genus Grammatonotus (Teleostei: Perciformes: Percoidei: Callanthiidae) from the Central Pacific, Including a Spectacular Species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Mundy, Bruce C; Parrish, Frank A (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

A second species of Grammatonotus from the Hawaiian Islands, tentatively identified as G. macrophthalmus Katayama, Yamamoto & Yamakawa (Callanthiidae), is recorded from French Frigate Shoals and the Northampton Seamount ...
Plant-Parasitic Algae (Chlorophyta: Trentepohliales) in American Samoa

Brooks, Fred E (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

A survey conducted between June 2000 and May 2002 on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa, recorded filamentous green algae of the order Trentepohliales (Chlorophyta) and their plant hosts. Putative pathogenicity of ...
Threat of Invasive Alien Plants to Native Flora and Forest Vegetation of Eastern Polynesia

Meyer, Jean-Yves (University of Hawai'i Press, 2004-07)

Eastern Polynesia, a phytogeographical subregion of Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean, comprises the archipelagoes of the Cook Islands, the Austral Islands, the Society Islands, the Tuamotu Islands, the Marquesas Islands, ...