Browsing Pacific Science by Author "Russell, Dennis J"

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Discovery of the Sea Grass Halophila decipiens (Hydrocharitaceae) in the Diet of the Hawaiian Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas

Russell, Dennis J; Balazs, George H; Phillips, Ron C; Kam, Alan KH (University of Hawai'i Press, 2003-10)

The herbivorous Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.) has expanded its forage to include a newly reported sea grass species, Halophila decipiens Ostenfeld, that is closely related to the previously documented food ...
Ecology and Taxonomy of an Epizooic Diatom

Russell, Dennis J; Norris, Richard E (University of Hawai'i Press, 1971-07)

An epizooic diatom, Sameioneis carinaes gen. et sp. nov., has been found in the inland marine waters of northwestern Washington. It was found attached only to the copepod Corycaeus affinis. Attachment of the diatom occurs ...
Ecology of the Imported Red Seaweed Eucheuma striatum Schmitz on Coconut Island, Oahu, Hawaii

Russell, Dennis J (University of Hawai'i Press, 1983-04)

The introduced alga Eucheuma striatum Schmitz was studied regarding its spread, control, and ecology in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Its distribution in Kaneohe Bay during May 1976was nearly the same as when it was originally ...
Edible-Oil Pollution on Fanning Island

Russell, Dennis J; Carlson, Bruce A (University of Hawaii Press, 1978-01)

In August 1975 the M.V. Lindenbank went aground on Fanning Atoll and dumped 17,797 metric tons of cargo onto a pristine coral reef. Nearly 10,000 tons of the cargo were vegetable oils and edible-oil raw materials such ...