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First Record of the Labrid Fish Bodianus cylindriatus (Tanaka) from the Hawaiian Islands

Randall, John E; Chen, Chung-Hui (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-07)

The labrid fish Bodianus cylindriatus (Tanaka), previously known only from Japan, is recorded from the Kanmu Seamount of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from a single specimen 145mm SL which has been deposited in the ...
Lithodes nintokuae Sakai: A Deep-water King Crab (Crustacea, Anomura, Lithodidae) Newly Recorded from Hawaii

Dawson, EW; Yaldwyn, JC (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-01)

Lithodes nintokuae, previously known from five specimens from the Emperor Seamount Chain, northwest ofMidway Islands, is redescribed from abundant material taken at a series of localities along the Midway/Hawaiian Islands ...
Monograph of the Hawaiian Species of Pleomele (Liliaceae). Hawaiian Plant Studies 103

St. John, Harold (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-04)

This paper gives a monographic treatment, based on morphology, of Pleomele (Liliaceae) in the Hawaiian Islands. It recognizes as island endemics three species on Hawaii, two on Oahu, and one each on Kauai, Molokai, Maui, ...
A New Species of Montastrea (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) from the Philippines

Hodgson, Gregor (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-07)

A new species of the scleractinian coral genus Montastrea de Blainville, 1830 was discovered in the Philippines and has been given the name Montastrea multipunctata. This species may have been previously overlooked due ...
Note on the Identity of the Introduced Passionflower Vine "Banana Poka" in Hawaii

LaRosa, Anne Marie (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-10)
Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals. Part 11. A New Species of Acropora from Australia

Wells, John W (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-10)
Notes on Spawning of the Fish Belone stolzmanni (Belonidae) from Peru

Goldberg, Stephen R; Pizzorno, Marie C (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-10)

Belone stolzmanni is a multiple-spawning fish, spawning more than once during a reproductive season. The smallest reproductively active female measured 380mm standard length (SL); the smallest spermiogenic male measured ...
'Ohi'a Dieback in Hawaii: 1984 Synthesis and Evaluation

Mueller-Dombois, Dieter (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-04)

Attention is first drawn to the state of knowledge in 1981 of the Hawaiian Metrosideros polymorpha ('ohi'a) stand dieback. New findings that have largely been developed or published since then are described; these ...
Polychaetes from Fijian Coral Reefs

Bailey-Brock, Julie H (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-04)

Nineteen polychaete species belonging to five families, and representatives of two others not identified to species, are recorded from Viti Levu, Fiji. Most of the calcareous tubeworms (Serpulidae, Spirorbidae) were ...
Rare Earth Elements in Soils from Selected Areas on the Island of Hawaii

Barnard, Walther M; Halbig, Joseph B (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-07)

Fifty soil samples from the wet, windward (east) side and dry, leeward (west) side of the Island of Hawaii were analyzed for La, Ce, Sm, Eu, Yb, and Lu by neutron activation/gamma-ray spectroscopic analysis. Data on ...
Recent Observations on the Plants of Nihoa Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Conant, Sheila (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-04)

Terrestrial plants on Nihoa Island were censused, mapped, and collected during four expeditions to the island between May 1980 and May 1983. Distribution, abundance, and phenology of the vascular plants are reported, including ...
Role of Alien and Native Birds in the Dissemination of Firetree (Myricafaya Ait.-Myriacaceae) and Associated Plants in Hawaii

LaRosa, Anne M; Smith, Clifford W; Gardner, Donald E (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-10)

The food habits of several forest birds and their potential role in the dispersal of firetree (Myrica faya) were studied in two areas of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Observations were made during peak firetree ...
The Shallow-Water Crinoid Fauna of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands: Ecological Observations, Interatoll Comparisons, and Zoogeographic Affinities

Zmarzly, DL (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-10)

Twelve species of comatulid crinoids in three families were found to inhabit reefs at Kwajalein Atoll during surveys conducted both day and night by divers using scuba gear. Eleven of the species represent new records ...
Tissue Elastic Properties of a Mesic Forest Hawaiian Dubautia Species with 13 Pairs of Chromosomes

Robichaux, Robert H (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-04)

Dubautia reticulata grows in a mesic forest habitat in Hawaii and has 13 pairs of chromosomes: The tissue elastic properties of this species are intermediate relative to those of the dry scrub , 13-paired D. menziesii ...
Total and Nonresidual Concentrations of Selected Elements in Two Soil Series on the Island of Hawaii

Barnard, Walther; Halbig, Joseph B (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-10)

Thirty Aridisol soil samples of the Kawaihae soil series on the dry, leeward, northwestern side of the island of Hawaii and 13 Histosol samples of the Papai series on the wet, windward, eastern side of the island were ...
Two New Species of the Deep-Sea Cardinalfish Genus Epigonus (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from the Hawaiian Islands, with a Key to the Hawaiian Species

Gon, O (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-04)

Two new species of deep-sea cardinalfish are described from specimens that were collected in Hawaiian waters. Epigonus glossodontus and E. devaneyi have fewer lateral-line scales than all known congeners except E. ...
Uses and Abuses of Wastewater Injection Wells in Hawaii

Peterson, Frank L; Oberdorfer, June A (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-04)

During the past two decades in Hawaii, more than 500 injection wells for the disposal of domestic sewage wastewater have been constructed and operated. Thus far, contamination of potable groundwater supplies has not ...
Woody Vegetation in the Upland Region of Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Merlin, Mark D (University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-01)

Rarotonga is the largest (64 km2 ) and by far the highest (652 m) of the Cook Islands. The native coastal and lowland vegetation of this high volcanic, tropical island has been either completely removed or heavily ...