Pacific Science Volume 44, Number 1, 1990

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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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44:1 Table of Contents - Pacific Science

(University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)
Checklist of the Hermatypic Corals of Vanuatu

Veron, JEN (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)

Reef-building corals of Vanuatu are listed in systematic order. All records are from original field studies carried out over a wide range of environments along the length of the island arc. A total of 296 species belonging ...
Description of Ommastrephes bartramii (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) Paralarvae with Evidence for Spawning in Hawaiian Waters

Young, Richard Edward; Hirota, Jed (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)

Paralarvae of the commercially important squid Ommastrephes bartramii are described, and particular attention is paid to the chromatophore patterns. These chromatophore patterns are compared with those of Stenot ...
Polydora nuchalis (Polychaeta: Spionidae), a New Hawaiian Record from Aquaculture Ponds

Bailey-Brock, Julie H (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)

The spionid polychaete Polydora nuchalis was collected from the mud bottoms of penaeid shrimp and oyster culture ponds at two aquaculture farms on Oahu, Hawaii. The polychaetes formed masses of mud tubes, which contained ...
Primary Production in the Columbia River Estuary. II. Grazing Losses, Transport, and a Phytoplankton Carbon Budget

Lara-Lara, J Ruben; Frey, Bruce E; Small, F Lawrence (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)

Mean loss of phytoplankton carbon as a result of microcrustacean grazing ranged from 0.03 to 8.94 mg C m- 3 day-1", depending upon time of year and location in the estuary. On an annual basis, median grazing rate was ...
Primary Production in the Columbia River Estuary. I. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Properties

Lara-Lara, J Ruben; Frey, Bruce E; Small, Lawrence F (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)

Light, major nutrients, water temperature, turbidity and its organic and inorganic fractions, chlorophyll, phaeophytin, DCMU [3-(3,4dichlorophenyl)- l, 1 dimethyl ureal-enhanced fluorescence (DCMU ratio), particulate organic ...
Review Article: Sea Level Rise: The Facts and the Future

Wyrtki, Klaus (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)

Sea level records from the Pacific are analyzed to determine the rate of long-term sea level rise and its relation to climate change. The trend is largely dependent on vertical movements of the land on which the sea ...
Use of the Exotic Tree Myrica faya by Native and Exotic Birds in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Woodward, Sue A; Vitousek, Peter M; Matson, Kathleen; Hughes, Flint; Benvenuto, Kecia; Matson, Pamela A (University of Hawaii Press, 1990-01)

The exotic nitrogen-fixing tree Myrica faya is invading Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO). Observations of avian use of M.faya demonstrated that although four species of native birds visited the trees, they rarely ...