Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae and Adelgidae) of Hawai‘i: Annotated List and Key to Species of an Adventive Fauna
Robert G. Foottit, H. E. L. Maw, K. S. Pike, and R. H. Messing, 1-30
We provide a comprehensive compilation of 105 species of Aphidoidea adventive to the Hawaiian Islands based on literature records and a taxonomic analysis of available specimens. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 66, no. 1 (2012)”
Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Benthic Composition at Necker Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Stephanie A. Schopmeyer, Peter S. Vroom, and Jean C. Kenyon, 405-417
Necker Island, a remote island located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, provides a unique opportunity to investigate species-level algal and benthic invertebrate assemblages and assess temporal variation of coral reef ecosystems exposed to minimal anthropogenic impacts. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 65, no. 4 (2011)”
Ant-Plant Mutualism in Hawai‘i? Invasive Ants Reduce Flower Parasitism but Also Exploit Floral Nectar of the Endemic Shrub Vaccinium reticulatum (Ericaceae)
Richard Bleil, Nico Blüthgen, and Robert R. Junker, 291
Ants had been absent from the Hawaiian Islands before their human introduction. Today they cause severe alterations of ecosystems and displace native biota. Due to their strong demand on carbohydrate-rich resources, they often exploit floral nectar of native Hawaiian plant species with largely unknown consequences for the plants’ reproduction. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 65, no. 3 (2011)”
Floristic Composition and Natural History Characteristics of Dry Forests in the Pacific
Thomas W. Gillespie, Gunnar Keppel, Stephanie Pau, Jonathan P. Price, Tanguy Jaffré, Jean-Yves Meyer, and Kristin O’Neill, 127-141
We compare the floristic composition of tropical dry forests at the stand level using Gentry’s transect method (0.1 ha) in some of the largest and highest-quality remaining fragments in the Pacific (Hawai’i, 15 sites; Fiji, 9; the Marianas, 3; the Marquesas, 6; New Caledonia, 7) and compare results with neotropical dry forests. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 65, no. 2 (2011)”
Eighty Years of Succession in a Noncommercial Plantation on Hawai‘i Island: Are Native Species Returning?
Joseph Mascaro, 1
Hawai‘i’s forest ecosystems are changing rapidly due to a high level of species introductions, and it is an open question whether native species will be maintained. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 65, no. 1 (2011)”
Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 6. Prosopis pallida and Prosopis juliflora (Algarroba, Mesquite, Kiawe) (Fabaceae)
Timothy Gallaher and Mark Merlin, 489-526
Prosopis pallida and P. juliflora (commonly referred to as algarroba, mesquite, or kiawe) were introduced from South America to areas in Oceania, Asia, and Africa during the early nineteenth century. In many cases, they naturalized and became widespread. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 64, no. 4 (2010)”
Top-Down Analysis of Forest Structure and Biogeochemistry across Hawaiian Landscapes
Peter M. Vitousek, Michael A. Tweiten, James Kellner, Sara C. Hotchkiss, Oliver A. Chadwick, and Gregory P. Asner, 359-366
Technical and analytical improvements in aircraft-based remote sensing allow synoptic measurements of structural and chemical properties of vegetation across whole landscapes. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 64, no. 3 (2010)”
Biogeographic Breaks in Vanuatu, a Nascent Oceanic Archipelago
Alison M. Hamilton, Elaine R. Klein, and Christopher C. Austin, 149-159
The study of distinct biogeographic demarcations has played a pivotal role in our understanding processes responsible for patterns of species distributions and, importantly, the role of geologic processes in promoting biotic diversification. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 64, no. 2 (2010)”
Potential Economic Damage from Introduction of Brown Tree Snakes, Boiga irregularis (Reptilia: Colubridae), to the Islands of Hawai‘i
Stephanie A. Shwiff, Karen Gebhardt, Katy N. Kirkpatrick, and Steven S. Shwiff, 1-10
The Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) has caused ecological and economic damage to Guam, and the snake has the potential to colonize other islands in the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading “Pacific Science, vol. 64, no. 1 (2010)”
The final missing issues of Pacific Science vols. 1 (1947) through 54 (2000) have now been added to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Library‘s ScholarSpace digital repository, which is available by open access. Most of the content is still under UH Press copyright, but can now be much more easily searched, cited, and linked to than ever before, thanks to a cooperative project of the UH Library and the UH Press that began in 2008.
Introduction: Archaeology and Historical Ecology in the Pacific Basin
Scott M. Fitzpatrick and Michiko Intoh, 463-464
Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 5. Eleutherodactylus coqui, the Coqui Frog (Anura: Leptodactylidae)
Karen H. Beard, Emily A. Price, and William C. Pitt, 297-316
