Marine Flora of French Polynesia: An Updated List Using DNA Barcoding and Traditional Approaches. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary The French Polynesian islands represent a unique insular system in the Pacific Ocean. Previous surveys of the marine flora of French Polynesia were mostly established on traditional morphology-based taxonomy.
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Mesophotic coral communities escape thermal coral bleaching in French Polynesia. [PDF]
R Soc Open Sci, 2021 Climate change and consequent coral bleaching are causing the disappearance of reef-building corals worldwide. While bleaching episodes significantly impact shallow waters, little is known about their impact on mesophotic coral communities.
Pérez-Rosales G +7 more
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Characterization and Biotechnological Potential of Extracellular Polysaccharides Synthesized by Alteromonas Strains Isolated from French Polynesia Marine Environments. [PDF]
Mar Drugs, 2021 Marine environments comprise almost three quarters of Earth’s surface, representing the largest ecosystem of our planet. The vast ecological and metabolic diversity found in marine microorganisms suggest that these marine resources have a huge potential ...
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Deep-Water Fish Are Potential Vectors of Ciguatera Poisoning in the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 Ciguatera poisoning (CP) cases linked to the consumption of deep-water fish occurred in 2003 in the Gambier Islands (French Polynesia). In 2004, on the request of two local fishermen, the presence of ciguatoxins (CTXs) was examined in part of their fish ...
Hélène Taiana Darius +7 more
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History of arthropod-borne virus infections in French Polynesia
New Microbes and New Infections, 2019 In French Polynesia, arthropod-borne diseases are major public health problems. From the mid-1940s, the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1 to -4) have caused 15 epidemics of variable severity.
M. Aubry, V.-M. Cao-Lormeau
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Ciguatera poisoning in French Polynesia: insights into the novel trends of an ancient disease
New Microbes and New Infections, 2019 Ciguatera is a non-bacterial seafood poisoning highly prevalent in French Polynesia where it constitutes a major health issue and a major threat to food sustainability and food security for local populations. Ciguatera results from the bioaccumulation in
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First tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier bite in 75 years in French Polynesia (Eastern Central Pacific) [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 We analyzed a tiger shark (estimated 2.8 m total length) bite on a snorkeler. The removal of the terminal part of the leg suggests a predatory motivation for the bite.
Eric E. G. Clua +4 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes in French Polynesia: results from a nationwide cross-sectional studyResearch in context [PDF]
The Lancet Regional Health. Western PacificSummary: Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a major global health challenge, particularly in the Pacific. This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes among adults in French ...
Martin Paries +17 more
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Toxins, 2020 Ciguatera poisoning (CP) results from the consumption of seafood contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs). This disease is highly prevalent in French Polynesia with several well-identified hotspots.
Mireille Chinain +10 more
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Evaluation of far-field tsunami hazard in French Polynesia based on historical data and numerical simulations [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2007 The first tsunami hazard map of French Polynesia is presented here on the basis of historical data, and numerical simulations. French Polynesia, because of its central position in the most tsunami prone ocean, the Pacific, is strongly exposed to far ...
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