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Upper-mantle flow beneath French Polynesia from shear wave splitting [PDF]
, 2007 International audienceUpper-mantle flow beneath the South Pacific is investigated by analysing shear wave splitting parameters at eight permanent long-period and broad-band seismic stations and 10 broad-band stations deployed in French Polynesia from ...
Barruol, Guilhem +3 more
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Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2019 Pearl farming lagoons are economically important, yet poorly studied ecosystems in French Polynesia. This paper describes a study conducted in 2016 in Takaroa (Tuamotu Archipelago), an atoll recurrently affected by harmful algal bloom (HAB) events.
M. Rodier +9 more
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New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 1, March 2026.Recent field work in Niue has recognized the terrestrial orchids Calanthe amboinensis (Blume) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit. and Liparis barbata Lindl. and the epiphytic Aeridostachya robusta (Blume) Brieger as new indigenous records. Liparis L.C.Rich. and Aeridostachya (Hook.f.) Brieger are new genera for the flora of Niue, while Calanthe R.Br.
Peter B. Heenan +2 more
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A First Inventory of the Lichens of Mangaia, and an Updated Checklist for the Cook Islands
New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 1, March 2026.A first checklist is provided for the lichenised fungi of Mangaia. Based on field work undertaken during November 2024, when 144 collections were made over a 5‐day period, 66 species are recognised from Mangaia, including 43 new national records for the Cook Islands. A number of the new records reported here for Mangaia are first reports for islands of
Patrick M. McCarthy +2 more
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Development and change: Reflections on tourism in the South Pacific [PDF]
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Movono, A, Scheyvens, R
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Scientific Reports, 2018 Coral abundance continues to decline on tropical reefs around the world, and this trend suggests that coral reefs may not persist beyond the current century.
P. Edmunds
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Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2014 Bivalve cultivation can significantly contribute to nutrient cycling in semi-enclosed ecosystems. We investigated the influence of suspended pearl oyster culture on nutrient regeneration in the water column of 3 oligotrophic lagoons in French Polynesia ...
E Lacoste +4 more
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Marine Drugs, 2018 The sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Toxopneustidae, Echinoids) is a source of protein for many islanders in the Indo-West Pacific. It was previously reported to occasionally cause ciguatera-like poisoning; however, the exact nature of the causative ...
H. Darius +10 more
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Metal(loid)s in superficial sediments from coral reefs of French Polynesia.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 French Polynesia exhibits a wide diversity of islands and coral-reef habitats, from urbanized high islands to remote atolls. Here, we present a geographically extensive baseline survey that examine the concentrations of nine metals (Ag, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe ...
Marc Besson +3 more
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Global Ocean Legacy Working Together to Create the World's First Generation of Great Parks in the Sea [PDF]
, 2015 Overview The ocean plays an essential role in sustaining life on our planet. It covers nearly three-fourths of the globe and is home to nearly a quarter of the world's known species—and many more yet to be discovered.1 The ocean provides sustenance for ...
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