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Reo Ra’ivavae (Ra’ivavae, Austral Archipelago, French-occupied Polynesia) - Language Snapshot [PDF]
, 2021 Reo Ra’ivavae is the autochthonous language of the people of Ra’ivavae, in the Austral Islands of French-occupied Polynesia. It is also spoken in the administrative centre of French-occupied Polynesia, Tahiti, by the Ra’ivavae diaspora. Historically, the
Hancock-Teed, J. Drew, Walworth, Mary
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Sustainability and traceability in marine cultured pearl production [PDF]
, 2014 For centuries, wild pearl oysters and mussels were fished in the quest for natural pearls and shell material. This eventually led to the drastic overexploitation of oyster stocks in many areas of the globe.
Cartier, Laurent Emmanuel Henri
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Session 1D Green Imperialism in French Polynesia [PDF]
, 2020 Full text available. French Polynesia is currently still partially under French control. As French Polynesia is a SIDS, they are facing extreme weather events and sea level rise.
Mills, Sara, Sara Mills
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Toxins, 2020 Ciguatera poisoning is a foodborne illness caused by the consumption of seafood contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates from the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa.
Mélanie Roué +9 more
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Pathogens, 2022 The orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis), also called ‘Paraha peue’ in Tahitian, is the most important marine fish species reared in French Polynesia.
Pierre Lopez +11 more
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, 2020 The French Polynesia Mission is a small mission in the territory of the New Zealand Pacific Union Mission of the South Pacific Division. Its headquarters are in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Oliver, Barry
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Extreme floods regionalisation in the tropical island of Tahiti, French Polynesia
E3S Web of Conferences, 2016 Flood hazards in the inactive volcanic island of Tahiti are very high. Indeed, the island is located in the South Pacific Ocean, in humid tropical climate and is exposed to cyclones. Even if the island is small (1,042 km2), rainfalls and runoffs are very
Pheulpin Lucie +3 more
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An updated assessment of Symbiodinium spp. that associate with common scleractinian corals from Moorea (French Polynesia) reveals high diversity among background symbionts and a novel finding of clade B [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 The adaptative bleaching hypothesis (ABH) states that, depending on the symbiotic flexibility of coral hosts (i.e., the ability of corals to “switch” or “shuffle” their algal symbionts), coral bleaching can lead to a change in the composition of their ...
Héloïse Rouzé +6 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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Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023 Study region: The Island of Tahiti in French Polynesia (17.5°S,149.5°W), with a focus on the mountainous regions of the island interior. Study focus: The high topography of Tahiti creates an obstacle for wet air masses traveling along the surface of the ...
Lionel Benoit, Lydie Sichoix
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