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Extreme rainfall events pulse substantial nutrients and sediments from terrestrial to nearshore coastal communities: a case study from French Polynesia

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
Rainfall mobilizes and transports anthropogenic sources of sediments and nutrients from terrestrial to coastal marine ecosystems, and episodic but extreme rainfall may drive high fluxes to marine communities.
C. Fong, C. Gaynus, R. Carpenter
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Extreme floods regionalisation in the tropical island of Tahiti, French Polynesia

open access: yesE3S 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
doaj   +1 more source

Mosquito vectors of arboviruses in French Polynesia

open access: yesNew Microbes and New Infections, 2019
The circulation of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) throughout the Pacific is no exception in French Polynesia (FP). We review here the mosquito vectors involved or potentially involved in the transmission of arboviruses in FP.
V. Richard, V.-M. Cao-Lormeau
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Heat: A Comparison of Water Temperature, Anemone Bleaching, Anemonefish Density and Reproduction between Shallow and Mesophotic Reefs

open access: yesFishes, 2021
French Polynesia is experiencing increasing coral bleaching events in shallow waters triggered by thermal anomalies and marine heatwaves linked to climate change, a trend that is replicated worldwide.
Anne Haguenauer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zika virus and the never-ending story of emerging pathogens and transfusion medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the last few years, the transfusion medicine community has been paying special attention to emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by arboviruses.
Grazzini, Giuliano   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Zika seroprevalence declines and neutralizing antibodies wane in adults following outbreaks in French Polynesia and Fiji

open access: yeseLife, 2020
It has been commonly assumed that Zika virus (ZIKV) infection confers long-term protection against reinfection, preventing ZIKV from re-emerging in previously affected areas for several years.
A. Henderson   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sub-daily rainfall patterns in the mountainous regions of the Island of Tahiti: Insights from a one-year rain gauge network expansion

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Resources for Research in French Polynesia and New Caledonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
French Polynesia and New Caledonia library and archives collections are typically in French and tend to be organized according to French institutional and scientific methods.
Aymonin, David, Heutte, Isabelle
core   +2 more sources

Circulating genotypes of Leptospira in French Polynesia : An 9-year molecular epidemiology surveillance follow-up study

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonosis with global impact, particularly among vulnerable populations in resource-poor settings in tropical countries. Rodents have been considered to be the main reservoir of the disease; however, a wide variety
L. Grillová   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Zika virus infection complicated by Guillain-Barre syndrome--case report, French Polynesia, December 2013.

open access: yesEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2014
Zika fever, considered as an emerging disease of arboviral origin, because of its expanding geographic area, is known as a benign infection usually presenting as an influenza-like illness with cutaneous rash. So far, Zika virus infection has never led to
E. Oehler   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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