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Value of traditional oral narratives in building climate-change resilience: insights from rural communities in Fiji

Ecology and Society, 2016
In the interests of improving engagement with Pacific Island communities to enable development of effective and sustainable adaptation strategies to climate change, we looked at how traditional oral narratives in rural/peripheral Fiji communities might ...
Shaiza Z. Janif, Patrick D. Nunn, Paul Geraghty, William Aalbersberg, Frank R. Thomas, Mereoni Camailakeba   +5 more
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Comparing Coral Colony Surveys From In-Water Observations and Structure-From-Motion Imagery Shows Low Methodological Bias

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
As the threats to coral reefs mount, scientists and managers are looking for innovative ways to increase the scope, scale, and efficiency of coral reef monitoring.
Courtney S. Couch, Courtney S. Couch, Thomas A. Oliver, Rhonda Suka, Rhonda Suka, Mia Lamirand, Mia Lamirand, Mollie Asbury, Corinne Amir, Corinne Amir, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Bernardo Vargas-Ángel, Morgan Winston, Morgan Winston, Brittany Huntington, Brittany Huntington, Frances Lichowski, Frances Lichowski, Ariel Halperin, Ariel Halperin, Andrew Gray, Andrew Gray, Joao Garriques, Joao Garriques, Jennifer Samson   +24 more
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Genetic Connectivity of Roundjaw Bonefish Albula glossodonta (Elopomorpha, Albulidae) in the Central Pacific Ocean Resolved through ddRAD-Based Population Genomics

Fishes, 2023
Bonefishes are a nearshore species targeted by non-commercial anglers and subsistence fishers in the Central and South Pacific islands. Among the bonefish species in the Indo-Pacific region, Albula glossodonta are known to have one of the widest ...
Keith Kamikawa, Brian W. Bowen, Donald Kobayashi, Kimberly Peyton, Elizabeth Wallace   +4 more
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Complex Dispersal of Adult Yellowfin Tuna From the Main Hawaiian Islands

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Local availability of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, is a key economic, dietary and cultural concern for Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) communities and insular fisheries. Consequently, interactions of inshore vs.
Chi Hin Lam, Chi Hin Lam, Clayward Tam, Donald R. Kobayashi, Molly E. Lutcavage, Molly E. Lutcavage   +5 more
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The Origin of Pacific Island Faunas [PDF]

Science, 1916
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Use of The Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health survey module for estimating the population prevalence of musculoskeletal pain: findings from the Solomon Islands

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2018
Background Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are common and the biggest global cause of physical disability. The objective of the current study was to estimate the population prevalence of MSK-related pain using a standardized global MSK survey module for
D. G. Hoy, T. Raikoti, E. Smith, A. Tuzakana, T. Gill, K. Matikarai, J. Tako, A. Jorari, F. Blyth, A. Pitaboe, R. Buchbinder, I. Kalauma, P. Brooks, C. Lepers, A. Woolf, A. Briggs, L. March   +16 more
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Patterns of Substrate Bioerosion by Excavating Sponges From the Southwest and Central Pacific Ocean

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Reef rubble from a number of locations in the southwest and central Pacific (Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands) was surveyed for its level of infestation with bioeroding sponges.
Susanne M. L. Pohler, Klaus Feussner, Henry V. Kaniki, Bindiya Rashni, Hans Wendt   +4 more
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O cei na Vulavula? Insights and Regrets of a Foreign Geoscientist in the Pacific Islands

Geosciences, 2021
From over three decades of close contact with Pacific Islands geoscience, the author reflects on key issues (what he wished he had known earlier) about the nature of islands, their landscapes and their peoples.
Patrick D. Nunn
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Total Flavonoid Contents and the Expression of Flavonoid Biosynthetic Genes in Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Scions Growing on Lakoocha (Artocarpus lakoocha) Rootstocks

Plants, 2023
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a traditional fruit tree of 15–30 m height in the tropics. The presence of size-controlling rootstock in the species is not known.
Yuchan Zhou, Steven J. R. Underhill
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Characterisation of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Plants Growing on Lakoocha (A. lakoocha) Rootstocks

Horticulturae, 2022
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a traditional fruit tree of 15–30 m tall in Oceania. The species is a staple crop for food security in the tropics. Tree loss from tropical windstorms, together with transition toward high-density planting has driven an
Yuchan Zhou, Steven J. R. Underhill
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