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Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Oscar Morton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring volcanic activity with distributed acoustic sensing using the Tongan seafloor telecommunications cable

open access: yesEarth, Planets and Space
The devastation caused by the January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano (HTHH) in the Tongan archipelago reminded us of the importance of monitoring shallow-sea volcanic activity.
Masaru Nakano   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Source of Brucella suis Infection in Human by Whole-Genome Sequencing, United States and Tonga

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Brucella suis infection was diagnosed in a man from Tonga, Polynesia, who had butchered swine in Oregon, USA. Although the US commercial swine herd is designated brucellosis-free, exposure history suggested infection from commercial pigs.
Christine Quance   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Propagation of Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances From the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Eruption and Their Possible Connection With Tsunami Waves

open access: yesGeophysical Research Letters, 2023
We report our analysis of ionospheric disturbances from the 15 January 2022 Tonga volcano eruption, using GPS data from the International GNSS Service network and ionosonde data in the Australian sector.
Rezy Pradipta   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Motivations for contemporary Tongan migration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Migration can be seen as a process in which large numbers of individuals and families begin to write a new history for themselves. The initial act of leaving one's parents, family, neighbourhood, society and culture, and adopting a new life- and work ...
Cowling, Wendy E.
core   +1 more source

Curating Spaces: Showcasing Indigenous Identity Through Collaborative Art Practices at a University Campus

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within Aotearoa New Zealand there is a growing body of evidence which shows that embedding cultural elements within student experience is a key contribution to the educational success of Māori and Pasifika students. This article describes how the Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland Art Collection team collaborates with indigenous ...
Nigel Bond   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altimetry data and the elastic stress tensor of subduction zones [PDF]

open access: yes
The stress field in the lithosphere caused by the distribution of density anomalies associated to the geoidal undulations observed by the GEOS-3 and SEASAT Earth satellites in the Tonga region was studied.
Caputo, M.
core   +4 more sources

Setting an Agenda for Entrepreneurial Governments: A Global Baseline Assessment of Disaster Risk Reduction Investment

open access: yesInternational Journal of Disaster Management, 2020
Disaster scholars and practitioners have argued that disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a legitimate investment and there are multiple dividends that are associated with DRR.
Fakatava Paunga, Jonatan A. Lassa
doaj   +1 more source

How pro-poor is the selection of seasonal migrant workers from Tonga under New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Program? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Temporary migration programs for unskilled workers are increasingly being proposed as a way to both relieve labour shortages in developed countries and aid development in sending countries without entailing many of the costs associated with permanent ...
Gibson, John   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Radiocarbon determinations from the Mulifanua Lapita site, Upolu, western Samoa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The Mulifanua ferry berth has the distinction of being the only site in Samoa with dentate-stamped Lapita wares, and is the most easterly Lapita site in the Pacific.
Petchey, Fiona
core   +2 more sources

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