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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - A resource guide

NOAA

Through these pages we will introduce you to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) coral reef habitats - among the healthiest and most extensive in the world - and the small atolls and islets that they surround. Unique geology, biology, and cultural history make this remote area a natural treasure for Hawaii and the world.
National Profile of Chemicals Management Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Tonga

Bagchi, Ritobrata

2000
For purposes of this document, the term "chemical" is used in a broad sense to include: pesiticides, fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals; chemicals used in industrial processes; petroleum products; chemicals marketed for consumer use; pharmaceutical's cosmetics; food additives, etc
Marine Conservation
Biodiversity Conservation

Probert, Keith P.

2017
Providing a comprehensive account of marine conservation, this book examines human use and abuse of the world's seas and oceans and their marine life and the various approaches to management and conservation. Healthy marine ecosystems - the goods and services that they provide - are of vital importance to human well-being. There is a pressing need for a global synthesis of marine conservation issues and approaches.
The Birds of Samoa

Baumann, Sabine

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Beichle, Ulf

2016
This book is meant primarily to serve as a tool for the science and conservation of Samoan birds. Teachers, students, government workers, tourists, and visitors interested in Samoan wildlife should be able to benefit from what is being provided here. More than 325 colour photographs have been included, from bird studies during 1975 and 2015, mostly by the authors. All endemic bird species are illustrated and discussed, many of them for the first time. Land birds of this remote chain of islands, including the rare Tooth-billed Pigeo and the Mao-Honeyeater, are listed and described. Numerous spectrograms convey an idea of how the songs of Samoan land birds can be identified.
The Fly River, Papua New Guinea : environmental studies in an impacted tropical river system

Bolton, B. R. (ed.)

2009
In 1984 the OK Tedi Mining Company Limited began mining copper and gold mineralization from Mt. Fubilan, which is located at the headwaters of the OK Tedi. Subsequent mining in the region followed in 1990. Since this time there has been intense monitoring of the environment undertaken by those in the field in order to better understand the possible impact of mining. This book assembles and summarizes research spanning two decades undertaken by leading experts with firsthand experience. Much of this research is contained in internal company reports, giving the reader rare insight and firsthand knowledge.
Birds and Climate Change : Impacts and conservation responses

Green, Rhys E.

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Pearce-Higgins, James W.

2014
From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems. They are among the best studied and monitored of organisms, yet many are already under threat of extinction as a result of habitat loss, overexploitation and pollution.
Biodiversity in a Changing Climate - Linking science and management in conservation

Hall, Kimberly R. (ed.)

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Herzog, Mark P. (ed.)

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Howell, Christine A. (ed.)

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Root, Terry L. (ed.)

2015
One major consequence of climate change is abrupt, dramatic changes in regional biodiversity. Even if the most optimistic scenarios for mitigating climate change transpire, the fate of many wild species rests on the shoulders of people engaged in conservation planning, management, and policy. Providing managers with the latest and most useful climate change research is critical and requires challenging the conventional divide between scientists and managers. Biodiversity in a Changing Climate promotes dialogue among scientists, decision makers, and managers who are grappling with climate-related threats to species and ecosystems in diverse forms. The book includes case studies and best practices used to address impacts related to climate change across a broad spectrum of species and habitats--from coastal krill and sea urchins to prairie grass and mountain bumblebees. Focused on California, the issues and strategies presented in this book will prove relevant to regions across the West, as well as other regions, and provide a framework for how scientists and managers in any region can bridge the communication divide to manage biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Biodiversity and a Changing Climate will prove an indispensable guide to students, scientists, and professionals engaged in conservation and resource management.
The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment : World Ocean Assessment I

United Nations (editor)

2017
The World Ocean Assessment - or, to give its full title, The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment - is the outcome of the first cycle of the United Nations' Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. The Assessment provides vital, scientifically-grounded bases for the consideration of ocean issues, including climate change, by governments, intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental agencies and all other stakeholders and policymakers involved in ocean affairs. Together with future assessments and related initiatives, it will support the implementation of the recently adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly its ocean-related goals. Moreover, it will also form an important reference text for marine science courses.
Status of land birds on selected islands in the Ha'apai group, Kingdom of Tonga
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Steadman, David W.

1998
Based on fieldwork in 1995 and 1996, I assess the distribution, relative abundance, and habitat requirements of indigenous species of land birds on 13 islands in the Ha'apai Group, Kingdom of Tonga. Among the islands visited, primary forest still exists only on the large (46.6 km2), hi~h (558 m) volcanic island ofTofua. Vegetation on the 12 smaller (0.15-13.3 km ), lower (6-45 m) islands is dominated by a mosaic of active and abandoned agricultural plots, nearly all with an overstory of coconut trees. Because of cultivation practices, very little of this vegetation is reverting to secondary forest. Of the 15 resident species ofland birds that survive on these islands, nine are widespread and at least locally common within Ha'apai, although only four (Gallirallus philippensis, Ptilinopus porphyraceus, Halcyon chloris, Aplonis tabuensis) certainly or probably occur nowadays on all 13 islands. Three species (Gallicolumba stairii, Ptilinopus perousii, Clytorhynchus vitiensis) are extirpated or extremely rare on all islands surveyed except Tofua. Overall species richness and abundance of land birds are much greater on Tofua than on the other islands. This difference may be due more to the presence of primary forest on Tofua than to Tofua's greater area and elevation.
Do large whales have an impact on commercial fishing in the South Pacific Ocean

Young, Jock W.

2000
Although there is evidence that some populations of large whales in the Southern Hemisphere have increased in recent years, differences in feeding behaviour and migration patterns largely precludes direct competition between these and coastal pelagic fisheries in the South Pacific Ocean. In particular, many of the whales that spend at least part of their year in the South Pacific make feeding migrations in summer to Antarctic waters where some estimates put their food intake at 90% of annual consumption. Others, such as female sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), which do not migrate from tropical/subtropical South Pacific waters, feed at depths greater than that usually occupied by species that are the targets of commercial fisheries, such as the tunas (Thunnus spp.). Thus, even though consumption by whales is high, dietary overlap with commercially fished species is relatively low as much of their feeding is in waters that are not exploited by fisheries. However, there are a number of anecdotal reports that some smaller cetacean species, in particular killer and pilot whales, that take fish from longlines set in the region, although more are lost to sharks. However, it should be noted that any assessment of interactions between whales and fisheries is limited by a lack of qualitative and quantitative data. Abundance estimates, particularly for some of the smaller species in the South Pacific region, are only order of magnitude estimates. Furthermore, knowledge for food chains (and their interactions) for many cetaceans in the South Pacific is sketchy making assessment of their impact on local fisheries difficult.

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