Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center: Annotated Bibliography 1994 - 2004

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Helweg
Keyword(s):  
Annotated Bibliography ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Island Ecosystems

Evaluation of Agriculture-Based Phytoremediation in Pacific Island Ecosystems Using Trisector Planters

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Shih Tang ◽  
Wenhao H. Sun ◽  
Marisa Toma ◽  
Françoise M. Robert ◽  
Ryan K. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Island ◽  
Island Ecosystems

ECLIPTA PROSTRATA (ASTERACEAE): RETURN TO FLORA OF THE PRIMORYE TERRITORY

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
E.A. Chubar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Island ◽  
Island Ecosystems ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
Peter The Great ◽  
System A ◽  
Eclipta Prostrata ◽  
Natural Reserve ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Irrigated Crops ◽  
Far Eastern

A new find of Eclipta prostrata is reported in the Primorye Territory, in the coast of the Sivuch’ya Inlet of the Peter the Great Gulf, in the protection zone of the Far Eastern Marine Natural Reserve. This cosmopolitan species, with a pantropic range, is currently also widespread in many areas of the temperate zone and is often associated with the cultivation of irrigated crops. The native range has not been established; it comes either from tropical Asia or from America. In East Asia, as a weed adventitious species, it is registered in Japan, Korea, and China. First indicated for Vladivostok in 1932, but was not registered in the Primorye Territory for more than 50 years. As an invasive taxon, it is included in the Pacific Island Flora monitoring system (a Product of the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project, PIER).

Flying Foxes as Strong Interactors in South Pacific Island Ecosystems: A Conservation Hypothesis

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL ALAN COX ◽  
THOMAS ELMQVIST ◽  
ELIZABETH D. PIERSON ◽  
WILLIAM E. RAINEY
Keyword(s):  
South Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Island Ecosystems ◽  
Flying Foxes ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Strong Interactors

scholarly journals Eden in Peril: Impact of Humans on Pacific Island Ecosystems

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-124
Author(s):  
Moshe Rapaport
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Before Present ◽  
Island Ecosystems ◽  
Proximate Cause ◽  
European Contact ◽  
Cultivation Technology ◽  
Crop Agriculture ◽  
The Impact

Islands have often been cited as models of human impact upon the environment. With high rates of endemism and other unique characteristics, island ecosystems are subject to dramatic perturbation. The arrival of humans in Near Oceania during the Pleistocene led swiftly to a series of fauna extinctions. In the New Guinea Highlands clearing and tending of wild plants gave rise to tree and root crop agriculture, intensive cultivation technology, and anthropogenic grasslands. By 3600 BP (Before Present), Lapita settlers had reached Remote Oceania, leading to deforestation and declines in birds and other species. European contact introduced new biota and new technology, with significant consequences for island environments and societies. Questions have been raised concerning the impact of climate change on island ecosystems. Population growth plays a significant role in environmental degradation, though not necessarily as a proximate cause. The Tikopian arboriculture system provides one of several Oceanic models of sustainability.

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