Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific Islands; gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae)

10.3133/pp532 ◽  
1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Stephen Ladd
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Western Pacific

scholarly journals Preparedness is Essential for Western Pacific Islands During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Yujie Mei ◽  
Jijia Hu
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Region ◽  
Dense Population ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Case ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Western Pacific

ABSTRACT Objectives: To clarify the pandemic status in Western Pacific countries or territories. Methods: The WHO’s daily situation reports of COVID-19 were reviewed from January 20, 2020, to March 24, 2020. Changes in the infections, deaths, and the case fatality rate (CFR) in Western Pacific countries or territories were counted. Results: As of March 24, a total of 17 countries or territories had reported the presence of COVID-19 in the Western Pacific Region, 96,580 people have been infected and a total of 3502 deaths. Fifty-three percent (9/17) of these countries or territories had their first case within 2 wk since the WHO’s first report, most are China’s neighbors with a large and dense population. No other country or territory in this region reported a new infection from January 30 to February 28. However, 8 (47.0%) countries or territories have reported the first cases in 3 wk since February 28, almost all are islands. Many countries maintained a small number of infections for a long time after the first report, but a rapid increase occurred later. Deaths occurred in 8 countries with a total CFR of 3.63%, and the CFR varies widely, from 0.39% (Singapore) to 7.14% (Philippines). Conclusions: The regional spread of COVID-19 urgently requires an aggressive preparedness for the Western Pacific Islands.

Western Pacific Islands

1991 ◽  
pp. 240-249
Author(s):  
N. Mark Collins ◽  
Jeffrey A. Sayer ◽  
Timothy C. Whitmore
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Western Pacific

scholarly journals Recent Changes in Mean and Extreme Temperature and Precipitation in the Western Pacific Islands

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (16) ◽  
pp. 4919-4941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon McGree ◽  
Nicholas Herold ◽  
Lisa Alexander ◽  
Sergei Schreider ◽  
Yuriy Kuleshov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Meteorological Drought ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Climate Indices ◽  
Seasonal Temperature ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Homogeneity Assessment ◽  
Expert Team

Abstract Trends in mean and extreme annual and seasonal temperature and precipitation over the 1951–2015 period were calculated for 57 stations in 20 western Pacific Ocean island countries and territories. The extremes indices are those of the World Meteorological Organization Expert Team on Sector-Specific Climate Indices. The purpose of the expert team and indices is to promote the use of globally consistent climate indices to highlight variability and trends in climate extremes that are of particular interest to socioeconomic sectors and to help to characterize the climate sensitivity of various sectors. Prior to the calculation of the monthly means and indices, the data underwent quality control and homogeneity assessment. A rise in mean temperature occurred at most stations, in all seasons, and in both halves of the study period. The temperature indices also showed strong warming, which for the majority was strongest in December–February and weakest in June–August. The absolute and percentile-based indices show the greatest warming at the upper end of the distribution. While changes in precipitation were less consistent and trends were generally weak at most locations, declines in both total and extreme precipitation were found in southwestern French Polynesia and the southern subtropics. There was a decrease in moderate- to high-intensity precipitation events, especially those experienced over multiple days, in southwestern French Polynesia from December to February. Strong drying trends have also been identified in the low- to moderate-extreme indices in the June–August and September–November periods. These negative trends contributed to an increase in the magnitude of meteorological drought in both subregions.

Pelagic fisheries catching blue and striped marlins in the US Western Pacific islands

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 419 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dalzell ◽  
C. H. Boggs
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Blue Marlin ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
Specific Management ◽  
Pelagic Fisheries

Various pelagic fisheries in the US Western Pacific islands capture blue and striped marlins. Total catches by US vessels in the Western Pacific islands amount to about 2000 t for blue marlin and 600 t for striped marlin, or 9% and 5% of the nominal total Pacific-wide catch of these two species, respectively. Catch records for domestic Western Pacific fisheries typically extend over several decades, although in this short communication they are confined to blue and striped marlin catches in the 1990s. There are currently no specific management measures for marlins in the US Western Pacific islands, but other management measures for US pelagic fisheries in this region may have an influence on marlin catches.

scholarly journals Litsea glutinosa (Indian laurel).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Angel Duenas-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Native Plant Species ◽  
Litsea Glutinosa

Abstract Litsea glutinosa belongs to the family Lauraceae. It is a small- to medium-sized tree, 3-20 m tall, semi-evergreen, and fast-growing dioecious (Chowdhury et al., 2008; Ramana and Raju, 2019). It is native to India, South China to Malaysia, Australia and the western Pacific islands, and introduced and established in South Africa, the western Indian Ocean, and the south-western Pacific (New Caledonia), Mauritius and other tropical regions (Dassanayake, 1995). It has been introduced as a crop (Vos, 2004) and as an ornamental in tropical countries (EPPO, 2019). It has escaped from cultivation and is naturalized in some of the introduced areas. L. glutinosa has many uses in its area of origin as well as in some of its areas of introduction (ISSG, 2015). It is used principally as a binder for tablet formulations, and in the incense stick industry (Ramana and Raju, 2017).L. glutinosa is considered invasive in South Africa, where it is declared an invader plant (Henderson, 2001) and in the Indian Ocean (MacDonald et al., 1991; ISSG, 2015; PIER, 2019) on the islands of Mauritius (Mauritius Island and Rodrigues Island) (PIER, 2019) and Mayotte (Vos, 2004; ISSG, 2015; PIER, 2019). Jacq et al. (2005) do not consider L. glutinosa to be invasive globally, and ISSG (2015) considers it a small tree with high invasion potential, displacing native plant species in disturbed environments, although there is no evidence yet of its impact. It is classified by the IUCN (2019) as a species of Least Concern.

Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the northwestern Pacific Islands with description of nine new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
WAGNER F. MAGALHÃES ◽  
JULIE H. BAILEY-BROCK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Staining Pattern ◽  
Hawaiian Islands ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Northwestern Pacific ◽  
Methyl Green ◽  
Mariana Islands ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
The Western Pacific

Thirteen cirratulid species from the Hawaiian, Mariana and Marshall Islandsare described. Nine species are new to science: Aphelochaeta arizonae sp. nov., Aphelochaeta honouliuli sp. nov., Caulleriella cordiformia sp. nov., Chaetozone michellae sp. nov., Chaetozone ronaldi sp. nov., Monticellina anterobranchiata sp. nov., Monticellina hanaumaensis sp. nov., and Tharyx tumulosa sp. nov., from Oahu, Hawaii and Aphelochaeta saipanensis sp. nov., from Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Dodecaceria fewkesi and Monticellina nr. cryptica are newly recorded from the Hawaiian Islands. Dodecaceria laddi is widely distributed in the western Pacific and material collected from the Hawaiian, Mariana andMarshall islands is described. We provide SEM photographs for all species in addition to line drawings and methyl green staining pattern photographs for the new species.

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