A5041638005- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Corporate Governance and Law
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Bird parasitology and diseases
Prime Minister's Office
1996
The Cook Islands are a scattered group of mainly inhabited tropical islands in the South Pacific Ocean. We provide comprehensive review petrel and shearwater (Oceanitidae Procellariidae) records for Islands. Records include new fossil subfossil records; however, focus is on specimen observations made land since 1970. comprise details 13 species seabirds within order Procellariiformes, from Northern Southern Groups, This paper includes extensions to breeding ranges some Procellariiformes...
The Kakerori, or Rarotonga Flycatcher (Pomarea dimidiata) , is an endangered monarch flycatcher endemic to the island of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. This bird was reported be common until middle nineteenth century, but it declined before 1885 and thought extinct early this century. A small population persisted in rugged interior Rarotonga; 1987 stood at 38 birds decline. We determined that introduced predators, especially ship rats (Rattus rattus) were affecting breeding success. Through a...
We collated (n=36) records of orca (Orcinus Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the killer whale (Cetacea Delphinidae) in waters Republic Fiji, South Pacific Ocean. Using standardised criteria, we classified these into Confirmed, Presumed and Unconfirmed. then conflated replicated to create (n=12) unique meta-records between 1994-2024. confirm, for first time with photographs/video, species present Fijian evidence (photos/video) (n=6) 2006–2024 which illustrate species-specific characteristics....
Abstract Aim To determine whether a community of phytophagous insects on oceanic islands (the fauna feeding internally G lochidion trees in south‐eastern P olynesia) was assembled predominantly through niche conservatism or adaptive radiation. Location The olynesia (southern C ook, A ustral, S ociety, T uamotu‐ ambier and M arquesas archipelagos) the ook I slands F rench olynesia. Methods Internally were collected as larvae from 23 endemic species ( E uphorbiaceae s.l., hyllanthaceae:...
The patterns of colonisation and phylogenetic relationships the swiftlets from Oceania, in particular remotest archipelagos Polynesia, remain a puzzle. In this study we used mitochondrial nuclear DNA sequence data to infer endemic Eastern Polynesia. three taxa did not form monophyletic group. Tahiti Swiftlet (Aerodramus leucophaeus) Marquesan (A. ocistus) were closely related group formed by Himalayan brevirostris) two Indian Ocean species, Seychelles elaphrus) Mascarene francicus). third...
Summary Fossils and other evidence from the Southern Cook Islands show that Rimatara Lorikeet Vini kuhlii , known as Kura, was widespread in group during prehistoric times and, it probably extirpated due to exploitation for its red feathers. Today, survives only on Austral Islands, where is ‘Ura. On 5-11 August 1992 we saw/heard 263 ‘Ura, estimated total population at 900 birds. The mixed horticultural belt, about 32% of island, most favoured habitat 2.2 birds ha 1 supported 61% population....
This study presents accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dates and pollen assemblages of 400-cm core sediments collected from the Karekare Swamp in Rarotonga, Southern Cook Islands, to investigate vegetation changes on island, particular those induced by human impacts. Eight 14 C charcoal higher plant fragment samples indicate that accumulated since ∼6.0 cal kBP, with an apparent interruption deposition (hiatus) 130 132 cm depth, corresponding ∼2.8 0.7 kBP. The appearance...
This study presents accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dates and pollen assemblages of 400-cm core sediments collected from the Karekare Swamp in Rarotonga, Southern Cook Islands, to investigate vegetation changes on island, particular those induced by human impacts. Eight 14 C charcoal higher plant fragment samples indicate that accumulated since ∼6.0 cal kBP, with an apparent interruption deposition (hiatus) 130 132 cm depth, corresponding ∼2.8 0.7 kBP. The appearance...
Abstract Endemic island species are of conservation interest as unique taxa, often with restricted populations, but many data poor. The Mangaia kingfisher Todiramphus ruficollaris , known locally the tanga‘eo, is endemic to in Cook Islands, and categorized Vulnerable on IUCN Red List. population size has not been estimated since 1996, despite concerns over habitat loss competition an invasive species, common myna Acridotheres tristis . We provide new estimates for both tanga‘eo myna, using...
The following species are newly recorded from the Cook Islands: Anthrenus (Anthrenus) oceanicus Fauvel, 1903, Evorinea iota (Arrow, 1915), Orphinus (Orphinus) fulvipes (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), Dermestes (Dermestinus) carnivorus Fabricius, 1775.
It is evident that the bryophyte flora of Cook Islands remains poorly documented. Here, ten moss species and five liverwort Lepidoziaceae are newly reported for Islands. These records include Calomnion denticulatum, previously known only from Samoa, Ectropothecium viridifolium, Hawai’i, Tricholepidozia quadriseta, Australia. Also, thirteen new island mosses Outer group additional information provided some published reports.