Central Pacific Island Environments

LIFE.....

Marine Life

Botany
• Alien & Invasive Algae in Hawaii
• Marine Plants of Hawai`i -- UH Hilo site
• Mangroves of Kiribati

Zoology
• Marine Invertebrates of Hawai`i -- UH Hilo site
• Wormlab Homepage -- University of Hawaii, Zoology Department (Annelida, Polychaeta)**
• Keoki's Fish Corner -- excellent site for photographs of marine fishes and invertebrates in Hawaiian waters.
• Malacology Home Page at Bishop Museum (Mollusca).
• Internet Hawaiian Shell News -- e-zine version of the monthly educational magazine of the Hawaiian Malacological Society (Mollusca).
• The Captured Cowrie -- makuabob's e-zine about Hawaiian cowries (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae).
• Marine Fishes of Hawai`i -- UH Hilo site
• HIMB Photo Gallary -- photos of (mostly) fishes from Kane`ohe Bay.
• Turtles - Turtle Trax is a site produced in Hawai`i and devoted to marine turtles (Reptilia).
• Photos of Hawaiian Sea Birds - Hawaiian Audubon Society (work in progress)
• Pacific Sea Bird Links -- Pacific Seabird Group (PSG)

Coral Reefs
• Hawai`i Coral Reef Network **
• Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (CRAMP) - at HIMB, UH
• Jokiel's Illustrated Scientific Guide to Kaneohe Bay, Oahu (CRAMP). [May not be available. This excellent report is moved around with exasperating regularity and can be difficult to find once the link is broken].
• Hyperspectral Remote Sensing as an Environmental Monitoring Tool for Shallow Coral Reef Ecosystems -- Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (UCSC - LLNL Hyperspectral Imaging Project).
• Status of coral reefs of the world:1998 edited by Clive Wilkinson (Australian Institute of Marine Science)
• The Coral Reef Alliance - Berkeley, CA
• Coral Reef Initiative -- Global relief effort for coral reefs
• Coral bleaching summary for 1997-98 (WCMC). See update: The 1997–1998 mass bleaching event around the world at AIMS
• Hawai`i Coral Reef Bibliography, Hawaii Wildlife Fund and CPIE project.
• L. G. Eldredge. 1997. Bibliography of Pacific Island Coral Reefs Sites which have been surveyed or monitored. Pacific Science Association, Honolulu.
• Honolua Bay Marine Preserve by Pauline Fiene-Severns, Kapalua Nature Journal.
• An Underwater History of Honokowai (1988-1995), Algae Blooms, Coral Heads, and Sea Turtles - An excellent example of community observation and documention of environmental degradation

Island Life

Terrestrial Realm
• Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources: Hawaii and the Pacific Islands by Lloyd L. Loope, USGS (2000?).
• A Field Ecology Guide to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park edited by K. W. Bridges and M. R. Huddleston
• Hawaii Biological Survey - B. P. Bishop Museum
• Introduction to the Fungi by George J. Wong (U.H. Botany)]
• Hawaiian Native Plant Genera Gerald D. Carr -- listing with pictures from UH Botany Department
• Native Hawaiian Plants at the Na Pohaku o Hauwahine restoration project
• Dryland Forest & Shrubland by Burt Lum
• Na Meakanu ~ Hawaiian Plants - from a cultural perspective **
• Alien ferns in Hawai`i by Kenneth A. Wilson (unfortunately not being maintained by Rancho Santas Ana Botanic Garden as links usually do not work)
• Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies Cliff Smith -- UH Botany Department
• Native Hawaiian Plants on Campus -- Maui Community College
• Native Hawaiian Plant Society (NHPS)
• Rare Hawaiian Invertebrates tracked by the Hawaii Natural Heritage Program (HINHP)
• Endangered Species List, State of Hawai`i -- USFWS (listing updated 12/31/99)
• Hawaii's Endangered and Threatened Species -- B. P. Bishop Museum
• Hawaii's Endangered Species Websites **
• Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project (HEAR) -- alien species.
• Ecosystem Management Programs in Hawaii **
• Critters of Guam by Brenna Lorenz

Freshwater Realm
• Hawai`i's Mountain Streams - The Jason Project and Earthwatch Institute (March/April 2001)
• "Making connections" #1: Stream Life -- study guide on stream life in Pacfic Islands from Island Environments
• Microscopic Critters of Guam by Brenna Lorenz
• List of Species from Aquatic Environments in Hawai`i -- CPIE Project, lists freshwater and brackish plants and animals
• Keys to the Aquatic Biota of the Hawaiian Islands -- CPIE Project
• Hawaii's Native Stream Animals -- DLNR, DAR
• Microalgae of Hawai'i -- site under development
• The Ecological Impact of Leeches on Hawai`i's Ecosystems
• Apple Snails in Wetland Taro Production
• A descriptive study of selected biological and physicochemical characteristics of Lumahuli Stream, Kauai by Amadeo S. Timbol, Michael H. Kido, and Donald E. Heacock. December 1989.
• Photographs of wetland plants of Hawai`i -- CPIE Project
• School volunteer water quality monitoring of Hawaii's watersheds -- biota photographs and WQ data base
• Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation Practice Specification, Wildlife Wetland Habitat Management

Estuarine and Anchialine Realms
• Mangroves -- basics, tropical Amercas emphasis.

Urban Ecology
• Nuisance Pests -- Everything you wanted to know about your household pests in Hawai`i

Environmental Problems

• Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs) -- EPA Region IX (Human health-based, not ecological)

Regulations

• Endangered Species List, State of Hawai`i -- USFWS (listing updated 12/31/99)
• Foreign Listed Species Index By Status as of January 31, 1998 by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Hawaii Fishing Regulations -- Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR-DLNR)
• Hawaii Fishing Regulations -- unofficial informational webpage.
• The Wetlands Regulation Center -- for CFR citations pertaining to the USACOE.

Government Data Sources & Other Web Gateway Pages

• Hawaiian Audubon Society
• Environmental Permits at the State of Hawaii, Department of Health (HDOH)
• State of Hawaii Data Book - DBEDT
• The Environmental Notice -- semi-monthly publication of the Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC), State of Hawaii.
• `Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi
• Waikiki Aquarium Honolulu, Hawai`i
• Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) -- NRCS