PIFSC Papers from the
Third NWHI Scientific Symposium

History of Research and Management

Pooley SG and Pan M.
2006.   Economic research on the NWHI - a historical perspective. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 33-50. (940 K)

Protected Species

Antonelis GA, Baker JD, Johanos TC, Braun RC, Harting AL.
2006.   Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi): status and conservation issues. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 75-101. (1.33 MB)
Balazs GH and Chaloupka M.
2006.   Recovery trend over 32 years at the Hawaiian green turtle rookery of French Frigate Shoals. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 147-158. (994 K)
Longenecker K, Dollar RA, Cahoon MK.
2006.   Increasing taxonomic resolution in dietary analysis of the Hawaiian monk seal. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 103-113. (956 K)
Parrish FA and Abernathy K.
2006.   Movements of monk seals relative to ecological depth zones in the lower Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 115-130. (1.72 MB)
Stewart BS, Antonelis GA, Baker JD, Yochem PK.
2006.   Foraging biogeography of Hawaiian monk seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 131-145. (1.34 MB)

Fish, Shellfish, and Fisheries

DeMartini EE.
2006.   Compensatory reproduction in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobsters. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 203-215. (1.68 MB)
DeMartini EE and Friedlander AM.
2006.   Predation, endemism and related processes structuring shallow-water reef fish assemblages of the NWHI. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 237-256. (1.84 MB)
Moffitt RB, Johnson J, DiNardo G.
2006.   Spatiotemporal analysis of lobster trap catches: impacts of trap fishing on community structure. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 217-236. (1000 K)
Holzwarth SR, DeMartini EE, Schroeder RE, Zgliczynski BJ, Laughlin JL.
2006.   Sharks and jacks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from towed-diver surveys 2000-2003. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 257-279. (3.12 MB)
Keenan EE, Brainard RE, Basch LV.
2006.   Historical and present status of the pearl oyster at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 333-344. (1.22 MB)
Kelley C, Moffitt R, Smith JR.
2006.   Mega- to micro-scale classification and description of bottomfish essential fish habitat on four banks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 319-332. (1.08 MB)

Oceanography and Mapping

Firing J and Brainard RE.
2006.   Ten years of shipboard ADCP measurements along the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 347-363. (2.15 MB)
Kobayashi DR and Polovina JJ.
2006.   Simulated seasonal and interannual variability in larval transport and oceanography in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands using satellite remotely sensed data and computer modeling. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 365-390. (2.02 MB)
Lammers MO, Brainard RE, Au WWL.
2006.   Diel trends in the mesopelagic biomass community of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands observed acoustically. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 391-407. (1.29 MB)
Miller JE, Vogt S, Hoeke R, Ferguson S, Applegate B, Smith JR, Parke M.
2006.   Bathymetric atlas and website for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 409-422. (2.16 MB)

Ecology and Environmental Impacts

Parrish FA.
2006.   Precious corals and subphotic fish assemblages. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 425-438. (2.22 MB)
Schroeder RE and Parrish JD.
2006.   Ecological characteristics of coral patch reefs at Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 439-460. (937 K)
Boland R, Zgliczynski B, Asher J, Hall A, Hogrefe K, and Timmers M.
2006.   Dynamics of debris densities and removal at Northwestern Hawaiian Islands coral reefs. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 461-470. (925 K)
Hoeke R, Brainard R, Moffitt R, Merrifield M.
2006.   The role of oceanographic conditions and reef morphology in the 2002 coral bleaching event in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 489-503. (1.58 MB)
Kenyon J and Brainard RE.
2006.   Second recorded episode of mass coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 505-523. (1.05 MB)
Vroom PS and Page KN.
2006.   Relative abundance of macroalgae (RAM) on Northwestern Hawaiian Island reefs. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 533-548. (1.11 MB)