Coral Reef Ecosystem Publications

2003.  First record of mass coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Coral Reefs 22(3): 256

2002.  Diel horizontal migration of the Hawaiian mesopelagic boundary community observed acoustically. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 217: 1-14

2006.  Dynamics of debris densities and removal at Northwestern Hawaiian Islands coral reefs. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 461-470 [download]

2003.  Marine debris accumulation in the nearshore marine habitat of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi, 1999-2001. Mar. Poll. Bull. 46(11): 1385-1394

2002.  Coral reef ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Interim results emphasizing the 2000 surveys. J Maragos and D Gulko (eds.). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 10-11, 17, 31, 39, 43.

2005.  The state of coral reef ecosystems of the Pacific Remote Island Areas. In: Waddell JE (ed.). The state of coral reef ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005, p. 338-372. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment's Biogeography Team. 522 p. [download]

1999.  The diurnal cycle of high-frequency temperature variability at OE, 140 EW on seasonal and interannual time scales. In COARE98: Proceedings of a Conference on the TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE), Bouder, Colorado, USA, July 7-14, 1998, p. 326-327/World Climate Research Programme WCRP-107, World Meteorological Organization WMO/TD-No. 940

2006.  Coral Reef Ecosystem Integrated Observing System (CREIOS) in the Pacific: Infrastructure for monitoring, modeling, and management of the U.S. coral reef resources. EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union 87(36), supp

2004.  Migrations of green turtles in the central South Pacific. Biol. Conserv. 116(3): 433-438

2007.  Marine debris accumulation in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: An examination of rates and processes. Mar. Poll. Bull. 54(4): 423-433

2006.  Size at sex change in protogynous labroids, prey body size distributions, and apex predator densities at NW Hawaiian atolls. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 297: 259-271

2009.  Oceanographic and physical setting. In Friedlander A, Keller K, Wedding L, Clarke A, Monaco M (eds.). A marine biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Chapter 2, pp. 17-63. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 84. Prepared by NCCOS's Biogeography Branch in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Silver Spring, MD, 363 p [download]

2003.  How multiagency partnerships can successfully address large-scale pollution problems: a Hawaii case study. Mar. Poll. Bull. 46(6): 700-702 [download]

2001.  Derelict fishing gear in the coral reef ecosystem of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Diving surveys and debris removal in 1999 confirm threat to coral reef ecosystems. Mar. Poll. Bull. 42(12): 1301-1312

2006.  Ten years of shipboard ADCP measurements along the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 347-363 [download]

2008.  Geology of Hawaii reefs. In Riegl BM and RE Dodge (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 11: pp. 435-488

2004.  Status of coral reefs in the Hawaiian Archipelago.. In Wilkinson C (ed.). Status of coral reefs of the world: 2004, v.2: 411-430. Townsville, MC, Qld.: Australian Institute of Marine Science. [download]

2005.  The state of coral reef ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In: Waddell JE (ed.). The state of coral reef ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005, p. 270-311. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment's Biogeography Team. 522 p. [download]

2007.  The predictive accuracy of shoreline change rate methods and alongshore beach variation on Maui, Hawaii. J. Coast. Res. 23(1): 87-105

2006.  Temporal variability of current-driven upwelling at Jarvis Island. J Geophys Res 111(C12): C12011

2005.  Upwelling variability at Jarvis Island. Thesis (M.S.). School of Ocean and Earth Science and Tecnology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

1987.  Autocatalytic pathways to cell death: A new analysis of the tuna burn problem. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 4(2): 81-87

2006.  Oceanographic conditions implicated in the 2002 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands bleaching event.. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 718-723

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 [download]

2006.  The relationship of coral reef and open ocean water temperatures: Estimation of coral reef flushing rates from bulk parameterization of heat flux. EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union 87(3), suppl

2006.  Spatial distribution of large mobile predators in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 1131-1137

2006.  Sharks and jacks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from towed-diver surveys 2000-2003. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 257-279 [download]

2006.  Historical and present status of the pearl oyster at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 333-344 [download]

2004.  Towed-diver surveys, a method for mesoscale spatial assessment of benthic reef habitat: A case study at Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Proceedings of the Second Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference, 5-9 September 2004, Brisbane, Austrailia

2006.  Towed-diver surveys, a method for mesoscale spatial assessment of benthic reef habitat: A case study at Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Coastal Management 34(3): 339-349

2005.  Towed-diver surveys, a method for mesoscale spatial assessment of benthic reef habitat: A case study at Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In: Somerton DA and Glendill CT (eds.). Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service Workshop on Underwater Video Analysis. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-68, pp. 27-35 [download]

2006.  Second recorded episode of mass coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 505-523 [download]

2007.  Rare sighting of Acropora cytherea in the main Hawaiian Islands. Coral Reefs 26(2) 309

2008.  Acropora (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) reproductive synchrony and spawning phenology in the Northern Line Islands, Central Pacific, as inferred from size classes of developing oocytes. Pac. Sci. 62(4): 569-578

2009.  Localized outbreak and feeding preferences of the crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) on reefs off Oahu, Hawaii. Bull. Mar. Sci. 84(2): 199-209

2006.  Mass coral bleaching on high-latitude reefs in the Hawaiian Archipelago.. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 631-643 [download]

2008.  Community structure of hermatypic corals at Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: stemming the shifting baseline. Atoll Res. Bull. 559: 1-27 [download]

2007.  Community structure of hermatypic corals at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Unique conservation challenges within the Hawaiian Archipelago. Atoll Res. Bull. 549 [download]

2006.  Spatial distribution of the coral genus Acropora at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian islands: an integration of multiple data sources.. EOS Trans. AGU 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS14L-03

2006.  Community structure of hermatypic corals at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Capacity for resistance and resilience to selective stressors. Pac. Sci. 60(2): 153-175

2008.  Community structure of hermatypic corals at Maro Reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: a unique open atoll. Atoll Res. Bull. 558: 1-24 [download]

2007.  Community structure of hermatypic corals at Laysan Island and Lisianski Island/Neva Shoal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: A new layer of scientific exploration. Atoll Res. Bull. 550 [download]

2006.  Nearshore distribution and an abundance estimate for green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, at Rota Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Pac. Sci. 60(4): 509-522

2005.  Sea turtle abundance at isolated reefs of the Mariana Archipelago. Micronesica 37(2): 287-296

2008.  An ecological acoustic recorder (EAR) for long-term monitoring of biological and anthropogenic sounds on coral reefs and other marine habitats. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123(3): 1720-1728

2006.  Diel trends in the mesopelagic biomass community of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands observed acoustically. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 365-390 [download]

2006.  Temporal, geographic, and density variations in the acoustic activity of snapping shrimp. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120(5) pt.2, 3013 p.

2004.  Classification of deep water benthic habitats around Tutuila, American Samoa.. 100th Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 14-19 Mar 2004

2006.  Mapping pacific island coral reef ecosystems with multibeam and optical surveys.. Coastal GeoTools '05, p. 15

2006.  A benthic terrain classification scheme for American Samoa. Marine Geodesy 29(2): 89-111

2008.  US coral reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands: status, threats, and significance. In Riegl BM and RE Dodge (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 16: pp. 643-654

2009.  Benthic communities. In Friedlander A, Keller K, Wedding L, Clarke A, Monaco M (eds.). A marine biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Chapter 4, pp. 105-154. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 84. Prepared by NCCOS's Biogeography Branch in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Silver Spring, MD, 363 p [download]

2008.  US coral reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific Ocean: history, geology, oceanography, and biology. In Riegl BM and RE Dodge (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 15: pp. 595-642

2004.  2000-2002 Rapid ecological assessment of corals (Anthozoa) on shallow reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Part 1: Species and Distribution. Pac. Sci. 58(2): 211-230

2005.  BotCam: Design, testing and development of a fully automated stereo-video bottom camera bait station for ecosystem monitoring of borrom fish species. Thesis (M.S.). Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. [download]

2006.  Bathymetric atlas and website for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 409-422 [download]

2007.  Linking Hawaii fisherman reported commercial bottomfish catch data to potential bottomfish habitat and proposed restricted fishing areas using GIS and spatial analysis. U.S. Dept. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NOAA-TM-NMFS-PIFSC-11, 37 p. [download]

2005.  Bathymetric atlas of the main Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC Data Report, DR-05-002, 8 p [download]

2007.  Marine debris collects within the North Pacific Subtropic Convergence Zone. Mar Poll Bull 54: 1207-1211

2004.  A rapid ecological assessment (REA) quantitative survey method for benthic algae using photoquandrats with SCUBA. Pac. Sci. 58(2): 201-209

2005.  3-D benthic terrain mapping and modeling in American Samoa.. Coastal GeoTools '05, p. 62

2005.  Characterization of benthic habitat for Saipan Anchorage Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . Report prepared for Military Sealift Command, U.S. Dept. of the Navy, 45 p

2008.  Geology and geomorphology of coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In Riegl BM and RE Dodge (eds.). Coral reefs of the USA. Coral reefs of the world 1. New York: Springer. Ch. 13: pp. 519-572

2008.  Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the Northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE 3(2): e1548 [download]

2008.  Long-term effects of a ship-grounding on coral reef fish assemblages at Rose Atoll, American Samoa. Bull. Mar. Sci. 82(3): 345-364

2006.  Long-term effects of a ship-grounding on coral reef fish assemblages at Rose Atoll, American Samoa. EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union 87(3), suppl.

2006.  Ecological characteristics of coral patch reefs at Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 439-460 [download]

2005.  Resilience of predators to fishing pressure on coral patch reefs. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 321(2): 93-107

2006.  Status of fishery target species on coral reefs of the Marianas Archipelago.. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 1016-1027

2007.  Temporal and spatial comparison of the relative abundance of macroalgae across the Mariana Archipelago between 2003 and 2005. Phycologia 46(2): 187-197

2008.  Additional marine benthic algae from Howland and Baker Islands, Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 62(2): 271-290

2009.  Coral health and disease assessment in the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas. Bull. Mar. Sci. 84(2): 211-227

2006.  The reproductive seasonality and gametogenic cycle of Acropora cervicornis off Broward County, Florida, USA. Coral Reefs 25(1): 110-122

2006.  An experimental histopathological rating scaleof sedimentation stress in the Caribbean coral Monstastraea cavernosa.. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 28 to July 2 2004, Okinawa, JAPAN: 1168-1173

2006.  Phylogeny and taxonomy of Halimeda incrassata, including descriptions of H. kanaloana and H. heteromorpha spp. nov. (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta). Eur. J. Phycol. 41(3): 337-362

2005.  Daysa atropurpurea sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta), a deep-water species from the Hawaiian Archipelago. Phycologia 44(5): 572-580

2004.  Acrosymphyton brainardii sp. no. (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Phycologia 43(1): 68-74

2004.  Scinaia huismanii sp. nov. (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta): an addition to the exploration of the marine algae of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Phycologia 43(4): 445-454

2009.  Macroalgal (Boodlea composita) bloom at Kure and Midway Atolls, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Botanica Marina 52(4): 361-363

2006.  Relative abundance of macroalgae (RAM) on Northwestern Hawaiian Island reefs. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 533-548 [download]

2006.  Algae-dominated reefs. Am. Sci. 94(5): 430-437

2006.  Marine algae of French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Species list and biogeographic comparisons. Pac. Sci. 60(1): 81-95

2005.  Spatial heterogeneity of benthic community assemblages with an emphasis on reef algae at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Coral Reefs 24(4): 574-581

2003.  Life without cells. Biologist 50: 222-226

2003.  Reproductive features of Hawaiian Halimeda velasquezii (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta), and an evolutionary assessment of reproductive characters in Halimeda. Cryptogamie, Algol. 24(4): 355-370

2009.  Spatial and temporal comparison of algal biodiversity and benthic cover at Gardner Pinnacles, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. J. Phycol. 45(2): 337-347

2009.  Geology and benthic habitats. In Friedlander A, Keller K, Wedding L, Clarke A, Monaco M (eds.). A marine biogeographic assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Chapter 3, pp. 65-103. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 84. Prepared by NCCOS's Biogeography Branch in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Silver Spring, MD, 363 p [download]

2008.  Assessing the importance of fishing impacts on Hawaiian coral reef fish assemblages along regional-scale human population gradients. Environ. Conserv. 35: 261-272

2006.  Initial results of submersible dives and multibeam mapping to investigate benthic habitats of Tutuila, American Samoa. EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union 87(36), suppl.