Raising Islands--Hawai'i science and environment

THE source of news about science and the environment as they relate to the Hawaiian Islands, hosted by veteran science reporter Jan TenBruggencate. Issues covered include archaeology, astronomy, botany, climate science, conservation, efficient transportation, geology, marine sciences, sustainability and zoology, with occasional forays into other areas, including traditional navigation and canoe voyaging.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Ready for this? Harvesting honu again

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Forget the bald eagle and consider the Hawaiian green sea turtle as a conservation success. The most prominent turtle researcher in the Isla...
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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Lying in wait: "Sleeper" barnacles

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The most vulnerable place in Hawai'i for the arrival of new invasive species may be our harbors and waterways. While air passengers'...
Friday, August 24, 2007

What coqui eats: Does frog lunch bug you?

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The coqui frog must be having a big impact on something it feeds on, because there seem to be a lot of them. Beloved in Puerto Rico but driv...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Nitrogen-fixing plants: Self-feeding as a bad thing

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One of the important traits of some invasive plants is the ability to make their own fertilizer. The firetree , Myrica faya , can do it. A...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Feral feline status: Cat's ill, cats kill

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Feral cats have been spreading in the wild in Hawai'i, and new research indicates that all's not well with the environment, nor with...
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