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The Pacific islands have an extremely rich maritime heritage. The islands themselves were first populated by what are arguably the greatest mariners in human history. In pie-European times the Pacific islandersnavigated wooden canoes held together wi

Land snails of the genus Partula, inhabiting the high islands of the Pacific Ocean, have provided exceptional opportunities for studies on the origin and differentiation of species. The endemic taxa of Moorea, in French Polynesia, have been particula

A cd containing video of climate change effects in the Pacific

In 1989, the kakerori (Pomarea dimidiata) was one of the 10 rarest bird species in the world with a declining population of just 29 birds. During each breeding season since then, rats have been poisoned within the 155 ha of forested hill country they