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21 February 2016

Incredible plants: Costaria costata

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Small sporophytes of Costaria costata in an intertidal pool at Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA, June 2014. Kelps are undoubtedly one of...
08 February 2016

The most isolated islands

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More than any other factor, isolation has shaped the community of organisms present on the Hawaiian Islands . At least this is a reasonable...
10 January 2016

Ice textures

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Last weekend, in response to a request for a snow day from the kids, we drove up into the Sierras to Bear Valley near the intersectio...
03 January 2016

Incredible plants: 'ohi'a lehua

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'Ohi'a lehua (left) with Kilauea caldera and its venting volcanic gases in the background. The ‘ohi’a lehua, Metrosideros polym...
20 December 2015

Notes on some sea urchins of Hawaii

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Map of the Big Island with intertidal and subtidal sites I visited this fall. Map modified from this source . Sea urchins were one of ...
06 December 2015

The northern Hawaiian coast

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Geographic regions of the Big Island. Map source The northwestern district of Kohala and the Hamakua coast were among the final regions...
01 December 2015

Wai'opae pools

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Wai'opae pools among basalt bedrock and boulders. The Big Island has about 6 Marine Life Conservation Districts, marine reserves ...
28 November 2015

Restless Kilauea

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Halemaumau Crater inside Kilauea's caldera. Kilauea lies on the southeastern slopes of Mauna Loa . One of five volcanoes on th...
27 November 2015

Ka Lae

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The southwestern coast of the Big Island is known as the Kau district. It is sparsely populated and transitions from the forested slopes ...