Atoll Research Bulletin No. 520 Gnathostomulida from the Twin Cays, Belize, Mangrove Community by Wolfgang Sterrer Issued by National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution

Atoll Research Bulletin No. 477 Sponge Predators May Determine Differences in Sponge Fauna between Two Sets of Mangrove Cays, Belize Barrier Reef by Janie L. Wulff Issued by National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution

Mangrove roots in the well-protected channels and ponds among dense mangrove stands provide very similar habitats for sponges in the Twin Cays and Pelican Cays and harbor extraordinarily dense and diverse sponge communities in both locations. The species of sponges are very different, however, possibly because of an important difference in context: the Twin Cays mangrove roots are embedded in p...

Atoll Research Bulletin No. 519 Sponges on Mangrove Roots, Twin Cays, Belize: Early Stages of Community Assembly by Janie Wulff Issued by National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution

A combination of transplant experiments and provision of recruitment surfaces has been initiated to determine the degree to which differences in sponge diversity and species composition at two Twin Cays sites, Hidden Creek and Sponge Haven, reflect differences in abiotic factors, ecological interactions, and recruitment history. This report contains the first stages of this project. The Hidden ...

Atoll Research Bulletin No. 394 the Hoa of Hull Atoll and the Problem of Hoa by David R Stoddart and F. Raymond Fosberg Issued by National Museum of Natcjral, History Smtthsonian Institution

This paper describes the channels known as hoa which are characteristic of atoll land rims and of some islands on ba i~ ie r eefs, where they often dissect previously more continuous reef-top sediment accumulations and conglomerate platforms. They are especially common in the central Pacific, and are particularly well developed in some atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago and on some of the Societ...

Atoll Research Bulletin No. 501 Kiribati: "some Aspects of Human Ecology," Forty Years Later by Frank R. Thomas Issued by National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution

The Republic of Kiribati, comprising 33 atolls and reef islands, is unique in having the largest Pacific atoll population and the largest concentration of urban dwellers in the Pacific atoll groups. Because of uneven distribution, this population is severely taxing the environment, particularly on Tarawa Atoll. The island nation is attempting to strike a balance between modem aspirations and th...

Mauke, Mitiaro and Atiu: Geomorphology of Makatea Islands in the Southern Cooks by D. R. Stoddart, C. D. Woodroffe and T. Spencer Issued by National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution