Pacific islands, with their incredible biodiversity, are our finest natural laboratories for
evolutionary, ecological, and cultural studies. Nowhere, in relation to land area, does land …

Abstract The US Endangered Species Act is one of the strongest laws of any nation for
preventing species extinction, but quantifying the Act's effectiveness has proven difficult. To …

Melicope (Rutaceae) is one of the largest plant genera on the Hawaiian Islands. We present
here a detailed molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Hawaiian species of this genus and …

Caves are considered buffered environments in terms of their ability to sustain near-constant
microclimatic conditions. However, cave entrance environments are expected to respond …

Abstract The Hawaiian Islands are well known for having one of the highest documented
percentages of endemic plants in the world. Hawaiian ferns and lycophytes represent a …

The dichloromethane extract from leaves of Melicope barbigera (Rutaceae), endemic to the
Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, yielded four new and three previously known acetophenones and …

We assessed the taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of Hawaiian species of the
neotropical genus Lobariella. A single species was previously reported from the …

Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in
Hawai 'i's natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms …

The taxonomy of the genus Sticta in Hawaii is reassessed, based on a separately published
molecular phylogeny using the fungal barcoding marker ITS. Based on Magnusson and …

Acaena (Rosaceae) is the most complex and ecologically variable genus in
Sanguisorbinae. Although it has been the subject of several taxonomic treatments, the …