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Disappearing Mosquitoes Leave Clues About Basic Ecology

In 2011, Island Conservation, USFWS, and TNC removed invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll to protect native species. Now researchers have found that disease-carrying mosquitoes have disappeared. By: Rob Margetta Palmyra Atoll is a tiny speck in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 1,000 miles south of Hawai’i and less than 3 square miles in area. Its only […]

Written by on March 1, 2018

Big Island Recruited for Long-term Climate Change Research

The National Ecological Observatory Network establishes a survey site on the Big Island of Hawai’i to conduct climate change research. The Big Island Pu’u Maka’ala Natural Area Reserve will soon be home to one of many National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) climate change research sites. NEON is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and is […]

Written by on July 6, 2017