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Cesar, HSJ and P van Beukering. 2004. Economic valuation of the coral reefs of Hawai’i. Pacific Science 58(2):231-242.
Chapter 5: Marine Conservation Needs. 2005. Hawaii’s comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy.
Coles, S. L. and E. Brown. 2006. Twenty-year Changes in Coral Coverage on a Hurricane Impacted Reef in the Vicinity of a Thermal Outfall. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl. Abstract OS53L.
Coles, S.L., F.L.M. Kandel, P.A. Reath, K. Longenecker, and L.G. Eldredge. 2006. Rapid assessment of nonindigenous marine species on coral reefs in the main Hawaiian islands. Pacific Science 60(4):483-507.
Crosby, MP and ES Reese. 1996. A manual for monitoring coral reefs with indicator species: Butterflyfishes as indicators of change on Indo Pacific reefs. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD. 45 pp.
Dollar, SJ and RW Grigg. 2004. Anthropogenic and natural stresses on selected coral reefs in Hawai’i: a multidecade synthesis of impact and recovery. Pacific Science 58(2):281-304.
Eldredge, L.G. 1999. Numbers of Hawiian Species. Supplement 5. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1999. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 63:3-8.
Eldredge, L.G. and C.M. Smith (eds.). 2001. A guidebook of marine introduced species in Hawaii. Bishop Museum Technical Report 21, August 2001.
Eldredge, L.G. and N.L. Evenhuis. 2000. Number of Hawaiian species 2000. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2000. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 68:71-78.
Friedlander, A., G. Aeby, E. Brown, A. Clark, S. Coles, S. Dollar, C. Hunter, P. Jokiel, J. Smith, B. Walsh, I. Williams, and W. Wiltse. 2005. The state of coral reef ecosystems of the main Hawaiian islands. 222-269.
Friedlander, A., G. Aeby, R. Brainard, E. Brown, K. Chaston, A. Clark, P. McGowan, T. Montgomery, W. Walsh, I. Williams and W. Wiltse. 2008. The state of coral reef ecosystems of the Main Hawaiian Islands. Coral Report 2008, NOAA.
Friedlander, A.M., E. Brown, P.L. Jokiel, W.R. Smith, and K.S. Rodgers. 2003. Effects of habitat, wave exposure, and marine protected area status on coral reef fish assemblages in the Hawaiian archipelago. Coral Reefs 22: 291-305.
Friedlander, A. M., E. K. Brown and M. E. Monaco. 2007. Coupling ecology and GIS to evaluate efficacy of marine protected areas in Hawaii. Ecological Applications 17(3):715-730.
Grigg, R.W. 1983. Community structure, succession and development of coral reefs in Hawaii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 11(1): 1-14.
Grigg, R.W. 1994. Effects of sewage discharge, fishing pressure and habitat complexity on coral ecosystems and reef fishes in Hawaii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 103(1-2): 25-34.
Gulko, D., J. Maragos, A. Friedlander, C. Hunter, and R. Brainard. 2000. Status of coral reefs in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2000 pp. 219-238.
Hixon, M.A. and W.N. Brostoff. 1983. Damselfish as keystone species in reverse: intermediate disturbance and diversity of reef algae. Science 220(4596):511-513.
Jokiel, PL. 2001. Measurement and monitoring, methods and applications to coral bleaching: methods and findings of the Hawaii Coral Reef Monitoring Program (CRAMP). p: 67-71. In Salm, RV and SL Coles (eds). 2001. Coral Bleaching and Marine Protected Areas. Proceedings of the workshop on mitigating coral bleaching impact through MPA design, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, 29-31 May 2001. Asia Pacific Coastal Marine Program Report # 0102, The Nature Conservancy, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.: 118 pp.
Jokiel, PL. 2006. Impact of storm waves and storm floods on Hawaiian Reefs. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium 1: 390-398.
Jokiel P and E Brown. 2000. Hawai’i Coral Reef Initiative: Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Final Report 1998-1999. Submitted to: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Silver Springs, MD. January 29, 2000. 45 pp.
Jokiel, PL and EK Brown. 2004. Global warming, regional trends and inshore environmental conditions influence coral bleaching in Hawaii. Global Change Biology 10: 1627-1641.
Jokiel, P, E Brown, A Friedlander, K Rodgers and W Smith. 2001. Hawai’i Coral Reef Initiative: Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program. Final Report 1999-2000. Submitted to: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Silver Springs, MD. January 29, 2001. 66 pp.
Jokiel, PL, EK Brown, A Friedlander, SK Rodgers, and WR Smith. 2004. Hawai’i Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Spatial patterns and temporal dynamics in reef coral communities. Pacific Science 58(2):159-174.
Jokiel, PL and KS Rodgers. 2005. Ranking Ecosystem "Health and Value" for the Islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Final Report Submitted to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Research Conducted Under: United States Department of the Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Memorandum of Agreement 2005-008/6882 Amendment No. 001. October 18, 2005. 15 pp.
Jokiel, PL, KS Rodgers and EK Brown. 2004. Assessment, Mapping and Monitoring of Selected "Most Impaired" Coral Reef Areas in the State of Hawai’i. Final Report Submitted to: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Grant CD97918401-0). April 1, 2004. 296 pp.
Jokiel, PL, KS Rodgers, EK Brown, JC Kenyon, G Aeby, WR Smith, and F Farrell. 2005. Comparison of Methods Used to Estimate Coral Cover in the Hawaiian Islands. Final Report Submitted to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Research Conducted Under: United States Department of the Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Memorandum of Agreement 2005-008/6882 Amendment No. 001. December 2, 2005. 22 pp.
Lobel, P. S. 1989. Ocean current variability and the spawning season of Hawaiian reef fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 24(3): 161-171.
Lobel, P.S. 1997. Comparative settlement age of damselfish larvae (Plectroglyphidodon imparippennis, Pomacentridae) from Hawaii and Johnston Atoll. Biological Bulletin. 193: 281-283.
Meadows, D., A.L. Kane, C. Mitchell, and C. Ogura. 2005. Hawaii’s statewide aquatic wildlife conservation strategy. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Technical Report 137.
Miller, J, J Weiss, E Lundlad, J Jones, S Ferguson, J Rooney, J Chojnacki. 2006. NOAA Seafloor Mapping and Characterization in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Oceans 2006 (poster).
National Guard Bureau. 2002. Draft finding of no significant impact: Construction of Maui Consolidated Readiness Center (MCRC) Pulehunui (Puunene), Maui, Hawaii. Final Environmental Assessment.
Papamastiou, Y.P., B.M. Wetherbee, C.G. Lowe, and G.L. Crow. 2006. Distribution and diet of four species of carcharhinid shark in the Hawaiian Islands: evidence for resource partitioning and competitive exclusion. Marine Ecology Progress Series 320: 239-251.
Paulay, G. 1995. New Records and Synonymies of Hawaiian Bivalves (Mollusca). Hawaii Biological Survey, Contribution No. 1996-002: 18-29.
Paulay, G. 2007. Metopograpsus oceanicus (Crustacea: Brachyura) in Hawai’i and Guam: another recent invasive? Pacific Science 61(2): 295-300.
Rodgers, KS. 2001. A quantitative evaluation of trampling effects on Hawai’i’s coral reefs. Masters Thesis. Geography Department, University of Hawai’i, Honolulu, Hawai’i. 163 pp.
Rodgers, KS. 2005 Evaluation of Nearshore Coral Reef Condition and Identification of Indicators in the Main Hawaiian Islands. PhD Dissertation. Geography Department, University of Hawai’i, Honolulu, Hawai’i. 203 pp.
Rodgers, KS and EF Cox. 2003. The effects of trampling on Hawaiian coral along a gradient of human use. Biological Conservation 112:383-389.
Rodgers, KS and EF Cox. 2003. Effects of mechanical fracturing and experimental trampling on Hawaiian corals. Environmental Management 31: 377-384.
Rodgers, KS, PL Jokiel and EK Brown. In Press. Modeling Hawaiian Coral Reef Health. Environmental Management. 29 pp.
Tissot, BN and LE Hallacher. 2003. Impacts of aquarium collectors on coral reef fishes in Kona, Hawaii. Conservation Biology 17(6):1759-1768.
Tissot, BN, WJ Walsh, and LE Hallacher. 2004. Evaluating effectiveness of a Marine Protected Area network in West Hawai’i to increase productivity of an aquarium fishery. Pacific Science 58(2):175-188.
Waddell, JE (ed.). 2005. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 11. NOAA/NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Team. Silver Spring, MD. 522 pp.
Wilkinson, C (ed.). 2004. Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004, Volume 2. Australian Institute of Marine Science.
General Hawaii Public Information
Navy Region Hawaii’s Environmental Policy. 28 August, 2006.
Shark Species List of Hawaii. State of Hawaii Website.
2007. Status of Maui’s Coral Reefs. State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR). 2 pp.
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