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The Atoll Research Bulletin Bulletin is issued by the Smithsonian Institution to provide an outlet for information on the biota of tropical islands and reefs and on the environment that supports the biota. The Bulletin is published by the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Current issues can be found at: http://opensi.si.edu/index.php/smithsonian/catalog/series/ARB This repository provides access to issues published before 2013.
Recent Submissions
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2024)Carondelet is a remote seamount in the Phoenix Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. Earlier expeditions to characterize coral reef communities of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) were not able to survey the seamount ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2023)Motu Motiro Hiva or Salas y Gómez (Chile) is a small and remote uninhabited island in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean near Rapa Nui (Isla de Pascua or Easter Island, Chile). Its terrestrial flora remains poorly known, with ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2021)Bassas da India is a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the West Indian Ocean. Its inaccessibility had historically precluded study of its ichthyofauna until a small group of scientists from the Oceanographic Research ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2020)The remote Kanton (Abariringa) Atoll, in the South Pacific Phoenix Islands Protected Area, was assessed using rapid techniques to describe the infrastructure, fish, coral, birds, vegetation, sharks, turtles, and marine ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2020)This publication presents the list of fish fauna gathered during a scientific expedition to Cayo Albuquerque (12�07�N, 81�52�2� W) Colombia, the southernmost cay of the Archipelago of San Andr�s, Providencia and Santa ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2015)This paper is a compilation and analysis of all vascular plants that have been reported on Kiritimati (Christmas) Atoll in the Northern Line Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. It is based on field inventories conducted ...
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The History of a Remote Caribbean Cay, Isla Aves, and Its Terrestrial Biota: A Review and New Data (Smithsonian Instititution Scholarly Press, 2022-11-14)When discovered in the early 1500s, Isla Aves was a remote guano-covered Caribbean island much larger than it is at present. Gradually over subsequent centuries it became smaller, either leaving behind, or supplanted by, ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2019)The recent foraminiferal fauna and associated microbiota of Clipperton Island (10.2833°N, 109.2167°W) were investigated at 20 sites collected in the intertidal zone around the perimeter of the island and from the edge ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2019)Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) are important predators on the reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific and research into their spatial ecology is needed to improve our understanding of their behavior and assist fisheries ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018)The species richness of the flat wasp fauna from Cousine Island, Seychelles, is reported for the first time. Three species are represented on this island in the Seychelles archipelago. The male of the previously described ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2016)There is only one published list of atolls of the world (Bryan, 1953) and it is the source of the often-quoted figure that there are 425 or �more than 400� of them. However, the original compendium included many banks and ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2016)The Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT) has 55 islands totaling approximately 5,000 ha spread over approximately 50,000 km2 of the central Indian Ocean. From the first human settlements, which ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2019)The Los Roques and Las Aves oceanic coral reef archipelagos of Venezuela lie in a biogeographically unique and biologically diverse area of the Caribbean and possess extensive coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves and ...
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Ecological Changes in the Coral Reef Communities of Indonesia's Bali Barat National Park, 2011�2016 (Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2019)The coral reefs of Bali Barat National Park, one of Indonesia�s oldest marine protected areas, are known for their high biodiversity and excellent sport diving; however, stressors such as destructive fishing practices, ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018)This volume of papers grew out of a session titled �Modern reefs and reef islands: reflections and resonance of David Stoddart�s contributions to coral reef science� held on the first day of the 13th International Coral ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018)A collection of crabs assembled during the KUW 2009 expedition to Mayotte Island and deposited in the Mus�um national d�Histoire naturelle Paris is studied. In total 202 species are recognized, 138 of them being new records ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2019)Sandy beaches are critical resources for low-lying Pacific atoll communities, providing protection during storms, and land area for many coastal villages. Information on the nature of atoll beach sediment, its geochemistry ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2018)Watamu Marine National Park (WMNP) is one of the oldest no-take Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the world. Since its establishment in 1968, it has been the subject of a number of scientific studies as well as suffering ...
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(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2016)This paper is a compilation and analysis of vascular plants that have been reported present on the eight atolls of the independent nation of Tuvalu in the Central Pacific. It is based on field inventories conducted by the ...
