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PIERC Research

Science Themes

Alternative Energy and Wildlife (Coming Soon)

Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a seabird.

Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative

Banana poka

Ecology and Management of Non-Native Species

The picture is a LandSat image of the Hamakua Coast of Hawaii Island

Mapping and Remote Sensing

Wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) is a species of flowering tree.

Native Species Biology

The photo is of volcanic ash dunes in the Kau Desert on Hawaii Island.

Pacific Island Ecosystems - Function and Restoration

This photo of Kamehameha Beach illustrates the connections between land and sea.

Ridge to Reef - Connections between Land and Sea

The photo is a scarlet 'i'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea)

Wildlife Health and Zoonotic Disease

Place Themes

This picture shows a LandSat image of Hawaii Island.

Hawaii Island

This picture shows a LandSat image of Oahu

Oahu and Kauai

This picture shows a LandSat image of Maui Nui. The largest is Maui, followed by Molokai, Lanai, and Kahoolawe in counter-clockwise order.

Maui Nui

This picture shows a LandSat image of Midway Island.

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

LandSat image of Guam, the southern-most and largest island in the Mariana Island chain.

Guam and the Mariana Islands

LandSat image of Tutuila, American Samoa.

American Samoa

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