Distribution of the endangered Pacific sheathtail bat Emballonura semicaudata.

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
KM Helgen ◽  
TF Flannery
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
First Record ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
The South ◽  
Mammal Species ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
South West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Western Samoa

The Pacific sheathtail bat (Emballonura semicaudata) is one of few mammal species widely distributed in the south-west Pacific. However in many island groups its distribution and abundance remain uncertain and these patterns are obscured by the ongoing decline of many populations. Here we verify the (formerly disputed) presence of this bat in Vanuatu, provide the first record from the largest island in Samoa (Savai`i, Western Samoa), and review the known distribution of the species across the Pacific. A number of sources point to a precipitous twentieth-century decline of this species over most of its geographic range.

scholarly journals REVIEW: Pactok: How the Pacific covers 'nius' on the internet

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-197
Author(s):  
Christine Fogg
Keyword(s):  
New Venture ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Virtual Library ◽  
The South ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
South West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
On Line

Review of Pactok's Pacific Talk virtual library. Now a new venture by the Pactok organisation has created on-line access to locally produced news from the South-West Pacific region.   

To the Jungle Shore

2019 ◽  
pp. 171-201
Author(s):  
Peter J. Dean
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pacific War ◽  
The South ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
South West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Australian Experience ◽  
Amphibious Warfare ◽  
Maritime Strategy ◽  
Pacific Area

Amphibious warfare was critical to the success of Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during the Pacific War. However, at the beginning of the war both the Australian and United States forces in the SWPA had little knowledge, expertise, or experience in this form of warfare. This chapter by Peter J. Dean traces the development of amphibious warfare in the SWPA through organization, training, tactics, doctrine, and operations. While focusing on the Australian experience and highlighting the evolution of capabilities between 1942-45 through an analysis of the assaults on Lae (1943) and Balikpapan (1945), it contextualizes this experience within General Douglas MacArthur's maritime strategy and the friction inherent in combined amphibious operations in this theater. The chapter highlights the evolution of the Australian Army from a force almost totally unfamiliar with the practice of amphibious operations to one which, in combination with its United States coalition partner, becomes a practitioner par excellence in this form of warfare.

scholarly journals The geographic distribution of reef and oceanic manta rays in the south-east Indian and south-west Pacific Oceans

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia J. Armstrong ◽  
Asia O. Armstrong ◽  
Michael B. Bennett ◽  
Frazer McGregor ◽  
Kátya G. Abrantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The South ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
East Indian ◽  
South West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Warm Temperate ◽  
Manta Ray ◽  
Reef Manta Ray

AbstractThe reef manta ray,Mobula alfredi, occurs in tropical and warm temperate coastal waters, and around islands and reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Published records that relate to the distribution ofM. alfrediin the south-east Indian and south-west Pacific Oceans are largely restricted to locations where there is a focus on manta ray ecotourism, with little information from elsewhere. Even less is known about the circumglobally distributed oceanic manta ray,Mobula birostris, for which there are few published sighting records. We collatedn =11,703 sighting records from Australian waters and offshore territories forM. alfredisourced from scientific image databases (n= 10,715), aerial surveys (n= 375) and online reports (n= 613). From collated records, we confirm that the species shows an uninterrupted distribution within Australian coastal waters north of 26°S on the west coast to 31°S on the east coast, with a southernmost record at 34°S. Confirmed locations forM. birostrisencompass a latitudinal range of 10-40°S. Records from more southerly locations relate to warm-water events. Sightings ofM. birostriswere rare, but were confirmed at several geographically separate locations, probably reflecting its preference for offshore waters. The study clarifies the occurrence and range of each species within coastal waters of the south-east Indian and south-west Pacific Oceans, and highlights regions in northern Australia that are of specific interest for future research into possible movements of individuals between international marine jurisdictions.

Larval trypanorhynch cestodes in teleost fish from Moreton Bay, Queensland

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 2123 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Beveridge ◽  
T. H. Cribb ◽  
S. C. Cutmore
Keyword(s):  
Host Species ◽  
Teleost Fish ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
The South ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Moreton Bay ◽  
South West ◽  
Lizard Island ◽  
The World

During a helminthological examination of teleost fish of Moreton Bay (Qld, Australia), 976 fish from 13 orders, 57 families and 133 species were examined and nine species of trypanorhynch metacestodes were identified. Callitetrarhynchus gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819) was the most frequently encountered species, found in 16 species of fish, with Callitetrarhynchus speciosus (Linton, 1897), Pterobothrium pearsoni (Southwell, 1929), Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004, Otobothrium mugilis Hiscock, 1954, Otobothrium parvum Beveridge & Justine, 2007, Proemotobothrium southwelli Beveridge & Campbell, 2001, Pseudotobothrium dipsacum (Linton, 1897) and Heteronybelinia cf. heteromorphi Palm, 1999 occurring in fewer host species and at lower prevalences. Comparisons are made with studies elsewhere in the world and specifically within the South-west Pacific. Of the best studied regions in the South-west Pacific (Heron Island, Lizard Island, New Caledonia and now Moreton Bay), the fauna from Moreton Bay was found to be the most distinctive, with fauna from the three reef locations sharing 35–48% of species between sites and just 12–24% with Moreton Bay. The fauna of trypanorhynch cestodes from Lizard Island and New Caledonia was found to be the most similar.

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