8 results on '"Naikatini, Alifereti"'
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2. Graphis collinsiae (Ascomycota: Graphidaceae), a new lichen species from the Fiji Islands
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Lücking, Robert, Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, von Konrat, Matt, and Naikatini, Alifereti
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- 2010
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3. Nasoata mangrove island, the PABITRA coastal study site for Viti Levu, Fiji Islands
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Thaman, R.R., Keppel, Gunnar, Watling, Dick, Thaman, Batiri, Gaunavinaka, Timoci, Naikatini, Alifereti, Thaman, Baravi, Bolaqace, Nemani, Sekinoco, Etika, and Masere, Manasa
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Biological diversity -- Research ,Islands -- Research ,Rivers -- Research - Abstract
Abstract: Nasoata Island is a predominantly mangrove island located near the outflow and delta of the Rewa River, Fiji's largest and longest river. The river originates on the eastern slopes [...]
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- 2005
4. One hundred new species of lichenized fungi:a signature of undiscovered global diversity
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Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Ahti, Teuvo, Altermann, Susanne, Amo De Paz, Guillermo, Aptroot, Andre, Arup, Ulf, Barcenas Pena, Alejandrina, Bawingan, Paulina A., Benatti, Michel N., Betancourt, Luisa, Bjoerk, Curtis R., Boonpragob, Kansri, Brand, Maarten, Bungartz, Frank, Caceres, Marcela E. S., Candan, Mehtmet, Luis Chaves, Jose, Clerc, Philippe, Common, Ralph, Coppins, Brian J., Crespo, Ana, Dal-Forno, Manuela, Divakar, Pradeep K., Duya, Melizar V., Elix, John A., Elvebakk, Arve, Fankhauser, Johnathon D., Farkas, Edit, Ferraro, Lidia Itati, Fischer, Eberhard, Galloway, David J., Gaya, Ester, Giralt, Mireia, Goward, Trevor, Grube, Martin, Hafellner, Josef, Hernandez M, Jesus E., Herrera Campos, Maria De Los Angeles, Kalb, Klaus, Karnefelt, Ingvar, Kantvilas, Gintaras, Killmann, Dorothee, Kirika, Paul, Knudsen, Kerry, Komposch, Harald, Kondratyuk, Sergey, Lawrey, James D., Mangold, Armin, Marcelli, Marcelo P., Mccune, Bruce, Messuti, Maria Ines, Michlig, Andrea, Gonzalez, Ricardo Miranda, Moncada, Bibiana, Naikatini, Alifereti, Nelsen, Matthew P., Ovstedal, Dag O., Palice, Zdenek, Papong, Khwanruan, Parnmen, Sittiporn, Perez-Ortega, Sergio, Printzen, Christian, Rico, Victor J., Plata, Eimy Rivas, Robayo, Javier, Rosabal, Dania, Ruprecht, Ulrike, Allen, Noris Salazar, Sancho, Leopoldo, De Jesus, Luciana Santos, Vieira, Tamires Santos, Schultz, Matthias, Seaward, Mark R. D., Serusiaux, Emmanuel, Schmitt, Imke, Sipman, Harrie J. M., Sohrabi, Mohammad, Søchting, Ulrik, Søgaard, Majbrit Zeuthen, Sparrius, Laurens B., Spielmann, Adriano, Spribille, Toby, Sutjaritturakan, Jutarat, Thammathaworn, Achra, Thell, Arne, Thor, Goeran, Thues, Holger, Timdal, Einar, Truong, Camille, Tuerk, Roman, Umana Tenorio, Loengrin, Upreti, Dalip K., Van den Boom, Pieter, Vivas Rebuelta, Mercedes, Wedin, Mats, Will-Wolf, Susan, Wirth, Volkmar, Wirtz, Nora, Yahr, Rebecca, Yeshitela, Kumelachew, Ziemmeck, Frauke, Wheeler, Tim, and Lücking, Robert
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Darwin declaration ,taxonomy ,taxonomic impediment ,Encyclopedia of Life ,lichens ,Global Taxonomy Initiative - Published
- 2011
5. Local and expert knowledge improve conservation assessment of rare and iconic Fijian tree species.
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Keppel, Gunnar, Naikatini, Alifereti, Rounds, Isaac A., Pressey, Robert L., and Thomas, Nunia T.
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BIODIVERSITY , *ECOLOGY , *DACRYDIUM (Plants) , *PODOCARPUS ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
In many developing countries, threatened species lists are unavailable and IUCN Red Lists are very incomplete. Because limited resources are available for conservation in developing countries, detailed field assessments and scientific study of threatened species are often not feasible. However, considerable knowledge about biodiversity exists among experts and local land users. We used questionnaires as part of field surveys to compile information about the abundance, conservation threats, distribution, and ecology of populations of four threatened and iconic target species in Fiji (Acmopyle sahniana, Dacrydium nausoriense, Podocarpus affinis [all Podocarpaceae], and Cynometra falcata [Leguminosae]). These questionnaires were completed in the field for all known populations by an assessor, compiling field observations and measurements with information from local land users and local and outside experts. For the four species in this study, the questionnaires improved estimates of population size, identified previously unknown populations, provided estimates of regeneration, and identified key conservation threats. Species of highly fragmented remnants in drier climates were less protected than those in more contiguous forests of moist climates. The methods employed provided rapid, cost-effective information that can be used to revise IUCN Red List and conservation status assessments and are applicable to other Pacific Island and developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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6. Distribution, status and conservation of the bats of the Fiji Islands.
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Palmeirim, Jorge M., Thorsteinsdóttir, Solveig, Champion, Alan, Fishert, Martin, Yabaki-Gounder, Mere, Dunn, Thomas, Naikatini, Alifereti, Tuiwawa, Marika, Niukula, Jone, and Qalovaki, Stanley
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BATS ,WILDLIFE conservation ,ZOOGEOGRAPHY ,ENDEMIC animals ,CONSERVATION of natural resources - Abstract
The poorly studied bat fauna of the Fiji Islands is of notable conservation importance because it includes one endemic species, several near endemics, and the best global populations of several threatened species. In addition, some of the species play a keystone role as pollinators and seed dispersers in valuable forest ecosystems. We visited 30 islands of the archipelago to survey bats and assess their conservation status and the potential threats to their continued existence. The Vulnerable Notopteris macdonaldi occurs on the three main islands but may only have nurseries on one of them. The Critically Endangered, endemic Mirimiri acrodonta appears to be restricted to a small montane area on a single island. Pteropus tonganus is consumed throughout rural Fiji but remains common and is not currently threatened by the harvest. The Near Threatened Pteropus samoensis is locally common on the largest islands but threatened on some smaller islands. The Endangered Chaerephon bregullae exists only on two islands and appears to concentrate in a single large colony to nurse young. The Endangered Emballonura semicaudata has declined dramatically in Fiji, as across most of its range, although a few substantial populations remain on some small islands. Factors threatening these species are variable but include small ranges, concentration in a reduced number of colonies, deforestation, over-harvesting, and introduced predators. We propose conservation measures and indicate a number of priority sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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7. The decline of the endemic Fijian crested iguana Brachylophus vitiensis in the Yasawa and Mamanuca archipelagos, western Fiji.
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Harlow, Peter S., Fisher, Martin, Tuiwawa, Marika, Biciloa, Pita N., Palmeirim, Jorge M., Mersai, Charlene, Naidu, Shivanjani, Naikatini, Alifereti, Thaman, Baravi, Niukula, Jone, and Strand, Erica
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IGUANAS ,ENDANGERED species ,WILDLIFE conservation ,NATURE conservation ,WILDLIFE management ,ANIMAL diversity ,ANIMAL populations ,BIODIVERSITY - Abstract
The endemic Fijian crested iguana Brachylophus vitiensis, categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, has been recorded from several islands in western Fiji. We conducted a survey for the crested iguana on 12 uninhabited and five inhabited islands in the Yasawa and Mamanuca archipelagos of western Fiji in September 2000. Night searches for sleeping iguanas along a total of 11.2 km of forest transects suggest that crested iguanas are either extremely rare or extinct on all of these islands. Although we collectively searched a total of 44 km of transect over 123 person hours, we located crested iguanas on only four islands: three small uninhabited islands (all <73 ha) and one large inhabited island (22 km). In July 2003 we resurveyed two islands identified as having the best potential for the long-term conservation of crested iguanas, and found that populations were continuing to decline. We suggest that the scarcity of crested iguanas on all islands surveyed is due to the combination of habitat loss and the introduction of exotic predators. All islands surveyed have free ranging goats, forest fires have occurred repeatedly over the last few decades, and feral cats are established on many islands. To reverse the population decline of this species immediate intervention is required on selected islands to halt continuing forest degradation and to clarify the effects of introduced predators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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8. Local and expert knowledge improve conservation assessment of rare and iconic Fijian tree species
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Isaac A. Rounds, Nunia T. Thomas, Alifereti Naikatini, Robert L. Pressey, Gunnar Keppel, Keppel, Gunnar, Naikatini, Alifereti, Rounds, Isaac A., Pressey, Robert L., and Thomas, Nunia T.
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Near-threatened species ,Ecology ,Agroforestry ,Endangered species ,extinction risk ,islands ,Regional Red List ,developing nations ,Conservation-dependent species ,Dacrydium nausoriense ,endangered species ,Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,IUCN Red List ,South Pacific ,conservation threat assessment ,expert knowledge ,Threatened species ,Conservation status ,traditional knowledge ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
In many developing countries, threatened species lists are unavailable and IUCN Red Lists are very incomplete. Because limited resources are available for conservation in developing countries, detailed field assessments and scientific study of threatened species are often not feasible. However, considerable knowledge about biodiversity exists among experts and local land users. We used questionnaires as part of field surveys to compile information about the abundance, conservation threats, distribution, and ecology of populations of four threatened and iconic target species in Fiji (Acmopyle sahniana, Dacrydium nausoriense, Podocarpus affinis [all Podocarpaceae], and Cynometra falcata [Leguminosae]). These questionnaires were completed in the field for all known populations by an assessor, compiling field observations and measurements with information from local land users and local and outside experts. For the four species in this study, the questionnaires improved estimates of population size, identified previously unknown populations, provided estimates of regeneration, and identified key conservation threats. Species of highly fragmented remnants in drier climates were less protected than those in more contiguous forests of moist climates. The methods employed provided rapid, cost-effective information that can be used to revise IUCN Red List and conservation status assessments and are applicable to other Pacific Island and developing countries. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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- 2015
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