In this talk, Dr. David Pompeani with UH Mānoa, NREM Department will share his recent research on a network of new sedimentary charcoal archives which records the last 2,000 years of fire history across the Hawaiian Islands.
Adaptation and management
Our May “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar will be presented by Emma Yuen and Ryan Okano from Hawaiʻi’s DLNR, discussing the climate science they have applied to resource management efforts on land and sea, and what new information is needed.
PI: Jonathan Plissner, Supervisory Biologist, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial, USFWS
Co-I: Helen Sofaer, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Funded: FY2024
PI: Sheldon Plentovich, Coastal Program Coordinator, USFWS, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Service Office
Funded: FY2024
In this talk, Erica Gallerani and Dr. Lucas Fortini will talk about a new approach for assessing the potential for relocating populations of ʻākohekohe (Palmeria dolei) to higher elevations on the island of Hawaiʻi from the island of Maui because of the harmful impacts of climate-driven disease spread.
In this talk, Dr. Alison Ainsworth will discuss the implications for conservation of Hawaiian high-elevation ecosystems in the face of both climate change and invasive species.
In this talk, Dr. Aaron Shiels will present the results of a study on the impacts of hurricanes on invasive rodents in the Caribbean Islands, and he will discuss invasive rodent impacts and control methods in both the Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
In this talk, Dr. Richard MacKenzie will present his research on the vulnerability of Pacific Island nations to climate change and how appropriate adaptation actions can increase the resilience of mangroves and thus the resilience of Pacific Islanders.
Our January “Slice of PI-CASC” seminar–on the second Tuesday of the month–will be presented by Dr. Ryan Longman, who will share his work with many partners in creating the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal and its impressive capabilities, as well as future possibilities.
In this webinar, Dr. Jonathan Price from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo will discuss how modeling vegetation communities in Hawaiʻi can be used to inform restoration, invasive species management, and climate change.