HCSU Geospatial Analyst
Email:
pberkowitz@usgs.gov
ORCID:
0000-0002-4056-3735
Location
P.O. Box 44
Bldg. 344
Hawaii National Park
, HI
96718
US
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Hawai‘i’s endangered waterbirds have experienced epizootics caused by ingestion of prey that accumulated a botulinum neurotoxin produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum (avian botulism; Type C). Waterbird carcasses, necrophagous flies, and their larvae initiate and spread avian botulism, a food-borne paralytic disease lethal to waterbirds. Each new carcass has potential to develop toxin-accumulating necrophagous vectors amplifying outbreaks and killing hundreds of endangered birds. Early carcass removal is an effective mitigation strategy for preventing avian intoxication, toxin concentration in necrophagous and secondary food webs, and reducing the magnitude of epizootics. However, rapid detection...
Categories: Data;
Tags: Clostridium botulinum,
Hawaii,
Kauai,
Kauai County,
avian botulism, All tags...
avian disease,
biota,
canine detection,
koloa maoli,
taro,
waterbirds,
wetlands,
wildlife biology, Fewer tags
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Hawai‘i’s endangered waterbirds have experienced epizootics caused by ingestion of prey that accumulated a botulinum neurotoxin produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum (avian botulism; Type C). Waterbird carcasses, necrophagous flies, and their larvae initiate and spread avian botulism, a food-borne paralytic disease lethal to waterbirds. Each new carcass has potential to develop toxin-accumulating necrophagous vectors amplifying outbreaks and killing hundreds of endangered birds. Early carcass removal is an effective mitigation strategy for preventing avian intoxication, toxin concentration in necrophagous and secondary food webs, and reducing the magnitude of epizootics. However, rapid detection...
Categories: Data;
Tags: Clostridium botulinum,
Hawaii,
Kauai,
Kauai County,
avian botulism, All tags...
avian disease,
biota,
canine detection,
koloa maoli,
taro,
waterbirds,
wetlands,
wildlife biology, Fewer tags
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Abstract (from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.3092/full): Earthquake-generated tsunamis threaten coastal areas and low-lying islands with sudden flooding. Although human hazards and infrastructure damage have been well documented for tsunamis in recent decades, the effects on wildlife communities rarely have been quantified. We describe a tsunami that hit the world's largest remaining tropical seabird rookery and estimate the effects of sudden flooding on 23 bird species nesting on Pacific islands more than 3,800 km from the epicenter. We used global positioning systems, tide gauge data, and satellite imagery to quantify characteristics of the Tōhoku earthquake-generated tsunami (11 March 2011)...
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Hawai‘i’s endangered waterbirds have experienced epizootics caused by ingestion of prey that accumulated a botulinum neurotoxin produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum (avian botulism; Type C). Waterbird carcasses, necrophagous flies, and their larvae initiate and spread avian botulism, a food-borne paralytic disease lethal to waterbirds. Each new carcass has potential to develop toxin-accumulating necrophagous vectors amplifying outbreaks and killing hundreds of endangered birds. Early carcass removal is an effective mitigation strategy for preventing avian intoxication, toxin concentration in necrophagous and secondary food webs, and reducing the magnitude of epizootics. However, rapid detection...
Categories: Data;
Tags: Clostridium botulinum,
Hawaii,
Kauai,
Kauai County,
avian botulism, All tags...
avian disease,
biota,
canine detection,
koloa maoli,
taro,
waterbirds,
wetlands,
wildlife biology, Fewer tags
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If current climate change trends continue, rising sea levels could inundate low-lying islands across the globe. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) is a group of islands of great conservation importance that is threatened by sea-level rise. Stretching 2,000 km beyond the main Hawaiian Islands, the NWHI are a World Heritage Site and part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The islands support the largest tropical seabird rookery in the world, providing breeding habitat for 21 species of seabirds, 4 land bird species, and essential habitat for other resident and migratory wildlife. Because these are low-lying islands, even small increases in sea-level could result in the loss of critical habitat,...
Categories: Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2009,
Baby Brooks Bank,
Bank 66,
Birds,
Birds, All tags...
Boundaries,
Brooks Bank,
CASC,
Code of Federal Regulations,
Completed,
French Frigate Shoals,
Gardner Pinnacles,
Kure Atoll,
Laysan Island,
Lisianski Island,
Marine Protected Areas,
Maro Reef,
Middle Brooks Bank,
Midway Atoll,
National CASC,
National CASC,
Necker Island,
Nihoa Island,
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument,
Papahānaumokuākea,
Pearl and Hermes Atoll,
Pioneer Bank,
Projects by Region,
Raita Bank,
Sea-Level Rise and Coasts,
Sea-Level Rise and Coasts,
St. Rogatien Bank,
Twin Banks,
W. St. Rogatien Bank,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Wildlife and Plants,
Wildlife and Plants,
birds,
climate change,
climate models,
sea-level rise, Fewer tags
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