Nooks, crannies and critters: measuring the complexity of land, ocean habitats
Researchers developed a simple way to standardize how habitat complexity is measured.
Potential for species extinction from deep-sea mining
A study seeks to dispel misconceptions leading to miscalculations of the likely effects of commercial operations to extract minerals from the seabed.
Kapi‘olani CC student reps Hawai‘i in prestigious conference
Mackenzie Jahnke represented Hawaiʻi at the 24th Annual Posters on the Hill held via Twitter.
Hawaiʻi forests restore after animals fenced out
UH Hilo researchers waited 25 years to discover that native trees could restore themselves after cattle and pigs were fenced out.
Kapiʻolani CC research students recognized at national STEM conference
Undergraduate research experience students attended the 2020 Emerging Researchers National Conference.
UH Hilo ecologists pioneer data-driven extinction risk assessment
Researchers Maya Munstermann and Matthew Knope hope the results of their innovative research will help conservationists and policy makers develop better strategies for protecting endangered species.
Endangered ʻakikiki bird conservation focus of award
UH Mānoa researchers from the Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project are part of the Saving ʻAkikiki from Extinction Team that was awarded the 2018 Recovery Champion Award.
After 50 years of silence, endangered seabird heard on Maunakea
The sound of the ʻuaʻu or Hawaiian petrel was heard on Maunakea, thanks to the Office of Maunakea Management and the UH Hilo Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems Bioacoustics Lab.
Efforts to save endangered birds with new biotechnology boosted by $25K donation
Hawaii Forest & Trail, has donated $25,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Biology Department to support research to reduce avian diseases in Hawaiʻi.
UH Hilo researchers win medal for paper on native ecosystem restoration
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo researchers awarded for incorporating non-native, non-invasive plant species into the restoration of disturbed native ecosystems.
