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H. Sanders, Kerry, Edward O. Minot, and Robin A. Fordham. "Juvenile dispersion and use of habitat by the endangered Kakerori Pomarea dimidiata (Monarchinae) on Rarotonga, Cook Islands." Pacific Conservation Biology 2, no. 2 (1995): 167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc960167.

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The Kakerori (Rarotongan flycatcher) Pomarea dimidiata is a small, territorial passerine, endemic to Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Now listed as endangered, the total known population in August 1991 was 48 individuals. Kakerori are found in the steep, forested inland of southern Rarotonga. Newly fledged young remain high in the canopy near the natal nest. However, 4?5 months later they occupy spurs and small ridges immediately surrounding the parental territory, while 7?8 months after fledging, these young birds are most often found on high, exposed ridges where they form small cohorts. The daily activity budget for Kakerori is dominated by calling and looking, and the most common method of feeding is gleaning. Overall, successful territories (those that produce fledged young) have a lower canopy, fewer ferns, and trees with a larger total basal area, than unsuccessful territories (those that do not produce fledged young). Survival of this species depends on continued management of the population, including further research on habitat requirements and effective predator control.

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Vérine, Stéphane. "Le traité de Rarotonga." Politique étrangère 52, no. 1 (1987): 101–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/polit.1987.5272.

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ROBERTSON, HUGH A., IAN KARIKA, and EDWARD K. SAUL. "Translocation of Rarotonga Monarchs Pomarea dimidiata within the southern Cook Islands." Bird Conservation International 16, no. 3 (July 31, 2006): 197–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270906000268.

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The translocation of species to a new site plays an important role in the conservation of many threatened birds; however, the problems and processes involved in planning and implementing such translocations are rarely reported. In order to establish a second secure ‘insurance’ population of the endangered Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata, or Kakerori, 30 young birds were moved from the Takitumu Conservation Area on Rarotonga to the 2,700 ha island of Atiu between 2001 and 2003. The translocation of this single-island endemic was to a site outside the historical range of the species, because the small, but rapidly growing, population on Rarotonga was considered to be highly vulnerable to a catastrophe, such as a cyclone, or the arrival of a new bird disease or predator. The translocation followed consultation with local communities, an assessment of the suitability of islands in the southern Cook Islands, and an assessment of the disease risk posed by the translocation. The translocation appears to have been successful because Rarotonga Monarchs have bred well in a variety of forest habitats on Atiu.

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Zemke-White, L. W., and E. L. Beatson. "Algal community composition within territories of the damselfish Stegastes nigricans (Pomacentridae, Labroidei) in Fiji and the Cook Islands." South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences 23, no. 1 (2005): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sp05008.

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The species composition of algal assemblages inside territories of the damselfish Stegastes nigricans was examined from Nananu-i-ra Island, Fiji and Rarotonga, Cook Islands. A total of 32 algal species were identified, the majority of them Rhodophytes (24 species). Seven species were unique to Rarotonga, six were unique to Fiji, with the remaining 19 species recorded at both locations. The biodiversity of territories was similar at both locations. The red alga, Herposiphonia secunda, was the most abundant species found, comprising 40.33% � 3.51SE and 33.94% � 3.58SE from Rarotonga and Fiji respectively. Gelidiopsis intricata, Polysiphonia sp., Aglaothamnion cordatum, and various Cyanophytes were also abundant at both locations. As a group, filamentous algae accounted for 70.35% of the algae found within the territories at all sites. We suggest that if S. nigricans are actively weeding their territories, they are selecting filamentous algae, and particularly Herposiphonia sp. and Polysiphonia sp.

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Campbell, J. D. "The “Paru Matau” of Rarotonga." Mankind 1, no. 5 (February 10, 2009): 112–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-9310.1932.tb00890.x.

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Simone Louwhoff, H. J. J., and John A. Elix. "The Lichens Of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean II: Parmeliaceae." Lichenologist 32, no. 1 (January 2000): 49–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/lich.1999.0237.

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AbstractTen parmelioid taxa in five genera were identified from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean. These comprise: three species of Bulbothrix, one species of Canoparmelia, four species of Parmotrema, one species of Rimelia and one species of Xanthoparmelia. Canoparmelia rarotongensis Louwhoff & Elix is described as new, being distinguished from other species of this genus by its unique secondary chemistry (lecanoric acid) and conspicuous, inflated isidia. The majority of parmelioid lichens on Rarotonga have cosmopolitan and pantropical distributions. Bulboihrix is reported for the first time from the Polynesian region.

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McCarthy, P. M. "The Lichens of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean I: Pyrenocarpous Taxa." Lichenologist 32, no. 1 (January 2000): 15–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/lich.1999.0212.

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AbstractFour new pyrenocarpous lichens are described from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean: Porina deminuta (Trichotheliaceae), Pyrenula ochraceoflava var. pacifica (Pyrenulaceae), Strigula decipiens var. divisa (Strigulaceae) and Verrucaria fortuita (Verrucariaceae). The new combinations Porina eminentior (Nyl.) P. M. McCarthy and P. exocha (Nyl.) P. M. McCarthy are made for Thelenella eminentior Nyl. (Clathroporina eminentior (Nyl.) Müll. Arg.) and Verrucaria exocha Nyl. (Clathroporina exocha (Nyl.) Müll. Arg.), respectively. Brief descriptions and additional notes are provided for 26 other taxa. The phytogeographical affinities and possible origins of the pyrenocarpous lichens of Rarotonga and Lord Howe Island are discussed.

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Schultze-Motel, Wolfram. "Zur Kenntnis der Laubmoose von Rarotonga (Cook-Inseln)." Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 124, no. 1 (August 5, 2002): 77–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0006-8152/2002/0124-0077.

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Ulijaszek, Stanley J., and Sławomir Kozieł. "Associations between blood pressure and economic modernization among adults on Rarotonga, the Cook Islands." Anthropological Review 66 (June 30, 2003): 65–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1898-6773.66.05.

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Populations in the Pacific islands undergoing economic modernization have experienced a steady rise in the prevalence of hypertension across the second part of the twentieth century. In this analysis, a comparison is made between blood pressure of the Rarotonga, Cook Islands, population in 1996 with values obtained for this population in 1964. In addition, the extent to which education and occupation, as markers of modernization, associate with blood pressure and island of origin is examined, taking into account the use of anti-hypertensive drugs by a subset of the sample. For the males, mean blood pressure shows no difference between 1964 and 1996; for the females, the characteristic increase in blood pressure across the age groups is not statistically significant in the 1996 study population. This might be due to the much more extensive use of anti-hypertension medication in the 1996 sample. Island of origin is a significant predictor of blood pressure irrespective of occupation, use of anti-hypertension medication, age and body mass index. Females born on Rarotonga had higher systolic blood pressure, which was also associated with education level, than those born on other Cook Islands. Males born on Rarotonga had significantly higher diastolic blood pressure than males born elsewhere in the Cook Islands.

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ZUG, GEORGE R., ALISON M. HAMILTON, and CHRISTOPHER C. AUSTIN. "A new Emoia samoensis group lizard (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Cook Islands, South-central Pacific." Zootaxa 2765, no. 1 (February 15, 2011): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2765.1.4.

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The first published report of a large treeskink from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, appeared in 1988. The first museum voucher specimen was collected in 1984. Although this skink seems likely to be a recent arrival to the island of Rarotonga, it represents a unique member of the Emoia samoensis species group. We compare this population with other members of the E. samoensis group and describe the population as Emoia tuitarere n. sp., distinguished by a suite of external characters including SVL, number of dorsal scale rows, and number of subdigital lamellae of the fourth toe. We provide preliminary definitions for the concolor and samoensis species subgroups proposed by Brown (1991), although current molecular data do not support their monophyly (Hamilton et al., 2010).

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Bartlett, J. K. "Some mosses of Rarotonga, Cook Island Group." Journal of Bryology 14, no. 2 (January 1986): 359–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/jbr.1986.14.2.359.

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Thompson, G. M., J. Malpas, and Ian E. M. Smith. "Volcanic geology of Rarotonga, southern Pacific Ocean." New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 41, no. 1 (March 1998): 95–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1998.9514793.

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Rhodes, Lesley L., Kirsty F. Smith, Rex Munday, Andy I. Selwood, Paul S. McNabb, Patrick T. Holland, and Marie-Yasmine Bottein. "Toxic dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands." Toxicon 56, no. 5 (October 2010): 751–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.05.017.

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Rongo, Teina, and Robert van Woesik. "Ciguatera poisoning in Rarotonga, southern Cook Islands." Harmful Algae 10, no. 4 (May 2011): 345–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2010.11.005.

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Todd, Angela J., Matthew T. Carroll, David G. Russell, and Eleanor K. L. Mitchell. "A prospective survey of chiropractic student experiences with pediatric care and variability of case mix while on clinical placement in Rarotonga." Journal of Chiropractic Education 31, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.7899/jce-16-4.

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Objective To compare chiropractic students' perceptions of preparedness for practice before and after a clinical placement in Rarotonga and to report demographics from these experiences. Methods The students completed deidentified pre- and postplacement surveys assessing pediatric practice preparedness. Students tallied the patient numbers, age, and chiropractic techniques used per visit for each day of clinic placement. On completion of the program, participating students (27/34, or 79% of the student cohort) did a postplacement survey on their perception of practice preparedness. Data were analyzed with the Spearman rho correlation, the Mann-Whitney U test, and regression analysis. Results There was an increase in perceived preparedness for pediatric practice, ranging from 24.1% of the student cohort at the start of the study to 82.1% following clinical placement in Rarotonga. The change in student preparedness to practice with children was positively correlated with the total number of children managed (rs = .05, p = .01) and the number of children managed who were under 10 years of age (rs = .60, p = .001). Multiple regression analysis demonstrated a medium positive effect for postprogram preparedness (F [4, 20] = 3.567, p = .024). Conclusion Clinical outreach to Rarotonga provided a broad case mix of patients and a change in student perceptions of preparedness to practice with children, which was positively affected by the total number of children managed and the number of children managed who were under 10 years of age.

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Baggaley, WJ. "Low Temperate Zone Sporadic-E: Seasonal and Diurnal Variations at Rarotonga." Australian Journal of Physics 39, no. 3 (1986): 401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ph860401.

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The seasonal variations of strong E s occurrence as a function of diurnal period have been obtained for the Pacific station of Rarotonga (21 0 .2 S). The seasonal characteristics depend markedly on local time with afternoon Es activity showing large deviations-equinoxial enhancements and summer peaks occurring before solstice-from those expected from the formation processes currently understood.

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Holdsworth, David K. "Traditional Medicinal Plants of Rarotonga, Cook Islands Part I." International Journal of Crude Drug Research 28, no. 3 (January 1990): 209–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13880209009082815.

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Holdsworth, D. K. "Traditional Medicinal Plants of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Part II." International Journal of Pharmacognosy 29, no. 1 (January 1991): 71–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13880209109082853.

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Craig, D. A., and R. E. G. Craig. "Simuliidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13, no. 3 (July 1986): 357–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1986.10422669.

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Parris, B. S. "A new species ofGrammitis(Grammitidaceae) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands." New Zealand Journal of Botany 31, no. 1 (January 1993): 15–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0028825x.1993.10419529.

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Scoffin, Terence P., David R. Stoddart, Alexander W. Tudhope, and Colin Woodroffe. "Rhodoliths and coralliths of Muri Lagoon, Rarotonga, Cook Islands." Coral Reefs 4, no. 2 (September 1985): 71–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00300865.

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Campbell, Matthew. "Productivity, production and settlement in precontact Rarotonga, Cook Islands." Archaeology in Oceania 38, no. 1 (April 2003): 9–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2003.tb00517.x.

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Hutchings, J. W., and J. W. Gellen. "Lunar and solar barometric tides at Rarotonga, Cook Islands." Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH 126, no. 1 (1988): 141–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00876920.

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SYKES, W. R. "A new species of Lepidium (Brassicaceae) in the Cook Islands." Phytotaxa 181, no. 3 (October 3, 2014): 184. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.181.3.7.

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Lepidium makateanum is a small, erect, densely bushy shrublet confined to areas of makatea (raised coral) on Miti‘aro in the Ngaputoru Group north-east of Rarotonga. It is closely related to L. bidentatum, a common coastal species throughout East Polynesia. On some other islands of East Polynesia, other taxa are also said to be closely related to L. bidentatum, but none represent the Miti‘aro plant.

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MA, MIN, QING-HAI FAN, and ZHI-QIANG ZHANG. "Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of the Cook Islands." Zootaxa 4646, no. 3 (July 25, 2019): 527–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4646.3.5.

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Little is known about the mite family Phytoseiidae of the Cook Islands, and only five species have previously been recorded from the country. In this work, we present new data on 12 species, including five new records and two new species (Knopkirie flascus sp. nov. and Kuzinellus rarotonga sp. nov.). A key to all species of Phytoseiidae known from the Cook Islands is provided.

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Cutting-Jones, Hannah. "‘The Conscience of the Community’: the Au Vaine of Rarotonga." Journal of Pacific History 55, no. 1 (August 8, 2019): 58–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2019.1636215.

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Pande, Savita. "Regional denuclearisation—II treaty of Rarotonga: Nuclear‐ free South Pacific?" Strategic Analysis 22, no. 2 (May 1998): 195–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09700169808458801.

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Young, E. C. "Mosquitoes of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: A survey of breeding sites." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 34, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 57–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014220709510064.

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Rongo, Teina, and Robert van Woesik. "Socioeconomic consequences of ciguatera poisoning in Rarotonga, southern Cook Islands." Harmful Algae 20 (December 2012): 92–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2012.08.003.

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Campbell, Matthew. "Memory and monumentality in the Rarotongan landscape." Antiquity 80, no. 307 (March 1, 2006): 102–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00093297.

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One way to understand how a landscape captures memories is to study places where documents have also preserved them. The author does this to remarkable effect in the island of Rarotonga, showing how the great road Ara Metua and its monuments and land boundaries were structured and restructured through time to reflect what was to be remembered. Students of the pre- and proto-histories of all continents will find much inspiration in the pages that follow.

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King, Hilary, Paul Zimmet, L. Robin Raper, Richard Taylor, George Koteka, Harry Nemaia, and Peter H. Bennett. "Glucose tolerance in Polynesia: Population‐based surveys in Rarotonga and Niue." Medical Journal of Australia 145, no. 10 (November 1986): 505–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1986.tb139452.x.

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ULIJASZEK, STANLEY. "MODERNIZATION AND THE DIET OF ADULTS ON RAROTONGA, THE COOK ISLANDS." Ecology of Food and Nutrition 41, no. 3 (May 1, 2002): 203–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0367-020291909741.

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Simone Louwhoff, H. J. J., and John A. Elix. "The Lichens Of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean II: Parmeliaceae." Lichenologist 32, no. 01 (January 2000): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0024282900000050.

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Woodroffe, Colin D., Stephen A. Short, David R. Stoddart, Tom Spencer, and Russell S. Harmon. "Stratigraphy and Chronology of Late Pleistocene Reefs in the Southern Cook Islands, South Pacific." Quaternary Research 35, no. 2 (March 1991): 246–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(91)90071-c.

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AbstractThe Makatea Islands in the southern Cook Islands consist of a degraded volcanic core surrounded by emergent “makatea” limestones. While much of this reefal limestone is of Tertiary age, the seawardmost reefs are late Pleistocene. Last-interglacial reefs (oxygen isotope substage 5e) identified by U-series dating reach 12.2 m on Atiu (mean age of three samples 126,000 ± 5000 yr B.P.), 9.8 m on Mitiaro (mean age of five samples 119,000 ± 3000 yr B.P.), 10.0–12.7 m on Mauke (mean age of four samples 128,000 + 5000, −4,000 yr B.P.), and 14.5–20.0 m on Mangaia (mean age of four samples 115,000 ± 7000 yr B.P.). On Atiu, Mauke, and Mitiaro a lower reef unit has been identified, and is separated from the overlying substage 5e reef by a sharp discontinuity, often with a crust of coralline algae. U-series dating from Atiu and Mauke indicates that this is a stage 7 reef formed in the penultimate interglaciation. The Makatea Islands have emerged as a result of flexure of the lithosphere in response to loading by the Pleistocene volcanic island of Rarotonga. Isolated outcrops of makatea limestone on Rarotonga reach 3.5 m and are probably of substage 5e age. Elastic and viscoelastic models of lithospheric flexure predict that much of the compensatory movement should occur shortly after the emplacement of the load. However, the age and elevation of late Quaternary reefs on the southern Cook Islands, where a Pleistocene volcanic island has loaded relatively old ocean floor (>80 myr), indicate that differential uplift has been continuing over the last 250,000 yr.

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Crawford, Terry J., and Bruce J. Crawford. "Linckia multifora (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Reproductive Mechanisms and Ecophenotypes." Pacific Science 61, no. 3 (July 2007): 371–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.2984/1534-6188(2007)61[371:lmeair]2.0.co;2.

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Hoffmann, Tegan Churcher. "The Reimplementation of the Ra'ui: Coral Reef Management in Rarotonga, Cook Islands." Coastal Management 30, no. 4 (October 2002): 401–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/089207502900282.

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Satchell, G. H. "NEW AND LITTLE KNOWN SAMOAN PSYCHODIDAE AND A NEW SPECIES FROM RAROTONGA." Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy 22, no. 11-12 (March 18, 2009): 181–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1953.tb00042.x.

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McCarthy, P. M. "The Lichens of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific Ocean I: Pyrenocarpous Taxa." Lichenologist 32, no. 01 (January 2000): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0024282900000049.

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de Scally, Fes A. "Evaluation of storm surge risk: A case study from Rarotonga, Cook Islands." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 7 (March 2014): 9–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2013.12.002.

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Weir, Tony, Ravind Kumar, and Arona Ngari. "Interdecadal modulation of the effect of ENSO on rainfall in the southwestern Pacific." Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science 71, no. 1 (2021): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/es19053.

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The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant driver of interannual variability on rainfall in many Pacific Islands and in countries bordering the tropical Pacific Ocean. From 1916 through to 1975, the correlation coefficient between the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and interannual variability in rainfall in eastern Australia was strong in negative phases of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) but weak in positive phases. By examining records of rainfall over the past hundred years in central Vanuatu and on the ‘dry side’ of Fiji, which both lie near the southern edge of the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ), we find that such modulation by IPO has been much weaker there than in eastern Australia. This paper examines possible reasons for this difference. We also find that the correlation between rainfall and the SOI remained strong throughout each of the past three phases of the IPO, in all these places, including eastern Australia. However, at Rarotonga in the southern Cook Islands, whose position is also near the southern edge of the SPCZ, but at the southeastern end, the displacement of the SPCZ by ENSO events is greater there than further west. Consequently, the correlation between rainfall and SOI is so strong at Rarotonga in El Niño years with SOI<−5 that SOI alone becomes a good predictor of wet-season rainfall there. The difference in modulation of rainfall in eastern Australia between the two positive phases of IPO (1926–1941 and 1978–1998) may be due to the influence on Australia of other climatic oscillations, such as the Indian Ocean Dipole, though other factors may also have played a role.

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Borges Posterari, Jessica, and Takuji Waseda. "Wave Energy in the Pacific Island Countries: A New Integrative Conceptual Framework for Potential Challenges in Harnessing Wave Energy." Energies 15, no. 7 (April 2, 2022): 2606. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15072606.

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The Central and South Pacific have significant wave energy resources distributed through the region that are currently not being explored. Even though the wave energy resource in the Pacific has been studied, there is limited knowledge on the potential obstacles when inserting this new energy source into a unique and unexplored environment. Pacific Island countries (PICs) have distinctive characteristics that can become barriers to this technology, especially considering that local coastal and marine systems are fundamental for subsistence and local development. Thus, the success of a project relies on local acceptance. The current study developed an integrative conceptual framework for the PICs (ICFPICs) that derived from the integration of the elements of a political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) structured approach and further combined with a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) approach to create a matrix that included relevant internal and external factors influencing a project. Four islands were analyzed through the ICFPICs to demonstrate the varying characteristics and challenges in the Pacific environment; the islands were Tubuai (French Polynesia), Viti Levu (Fiji), Rarotonga (Cook Islands), and ‘Eua (Tonga). Applying the ICFPICs to each island shows that Tubuai has significant technological issues, Rarotonga has mostly economic issues, Viti Levu is the most developed island but also has several potential issues in the social sphere, while ‘Eua has the fewest issues and is a viable candidate for further analysis. The ICFPICs can be used by decision makers, project developers, and stakeholders to recognize probable barriers when bringing wave energy technologies to the PICs and make informed decisions during the pre-feasibility stage.

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KOEDA, KEITA, HIROSHI SENOU, CHIH-WEI CHANG, and HSUAN-CHING HO. "Redescription of Liopropoma aragai (Teleostei: Serranidae), with two new confirmed records of species of Liopropoma from Taiwan." Zootaxa 4702, no. 1 (December 4, 2019): 60–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.11.

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Liopropoma aragai Randall & Taylor 1988 is redescribed based on the holotype and non-type specimens from Japan and Taiwan. Diagnostic characters of the species and the status of Taiwanese specimens previously referred to L. aragai are reassessed. Liopropoma lemniscatum Randall & Taylor 1988, previously recorded only from the Pacific coast of Japan and the Ryukyu Archipelago, and L. lunulatum (Guichenot 1863), previously known from Okinawa Island (Japan), Guam, Réunion, Rarotonga and Tahiti, are redescribed, both being confirmed for the first time by voucher specimens from Taiwanese waters. A detailed description of each species and a key to Taiwan Liopropoma Gill 1861 is provided.

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Fujiki, Toshiyuki, Mitsuru Okuno, Hiroshi Moriwaki, Toshio Nakamura, Kei Kawai, Gerald McCormack, George Cowan, and Paul T. Maoate. "Vegetation Changes Viewed from Pollen Analysis in Rarotonga, Southern Cook Islands, Eastern Polynesia." Radiocarbon 56, no. 2 (2014): 699–708. http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/56.17444.

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This study presents accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dates and pollen assemblages of 400-cm core sediments collected from the Karekare Swamp in Rarotonga, Southern Cook Islands, to investigate vegetation changes on the island, in particular those induced by human impacts. Eight 14C dates of charcoal and higher plant fragment samples indicate that the sediments accumulated since ∼6.0 cal kBP, with an apparent interruption of deposition (hiatus) from 130 to 132 cm in depth, corresponding to ∼2.8 to 0.7 cal kBP. The appearance of Chenopodiaceae pollen from upland weeds, and Cucurbitaceae and Vigna pollen grains from cultivated plants suggest that human influence existed in core sediments above 130 cm in depth. The increased abundance of Pandanus pollen and monolate-type fern spores also implies the existence of human activity.

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Copus, Joshua, Richard Pyle, and John Earle. "Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands." Biodiversity Data Journal 3 (January 26, 2015): e4180. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.3.e4180.

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MORINAGA, Hayao, Satoru YAMAGUCHI, Masayuki HYODO, Hiroo INOKUCHI, Nobuhiro ISEZAKI, and Katsumi YASKAWA. "Paleomagnetism of Volcanic Rocks from Rarotonga and Rurutu, the Cook-Austral Island Chain." Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity 43, no. 12 (1991): 989–1006. http://dx.doi.org/10.5636/jgg.43.989.

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Smith, W. D. "Underground nuclear explosions recorded at Rarotonga: estimation of mb from T-phase amplitude." Geophysical Journal International 90, no. 1 (July 1, 1987): 35–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246x.1987.tb00673.x.

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Fujiki, Toshiyuki, Mitsuru Okuno, Hiroshi Moriwaki, Toshio Nakamura, Kei Kawai, Gerald McCormack, George Cowan, and Paul T. Maoate. "Vegetation Changes Viewed from Pollen Analysis in Rarotonga, Southern Cook Islands, Eastern Polynesia." Radiocarbon 56, no. 02 (2014): 699–708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200049730.

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This study presents accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dates and pollen assemblages of 400-cm core sediments collected from the Karekare Swamp in Rarotonga, Southern Cook Islands, to investigate vegetation changes on the island, in particular those induced by human impacts. Eight14C dates of charcoal and higher plant fragment samples indicate that the sediments accumulated since ∼6.0 cal kBP, with an apparent interruption of deposition (hiatus) from 130 to 132 cm in depth, corresponding to ∼2.8 to 0.7 cal kBP. The appearance of Chenopodiaceae pollen from upland weeds, and Cucurbitaceae andVignapollen grains from cultivated plants suggest that human influence existed in core sediments above 130 cm in depth. The increased abundance ofPandanuspollen and monolate-type fern spores also implies the existence of human activity.

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Hughes, G. W. "Recent foraminifera from inter-reef channels, nearshore North Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific." Journal of Micropalaeontology 14, no. 1 (April 1, 1995): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/jm.14.1.29.

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Abstract. The Avatiu and Avarua sand-covered channels within the fringing reef of north Rarotonga, Cook Islands, contain foraminiferal assemblages considered to be predominantly derived from the adjacent reef platform. Benthonic species which display a depth restriction include Melonis affinis, Cassidulina delicata, Clavulina pacifica and Bolivina alata. Small (less than 200 μm), rare planktonic species, including Globigerina bulloides, are recovered from sediments as shallow as 8 m, but an increase in species diversity and abundance is noted at 30 m in Avarua channel and 48 m in Avatiu channel.No clear depth, substrate nor symbiont-associated restriction of species is evident, and this may result from mixing of primary microfaunal assemblages by sediment transport in this exposed part of the island.

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Ulijaszek, Stanley J. "Body size and physical activity levels of adults on Rarotonga, the Cook Islands." International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 52, no. 5 (January 2001): 453–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09637480120078348.

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Smith, Kirsty F., Lesley Rhodes, Arjun Verma, Belinda G. Curley, D. Tim Harwood, Gurjeet S. Kohli, Dorothy Solomona, Teina Rongo, Rex Munday, and Shauna A. Murray. "A new Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Gambierdiscus cheloniae sp. nov." Harmful Algae 60 (December 2016): 45–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2016.10.006.

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