Publications

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Beger M., Jacobson D., Pinca S., Richards Z.T., Hess D., Harriss F., Page K., Peterson E., Baker N. 2008.  "The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Republic of the Marshall Islands" in: The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008, Waddell, J.E. and A.M. Clarke (eds.), NOAA. Download.

Pinca S., and Harriss F. 2008.  Successful community engagement in resource management efforts on Ailuk Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. SPC Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin #18. Download (487kB)

Richards Z.T., Beger M., Pinca S., Wallace C.C. 2008. Bikini Atoll coral biodiversity resilience five decades after nuclear testing. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56 (2008) 503–515. Download (1.4 MB)

Beger M. and Z.T. Richards. 2007. Finding Napo: Conservation of Napoleon Wrasse and Rare Corals 2006. Report to the bp-conservation programme. 37 pages. Melbourne, Australia. Download (5.8 MB)

Pinca S., Koltes K., Seale A. 2006. Ailuk Marine Resources Assessment, 2006.

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Peterson E. L., Beger M., Pinca S. 2006. Three dimensional model of atoll hydrodynamics. Pages 1434-1439 in Y. Suzuki, T. Nakamori, M. Hidaka, H. Kayanne, B. E. Casareto, K. Nadaoka, H. Yamano, and M. Tsuchiya, editors. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium 28th June - 3 July 2004. Japanese Coral Reef Society, Okinawa, Japan. Download (1 MB)

Pinca S., 2006. Ailuk draft report to MIMRA.

Peterson E. L., M. Beger, Richards Z.T. 2005. Hydrodynamics and biodiversity used to propose MPAs at Rongelap Atoll. International Marine Protected Area Congress, Geelong, Australia, 27-31 October 2005.

Pinca, S., Beger M. Jacobson D., Keju T. 2005. "The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Marshall Islands" Silvia Pinca, Maria Beger, Dean Jacobson, Terry Keju. In : The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005, Waddell, J.E. (ed.), NOAA. Download.

Abraham T., Beger M., Burdick D., Cochrane E., Craig, P., Didonato G., Fenner  D., Green S., Golbuu Y., Gutierrez J., Hasurmai M., Hawkins C., Houk P., Idip D., Jacobson D., Joseph E., Keju T., Kuartei J., Palik S., Penland L., Pinca S., Rikim K., Starmer J., Trianni M., Victor S. Whaylen, L. 2004. "Status Of The Coral Reefs In Micronesia And American Samoa". In: "Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004." Ruth Kelty And Jason Kuartei (Eds.). Global Coral Ref Monitoring Network. Download.

Pinca S., Beger M., Hengeveld A. (eds.). 2004. NRAS-Conservation.

  1. Mili Atoll Marine Surveys, 2003. 

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  2. Rongelap Atoll Marine Surveys, 2003. 

Cover page download (240k)

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Richards Z.T.,  Wallace C.C. 2004. Acropora rongelapensis sp. nov., a new species of Acropora from the Marshall Islands (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniina: Acroporidae). Zootaxa 590: 1-5. Download (680 kB)

Beger M., Jones G.P., Munday P.L. 2003. Conservation of coral reef biodiversity: a comparison of reserve selection procedures for corals and fishes. Biological Conservation 111: 53–62. Download (420 kB)

Beger M., Pinca S. 2003. Coral reef biodiversity community-based assessment and conservation planning in the Marshall Islands: Baseline surveys, capacity building and natural protection and management of coral reefs of the atolls of Rongelap and Mili. Final Report to National Fishery and Wildlife Foundation. Download (1.3M)

Beger M., Pinca S. 2003. Surveying Coral Reefs to help establish Marine Reserves in the Marshall Islands. Australian Ecological Society Newsletter.

Beger M., Pinca S., Trimble G., Suzumoto A. 2003. Where did all the fish go at Bikini Atoll? Species diversity, habitat choice and assemblage rules for coral reef fishes after 50 years undisturbed existence. Australian Coral Reef Society, 80th Annual Conference, Understanding and Protecting Coral Reefs, 26th to 29th September 2003. Download (73k)

Musburger C. 2003. Mili survey bonus for atoll's future. The Marshall Islands Journal, 25 July 2003. Download (1.3M)

Pinca S. 2003. Experiment of community-based conservation in the Marshall Islands.  International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium, Manila March 24-27th, 2003.

Pinca S. 2003. Marshall Islands surveys to support a national effort towards reef conservation. SPC Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin #13. Download journal issue (634k). Download article only (105k).

Pinca S. 2003. Rongelap Surveys for Conservation.

Pinca S. 2003. Rongelap and Mili: a paradise in the Pacific. Sapere, February 2003.

Pinca S. 2002-2003 

1. Bikini, Rongelap Study. 19 July 2002. 

2. Berry, Melba get a taste of Japanese life. 1 March 2002. 

3. Mili, Rongelap surveys huge success. 22 August 2003.

Pinca S., Beger M., Peterson E., Richards Z., Reeves E. 2002. "Coral reef biodiversity community-based assessment and conservation planning in the Marshall Islands: baseline surveys, capacity building and natural protection and management of coral reefs of the atoll of Rongelap". RALgov public report. 

1. Intro and Methods. Download (667k)

2. Ecology. Download (1.1M)

3. Site profiles. Download (1.3M)

4. Recommendations. Download (200k)

5. Appendices. Download (240k)

Or: Full report. Download (4.4M)

Pinca S. 2001. Marine Resources Assessment: Likiep Atoll 2001, final report. MIMRA, Republic of the Marshall Islands.