by Esmoi | Jan 8, 2020 | Living nature, Living nature
Small Life in the Sand of Rapa Nui In just a handful of sand from the sea can be hundreds of thousands of small meiofauna animals. This worm with many appendages is a nerillid, a member of polychaetes, which include meiofaunal as well as many larger forms. Everyone...
by Esmoi | Nov 18, 2019 | Undersea world
Everything is in Motion – An Island in the Middle of the Ocean by Martin Thiel, Bernhard Steinberger & Tim Kiessling Did you know that the geological history of Rapa Nui depends on two types of volcanism? There is on the one hand the Mid-Ocean Ridge, which crosses...
by Esmoi | Sep 28, 2019 | Living nature
Wetlands of Rapa Nui affected by Climate Change by Tahira Edmunds (Consultora Independiente – Independent Consultant), Cristóbal Cox (GP Consultores – GP Consultores), Rachel Gauci & David Véliz (ESMOI) Climate change is affecting a great part of our...
by Esmoi | Aug 6, 2019 | Undersea world
A HITCH-HIKERS GUIDE TO RAPA NUI A HITCH-HIKERS GUIDE TO RAPA NUI by Sabine Rech – ESMOI Even though Rapa Nui is one of the most remote places on earth, plastic litter comes here from several sources. While some stems from high-seas fisheries, other litter comes...
by Esmoi | Jul 8, 2019 | Living nature, Outstanding
Octopus and Squid in Rapa Nui and other Pacific Islands By Sergio Carrasco, Universidad Católica del Norte, ESMOI, Coquimbo Octopus and squid have appeared in the tales of migration throughout Polynesia since early times and are part of the relationships of commerce,...
