LIVING NATURE
Small Life in the Sand of Rapa Nui
In the sand of Rapa Nui there are animals so small that they can hardly be seen with the bare eye. You need a microscope to see them. These animals live in the small spaces between sand grains.
PURE The Endangered Sea Snail
PUREThe Endangered Sea Snailby Ernesto Díaz CabreraEstudiante Doctorado en Ciencias, mención Ecología y Biología Evolutiva de la Universidad de ChileDoctoral candidate in Science of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of ChilePure is a sea snail which has...
Bees Rapa Nui
Bees Rapa NuiFree of Pathogens, a Source of Life and LoveBees were introduced to Easter Island by the Catholic missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the decade of the 1860s, and since then have been pollinating guavas, mangoes, bananas and pasture flowers. In...
El Tavake and its future
The Tavake And its future, a challenge for Rapa NuiOne of the loveliest spots on the Island is the Moai (statue) quarry at Rano Raraku. Anyone who has visited it has seen or heard the Tavakes, the red-tailed tropicbird. These majestic white birds, with their bright...
Marine Reserve in the bay of hanga roa
Marine Reserve in the bay of hanga roaAccording to the experts and the international NGOs that are dedicated to marine conservation, the oceans should be managed as ecosystems and not as a cornucopia that the fishing industry can harvest at will. In the entire world,...
Toromiro Revives on Rapa Nui
Toromiro Revives on Rapa Nui Etnobotany Recovery The toromiro, a sacred tree planted around ceremonial centers, was declared extinct over 50 years ago. The last one was seen in the crater at Rano Kau during Thor Heyerdahl’s expedition in 1956. There have been...
Wetlands of Rapa Nui affected by Climate Change
Wetlands of Rapa Nui affected by Climate Changeby 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 planet, with...
Climate Changes on Rapa Nui
Climate Changes on Rapa NuiEffects on animal life in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: El aumento de las lluvias relacionado con El Niño aumenta la turbidez del agua y disminuye su salinidad, influyendo en los procesos de fotosintesis submarina. Ello afecta la relacion...
Plastic contaminates the coast of Rapa Nui
Plastic contaminates the coast of Rapa NuiEvery year millions of tons of plastic are dumped into the oceans. The largest part of this rubbish ends up floating in the so-called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, contaminating the marine life. Rapu Nui receives the...
Overfishing on Rapa Nui
Overfishing on Rapa NuiA group of scientists, sponsored by the National Geographic Society, recently arrived on Easter Island following an exploration of the ecosystems of the Salas y Gómez Islands, where it was supposed that man had not yet intervened, and Easter...
Marine Park on Salas y Gómez
Marine Park on “Salas y Gómez”The international conservation organization, Oceana, and the National Geographic Society scheduled an expedition to the Salas y Gómez Island in March of 2010. The scientific team, with their guide, Michel García, a diver from Easter...
Octopus and Squid in Rapa Nui and other Pacific Islands
Octopus and Squid in Rapa Nui and other Pacific IslandsBy Sergio Carrasco, Universidad Católica del Norte, ESMOI, CoquimboOctopus and squid have appeared in the tales of migration throughout Polynesia since early times and are part of the relationships of commerce,...
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