Explore life as a land invertebrate in the Pacific Basin
Invertebrates are animals that have no backbones. There are
three kinds of terrestrial invertebrates on the islands; mollusks (snails and
slugs), arthropods (insects), and arachnids (spiders).
Invertebrates are very important to island ecosystems because they help pollinate plants, serve as food for larger animals, and help maintain normal population levels of organisms that they feed on. Introduced invertebrates can be a major problem for island ecosystems because they can disrupt all of those established patterns by eating the food of native invertebrates, preying on native invertebrates and bringing in new diseases that can kill native animals of all kinds. More?
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Description: This website provides a taxonomic checklist of insects from brackish and freshwater environments of Hawaii, including information on status, distribution, habitat and origin.
Description: This report details what is known of Papa New Guinea's flora and fauna including endangered species, invasive species, endemism and conservation.
Publisher: Geocities.com
Date Validated: 8/12/2005
Subject Headings: Aquatic Invertebrates, Land Invertebrates, Plants,
Description: This website provides access to the University of Manoa Library's Science and Technology Reference Department, Pacific Ecology and Environment Internet Resources.
Publisher: University of Hawaii, Manoa
Date Validated: 8/12/2005
Subject Headings: Aquatic Invertebrates, Land Invertebrates, Plants,
Description: This website provides a searchable database of Hawaiian arthropod species designated as candidate two species for listing. The results will link to the status and distribution of each species.
Description: This website provides a searchable database of Hawaiian arthropod species. The results will link to the status and distribution of each species.
Description: This website provides a searchable database of Bishop Museum Hawaiian arthropod specimens designated as candidate two species for listing. The results will link to the status and distribution of each species.
Description: This website provides a searchable database of mollusks found in Hawaii. Results returned are a list of species that match the search criteria.
Publisher: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Date Validated: 8/9/2005
Subject Headings: Land Invertebrates, Aquatic Invertebrates
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