Publications



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Cynthia L. Hunter

Hunter, C.L. A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands: Selected Readings III. University of Hawaii Press. in review.

Mora C, Spirandelli D, Franklin EC, Lynham J, Kantar MB, Miles W, Smith CZ, Freel K, Moy J, Louis LV, Barba EW, Bettinger K, Frazier AG, Colburn IX, JF, Hanasaki N, Hawkins E, Hirabayashi Y, Knorr W, Little CM, Emanuel K, Sheffield J, Patz JA, Hunter CL (2018) Broad threat to humanity from cumulative climate hazards intensified by greenhouse gas emissions. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0315-6.

Forsman, Z.H., B.K. Kimokeo, C.E. Bird, C.L. Hunter, and R.J. Toonen (2012) Coral farming: effects of light, water motion, and artificial foods. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 92(4): 721-729.

Smith, J.E., C.L. Hunter, and C.M. Smith (2010) The effects of top-down versus bottom-up control on benthic coral reef community structure. Oecologia 163(2): 497-507.

Forsman, Z.H., D. Barshis, and C.L. Hunter (2009) Shape-shifting corals: Molecular markers show morphology is evolutionarily plastic in Porites. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 45-54

C.L. Hunter, E. Krauss, J. Fitzpatrick, and J. Kennedy (2008) Current and historic distribution and abundance of the inarticulated brachiopod, Lingula reevei Davidson (1880), in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Marine Biology 155(2): 205-210.

Forsman, Z., B. Rinkevich, and C.L. Hunter (2006) Investigating nubbin size and ex situ nursery conditions for culturing reef-building corals (Porites lobata and P. compressa). Aquaculture. 261:89-97.

Forsman, Z. C. L. Hunter, G. E. Fox, G. M. Wellington (2005) Is the ITS region the solution to the ‘species problem’ in corals? Intragenomic variation and alignment permutation in Porites, Siderastrea and outgroup taxa. Proc. Tenth International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa.

Smith, J.E., C.L. Hunter, E.J. Conklin, R. Most, T. Sauvage, C. Squair, and C.M. Smith (2004) Ecology of the invasive red alga Gracilaria salicornia (Rhodophyta) on Oahu, Hawaii. Pacific Science. 58 (2): 325-343

Vroom, P., C.M. Smith, J.A. Coyer, C.L. Hunter, L. Walters, K. Beach, and J. Smith (2003) Field biology of Halimeda tuna (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) across a depth gradient: Comparative growth, survivorship, recruitment, and reproduction. Hydrobiologia 501:149-166

Beach, K.L, Walters, L.J., Vroom, P., Smith, C.M., Coyer, J.A., Hunter, C.L. (2003) Variability in the ecophysiology of Halimeda spp. (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. J. Phycology 39(4): 633-643.

Walters, L.J., C.M. Smith, J.A. Coyer, C.L. Hunter, K.S. Beach, and P.S. Vroom (2002) Asexual propagation in the coral reef macroalga Halimeda (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales): production, dispersal and attachment of small fragments. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 278: 47-65.

Smith, J.E., C.L. Hunter, and C.M. Smith (2002) Distribution and reproductive characteristics of non-indigenous and invasive marine algae in the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science. 56(3): 299-315.

Kohn, A.J. and C.L. Hunter (2001) The feeding process in Conus imperialis. Veliger 44: 232-234.

Smith, J.E., C.M. Smith, and C.L. Hunter (2001) An experimental analysis of the effects of herbivory and nutrient enrichment on benthic community dynamics on a Hawaiian reef. Coral Reefs 19: 332-342.

Hunter, C.L. (1999) First records of coral diseases and tumors on Hawaiian reefs. Pp. 73-97 in Proc. Hawaii Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop, J.E. Maragos and R. Grober-Dunsmore, East West Center and Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, HI.

Hunter, C.L. and M.D. Stephenson (1999) Pollution Impacts on Biodiversity in Coral Reef Ecosystems of Central Pacific Islands. pp. 419-440 in Marine and Coastal Biodiversity in the Tropical Island Pacific Region. L.G. Eldredge, J.E. Maragos, P. F. Holthus, and H.F. Takeuchi (eds.), Pacific Science Association, Honolulu, HI.

Hopper, D.R., C.L. Hunter, and R.H. Richmond (1998) Sexual reproduction of the tropical sea cucumber, Actinopyga mauritiana (Echinodermata; Holothuroidea) in Guam. Bull. Mar. Sci. 63(1):1-9.

Hunter, C.L., C.W. Morden, and C.M. Smith (1997) The utility of ITS sequences in assessing relationships among zooxanthellae and corals. Proc. Eighth International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama. 2:1599-1602.

Hunter, C.L., M.D. Stephenson, G.S. Ichikawa, J.D. Goetzl, K.S. Paulson, D.B. Crane, D.G. Crosby, R.S. Tjeerdema, and J.W. Newman (1995) Contaminants in oysters in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Mar. Poll. Bull. 30(10): 646-654.

Hunter, C.L. and C.W. Evans (1995) Coral Reefs in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii: Two centuries of western influence and two decades of data. Bull. Mar. Sci. 57(1):501-515.

Hunter, C.L. (1993) Genotypic variation and clonal structure in coral populations with different disturbance histories. Evolution, 47(4):1213-1228.

Jokiel, P. L., C.L. Hunter, S. Taguchi, and L. Watarai (1993) Ecological impact of a fresh-water "reef kill" in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Coral Reefs. 12 (3/4):177-184.

Rice, S.A. and C.L. Hunter (1992) Effects of suspended sediment and burial on scleractinian corals from west central Florida patch reefs. Bull. Mar. Sci. 51(3): 429-442.

Richmond, R. H. and C.L. Hunter (1990) Reproduction and recruitment of corals: comparisons among the Caribbean, the tropical Pacific, and the Red Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 60:185-203.

Hunter, C.L. (1988) Environmental cues controlling spawning in two species of Hawaiian corals, Montipora verrucosa and M. dilatata. Proc. Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Townsville, Australia, Vol. 2:727-732.

Hunter, C.L. (1986) Assessment of clonal diversity and population structure of the scleractinian coral, Porites compressa. Proc. Fifth International Coral Reef Symposium, Papeete, Tahiti. Vol. 6:69-74.

Hunter, C.L. and C. C. Kehoe (1985) Patchwork patchreefs: the clonal diversity of the coral Porites compressa in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. In: Jokiel, P.L., Richmond, R.H., and Rogers, R.A.(eds.) Population biology of reefs. Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Technical Report No. 37, pp. 34-42.


Hunter Lab Graduate Students

Chung AE, Wedding LM, Meadows A, Donavan MK, Gove J, Hunter CL (in review) Prioritizing reef resilience through spatial planning following a mass coral bleaching event. Coral Reefs TBA.

Sale TL, Hunter CL, Hong C, Moran AL (In press) Morphology, lipid composition, and reproduction in growth anomalies of the reef building coral Porites evermanni. Coral Reefs TBA.

Sale TL, Marko PB, Oliver TA, Hunter CL (In press) What doesn't kill you makes you stronger? Scope for acclimation in corals during repeated thermal stress events. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. TBA.

Levy J, Hunter CL, Lukacazyk T, Franklin EC (2018) Assessing the spatial distribution of coral bleaching using small unmanned aerial systems. Coral Reefs 37:373-387.

Delevaux, J. M. S., S. D. Jupiter, K. A. Stamoulis, L. L. Bremer, A. S. Wenger, R. Dacks, P. Garrod, K. A. Falinski, and T. Ticktin (2018) Scenario planning with linked land-sea models inform where forest conservation actions will promote coral reef resilience. Scientific Reports 8(1):0–21.

Ticktin, T., R. Dacks, S. Quazi, M. Tora, A. McGuigan, Z. Hastings, and A. Naikatini (2018) Linkages between measures of biodiversity and community resilience in Pacific Island agroforests. Conservation Biology 32(5):1085-1095.

Dacks, R., T. Ticktin, S. Jupiter, and A. M. Friedlander (2018) Drivers of fishing at the household scale in Fiji. Ecology and Society 23(1):37.

Sterling, E. J., C. Filardi, A. Toomey, A. Sigouin, E. Betley, N. Gazit, J. Newell, S. Albert, D. Alvira, N. Bergamini, M. Blair, D. Boseto, K. Burrows, N. Bynum, S. Caillon, J. E. Caselle, J. Claudet, G. Cullman, R. Dacks et al. (2017) Biocultural approaches to well-being and sustainability indicators across scales. Nature Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-1349-6.

Sterling, E., T. Ticktin, T. Kipa Kepa Morgan, G. Cullman, D. Alvira, P. Andrade, N. Bergamini, E. Betley, K. Burrows, S. Caillon, J. Claudet, R. Dacks et al. (2017) Culturally grounded indicators of resilience in social-ecological systems. Environment and Society 8(1):63–95.

Rodgers KS, Lorance K, Richards Donà, A Stender Y, Lager C, Jokiel PL (2017) Effectiveness of coral relocation as a mitigation strategy in Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawai‘i. PeerJ DOI 10.7717/peerj.3346.

Rodgers KS, Bahr KD, Jokiel PL, Richards Donà, A (2017) Patterns of bleaching and mortality following widespread warming events in 2014 and 2015 at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Hawai‘i. PeerJ DOI 10.7717/peerj.3355.

Mora, Camilo, Frazier, Abby G., Longman, Ryan J., Dacks, Rachel S., Walton, Maya M., Tong, Eric J., Sanchez, Joseph J., Kaiser, Lauren R., Stender, Yuko O., Anderson, James M., Ambrosino, Christine M., Fernandez-Silva, Iria, Giuseffi, Louise M., Giambelluca, Thomas W. (2013) The projected timing of climate departure from recent variability. Nature. 502:183-187

Richards Donà, A, Cervino JM, Goreau TJ, Bartels E, Hughen K, Smith GW, Donà A. (2008) Coral Yellow Band Disease; current status in the Caribbean, and links to new Indo-Pacific outbreaks. Proc. 11th Int. Coral Reef Symp. 1:239-243.

Dissertations and Theses

Hunter, Cynthia L. (1988) Genotypic diversity and population structure of the Hawaiian reef coral, Porites compressa Ph.D. dissertation. University of Hawaii.

Walton, Maya M. (2013) Do marine protected areas facilitate coral reef ecosystem health? An investigation of coral disease and its associated factors in Oahu's marine life conservation districts. M.Sc. thesis. University of Hawaii.

Richards Donà, Angela (2012) Investigation into pathological responses of two phenotypes of the scleractinian coral, Montastraea faveolata, to putative marine Vibrio pathogens. M.Sc. thesis. School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook University.

Levy, Joshua (2016) Utilization of low altitude remote sensing techniques for coral bleaching assessments M.Sc. thesis. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Dacks, Rachel (2018) Investigating social and cultural drivers of Pacific coral reef resilience. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Technical Reports

Hunter C.L. (1995) Review of status of coral reefs around American Flag Pacific Islands and assessment of need, value, and feasibility of establishing a coral reef fishery management plan for the Western Pacific region. Final Report prepared for Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.

Hunter C.L., Friedlander, A.M., Magruder W.H., Meier K.Z. (1993) Ofu reef survey baseline assessment and recommendations for long-term monitoring of the proposed National Park, Ofu, American Samoa. Final Report to the National Park Service.

Popular Press and Other Mention

Dr. Hunter is among over 15,000 scientist signatories from over 184 countries on this warning about climate change
Ripple WJ, Wolf C, Newsome TM, Galetti M, Alamgir M, Crist E, Mahmoud MI, Laurance WF (2017) World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice BioScience 67:1026-1028.

This article in Star Advertiser, authored by Dr. Hunter and colleagues, shows us there is a lot we can do to help save Hawaiian coral reefs.
Cynthia Hunter, Charles Birkeland, Robert Richmond. May 2015. There is much we can do to save our reefs. Star Advertiser.

This article in MidWeek talks about UH efforts to clean up invasive algae.
Lisa Asato. October 2006. Declaring War on Alien Algae. MidWeek. Available online: http://www.midweek.com/content/story/midweek_extrastory/declaring_war_on_alien_algae/

This article in Nature discusses Dr. Hunter's work on coral clones.
Diamond J.M. (1986) Clones within a coral reef. Nature. 323:109.