Focus on Island Science as AAAS Pacific Division Convenes in Hawaii 15-20 June

The health of ecosystems in Hawaii and other Pacific Islands will be a top focus when hundreds of researchers gather for the annual meeting of the AAAS Pacific Division from 15-20 June.

Hawaii and other Pacific islands host an incredible diversity of geology, plant and animal life, and human culture, but increasingly island ecosystems are experiencing stress related to development, pollution and climate change. The symposia and other events at the meeting will explore critical facets of island science, from the mass extinction of Hawaiian land snails and threats to other flora and fauna to the prospects for increased U.S.-Asia/Pacific research collaboration.

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