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SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin – Special Edition

Robert E. Johannes

26 September 1936
4 September 2002

Achievements and contributions

Education

  • BSc University of British Columbia (1958)
  • MSc University of British Columbia (1959)
  • PhD University of Hawaii (1963)

Awards

  • Pew Foundation Scholarship in Conservation and the Environment 1993–1997
  • CSIRO Medal 1990
  • Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship 1974–75
  • British Columbia Fisheries Association Scholarship 1958
  • National Federation of Canadian University Students Exchange Scholarship 1956

Publications

Editorship

Editor, Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin, published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community 1996–2002

Books

R.E. Johannes and W. MacFarlane. 1991. Traditional Fishing in the Torres Strait Islands. Hobart: CSIRO. 268 p.

R.E. Johannes. 1981. Words of the Lagoon: Fishing and Marine Lore in the Palau District of Micronesia. Berkeley: University of California Press. 245 p.

Books edited

Ruddle, K. and R.E. Johannes (eds). 1990. Traditional Marine Resource Management in the Pacific Basin: An Anthology. Jakarta: UNESCO.

Johannes, R.E. (ed). 1990. Contribution of Traditional Knowledge to Environmental Science. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, IUCN Conservation Science Series No. 1.

Ruddle, K. and R.E. Johannes (eds). 1985. The Traditional Knowledge and Management of Coastal Systems in Asia and the Pacific. Jakarta: UNESCO.

Gomez, E., C.E. Birkeland, R.W. Buddemeier, R.E. Johannes, J.A. Marsh Jr. and R.T. Tsuda (eds). 1981. Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila. 2 Vols. 1510 p.

Stoddart, D. and R.E. Johannes (eds). 1978. Coral Reefs: Research Methods. Paris: UNESCO. 581 p.

Wood, E.J.F. and R.E. Johannes (eds). 1975. Tropical Marine Pollution. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier. 192 p.

Film

Directed and scripted a half-hour colour underwater documentary film on coral reef pollution, Cloud over the Coral Reef shown on U.S., Australian and Samoan Television. 1973.

Articles (by date)

Johannes, R.E. (in press). The renaissance of community-based marine resource management in Oceania. Annual Reviews of Ecology and Systematics.

Johannes, R.E. and F. R. Hickey. (in press). Evolution of village-based marine resource management in Vanuatu between 1993 and 2001. Report to Environment and Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands Bureau, UNESCO.

Johannes, R.E. (in press). Integrating traditional fishing knowledge with western scientific knowledge for better marine resource management. In: D. Nakashima et al. (eds), Local and indigenous knowledge systems, Paris: UNESCO.

Johannes, R.E. (in press). Fishers’ knowledge and management: Differing fundamentals in indigenous and industrial fisheries. Proceedings of the Conference on Putting Fishers’ Knowledge to Work. University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre, Vancouver.

Johannes, R.E. (in press) Use and misuse of traditional ecological knowledge and management practices: Pacific Island examples. In: D. Dallmeyer (ed) Values at sea: Ethics for the marine environment. University of Georgia Press. (Being reprinted in: Environmental Ethics and Policy, published by Thomson Learning)

Johannes, R.E. 2002. Did indigenous conservation ethics exist? SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin 14:3–7.

Heyman W.D., R.T. Graham, B. Kjerfve and R.E. Johannes. 2001. Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, aggregate to feed on fish spawn in Belize. Marine Ecology Progress Series 215:275–282.

Johannes, R.E. and N. Kile. 2001. Grouper spawning aggregations that are a potential target of the live reef food fish trade in Ysabel and Wagina Islands, Solomon Islands. SPC Live Reef Fisheries Information Bulletin 8:5–9.

Johannes, R.E. and B. Yeeting. 2001. I-Kiribati knowledge and management of Tarawa’s lagoon resources. Atoll Research Bulletin 489. 24 p.

Johannes, R.E. 2001. A possible new candidate for grouper aquaculture. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin 8:31–32.

Johannes, R.E. and E. Hviding. 2001. Traditional knowledge of the fishers of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands, concerning fish aggregating behaviour. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin 12:22–29.

Johannes, R.E., M.M.R. Freeman and R. Hamilton. 2000. Ignore fishers’ knowledge and miss the boat. Fish and Fisheries 1:257–271.

Johannes, R.E. 2000. Palau: Protection of reef fish spawning aggregations. p. 320–323. In: R.V. Salm and J.R. Clark (eds). Marine and Coastal Protected Areas. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 3rd edition.

Johannes, R.E. and N.J. Ogburn. 1999. Collecting grouper seed for aquaculture in the Philippines. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin 6:35–48.

Johannes, R.E., L. Squire, T. Graham, Y. Sadovy and H. Renguul. 1999. Spawning aggregations of groupers (Serranidae) in Palau. The Nature Conservancy Marine Conservation Research Report #l, The Nature Conservancy and the Forum Fisheries Agency. 144 p. (Available online at www.tnc.org/asiapacific)

Johannes, R.E. and M. Lam. 1999. The live reef food fish trade in the Solomon Islands. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin 5:8–15.

Johannes, R.E. 1998. Combating destructive fishing practices more effectively: The Nature Conservancy Perspective. p. 217–226. In: Proceedings of the APEC Workshop on the Impacts of Destructive Fishing Practices in the Marine Environment, Hong Kong, 16–18 December 1997.

Johannes, R.E. 1998. The case for data-less marine resource management: Examples from tropical nearshore fisheries. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13:243–246.

Johannes, R.E. 1998. Government-supported, village-based management of marine resources in Vanuatu. Ocean and Coastal Management Journal 40:165–186.

Johannes, R E. 1997. Grouper spawning aggregations need protection. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin 3:13–14.

Johannes, R.E. 1997. Traditional coral-reef fisheries management. p. 380–385. In: C. Birkeland (ed). Life and death of coral reefs. New York: Chapman and Hall. 536 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1997. Expanding coral reef fish farming requires more research on wild-caught juveniles. Aquaculture Asia 2(1):32.

Bettencourt, S., C. Talati and R.E. Johannes. 1995. Sustainable development of coastal fisheries in the Pacific island region. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Management of South Pacific Inshore Fisheries. Noumea, South Pacific Commission/Forum Fisheries Agency.

Johannes, R.E. 1995. Fishery for live reef food fish is spreading human death and environmental degradation. Coastal Management in Tropical Asia 5:8–9.

Nelson, P., L. Rymer, B. Allender, M. Neilson, R.E. Johannes, K. Abel and C. Bell. 1995. Review of alternative pulping and bleaching technologies. National Pulp Mills Research Program Technical Report No. 10. 54 p.

Virtue, P., R.E. Johannes, P.D. Nichols and J.W. Youn. 1995. Biochemical composition of Nyctiphanes australis and its possible use as an aquaculture feed source: lipids, pigments and fluoride content. Marine Biology 122:121–128.

Abel, K., P. Nelson, R. Johannes, J. Stauber, G. Vaughan, W. Bond, R. Kookana and S. Rogers. 1994. Bagasse pulp mill effluent literature review. Report prepared for the Joint Commonwealth-State Technical Working Group on Environmental Requirements for the Bagasse Pulp Mill Project. 106 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1994. Co-operative fisheries management: Major changes in training required for government fisheries personnel. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin 4:7–10.

Johannes, R.E. 1994. Design of tropical nearshore fisheries extension work beyond the 1990s. p. 162–174. In: R. South, D. Goulet, S. Tuquiri and M. Church (eds). Traditional marine tenure and sustainable management of marine resources in Asia and the Pacific. International Ocean Institute – University of the South Pacific, Suva.

Johannes, R.E. 1994. Evaluating the impacts of pulp mill effluents on the marine environment: Monitoring, mesocosms, biomarkers and future trends. Keynote address at the Australian New Zealand Association of Science Annual Meeting, Perth. Printed in: Significant speeches: The best current thinking on the environment. Summer 1993/94:35–38.

Johannes, R.E. 1994. The science of Pacific Island peoples and marine resource management. p. 81–89. In: J. Morrison, P. Geraghty and L. Crowl (eds). Science of the Pacific Island peoples Vol. 1. Ocean and Coastal Studies. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies. 149 p.

Johannes, R.E., A.F. Pearce, W.J. Wiebe, C.J. Crossland, D.W. Rimmer, D.F. Smith and C. Manning. 1994. Nutrient characteristics of well-mixed coastal waters off Perth, Western Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 39(3):273–295.

Cook, J., A.J. Gilmour and R.E. Johannes. 1993. Western Samoa Fisheries Extension and Training Project. Project Design. Report to the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau.

Johannes, R.E. 1993. Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and management with environmental impact assessment. p. 33–40. In: J.T. Inglis (ed). Traditional ecological knowledge: Concepts and cases. Ottawa, Canada, International Program on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and International Development Research Centre.

Johannes, R.E. 1993. The plight of the osfish, or why quantitative sophistication is no substitute for asking the rights questions. Naga 16(1):4–5. Reprinted in: Pacific Science Information Bulletin 46(3/4):1–2 (1994).

Johannes, R.E. and H.T. Lewis. 1993. The importance of researchers’ expertise in environmental subjects. p. 104–108. In: N.G. Williams and G. Baines. Traditional ecological knowledge: Wisdom for sustainable development. Canberra, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University.

Johannes, R.E. and K. Ruddle. 1993. Human interactions in tropical coastal and marine areas: Lessons from traditional resource use. p. 19–27. In: R. Price and S. Humphrey (eds). Application of the biosphere reserve concept to coastal marine areas. Gland, Switzerland, IUCN.

Johannes, R E., K. Ruddle and E. Hviding. 1993. The value today of traditional management and knowledge of coastal marine resources in Oceania. p. 1–7. In: Proceedings of the Workshop on People, Society and Pacific Islands Fisheries Development and Management: Selected Papers. Inshore Fisheries Research Project Technical Document No. 5. Noumea, South Pacific Commission. Reprinted in: Proceedings of the FAO/Japan Consultation on the Development of Community Based Coastal Fishery Management Systems for Asia and the Pacific. FAO FI:CCFM/92/Inf. 16.

Young, J.W., A.R. Jordan, C. Bobbi, R.E. Johannes, K. Haskard and G. Pullen. 1993. Seasonal and interannual variations in krill (Nyctiphanes australis) stocks and their relationship to the fishery for jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) off eastern Tasmania, Australia. Marine Biology 116(1):9–18.

Ruddle, K., E. Hviding and R.E. Johannes. 1992. Marine resource management in the context of customary tenure. Marine Resource Economics 7:249–273.

Johannes, R.E. and J.W. MacFarlane. 1991. Torres Strait traditional fisheries studies: Some implications for sustainable development. p. 389–402. In: D.R. Lawrence (ed). Sustainable development for traditional inhabitants of the Torres Strait region. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Workshop Series No. 16.

Ruddle, K., E. Hviding and R.E. Johannes. 1991. Customary marine tenure: An option for small-scale fisheries management. Centre for Development Studies Report No. 10/9, University of Bergen, Norway. 46 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1990. Contribution of traditional knowledge to environmental science. In: R.E. Johannes (ed). Contribution of traditional knowledge to environmental science. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, IUCN Conservation Science Series No. l.

Johannes, R.E. 1990. Fishing for traditional knowledge. In: R.E. Johannes (ed). Contribution of traditional knowledge to environmental science. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, IUCN Conservation Science Series No. 1.

Johannes, R.E. 1990. Some recent history, the Pulp Mill Guidelines, and the need for a national research program. p. 4–9. In: Proceedings of the Conference and Workshop on Toxicology and Monitoring. National Pulp Mills Research Program. Melbourne, 8–10 May 1990.

Johannes, R.E. and J.W. MacFarlane. 1990. Assessing traditional fishing rights systems in the context of fisheries management: A Torres Strait example. p. 241–261. In: K. Ruddle and R.E. Johannes (eds). Traditional management of coastal systems in Asia and the Pacific: A Compendium. Jakarta: UNESCO.

Fandry, C.B., R.E. Johannes and P. Nelson. 1989. Pulp mills: Modern technology and environmental protection. Report to Senator the Honourable John Button, Minister for Indusry, Technology and Commerce.

Hatcher, B.G., R.E. Johannes and A.I. Robertson. 1989. Review of research relevant to the conservation of shallow tropical marine ecosystems. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 27:337–414.

Johannes, R.E. 1989. A spawning aggregation of the grouper, Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppel) in the Solomon Islands. p. 751–755. In: J.H. Choat, D.J. Barnes, M.A. Borowitzka, J.C. Coll, P.J. Davies, P. Flood, B. G. Hatcher, D. Hopley, P.A. Hutchings, D. Kinsey, G.R. Orme, M. Pichon, P.F. Sale, P.W. Sammarco, C.C. Wallace, C.R. Wilkinson, E. Wolanski and O. Bellwood (eds). Proceedings of the Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Townsville, Australia, 8–12 August.

Johannes, R.E. 1989. Criteria for determining the value of traditional marine tenure systems in the context of contemporary marine resource management in Oceania. p. 29–32. In: Report on the Workshop on Customary Tenure, Traditional Resource Management and Nature Conservation, South Pacific Regional Environment Program, Noumea, New Caledonia, March 1988.

Johannes, R.E. 1989. Managing small-scale fisheries in Oceania: Unusual constraints and opportunities. p. 85–93. In: H. Campbell, K. Menz and G. Waugh. (eds). Economics of fisheries management in the Pacific Islands region. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

Johannes, R.E. 1988. Research on traditional tropical fisheries: Some implications for Torres Strait and Australian Aboriginal fisheries. p. 30–41. In: F. Gray and L. Zann (eds). Traditional knowledge of the marine environment in Northern Australia, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Canberra. (A condensed and revised version of this paper was published as Johannes, R.E. 1987. Traditional fisheries in Australia. p. 157–161. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Coastal Management. Coff's Harbor, 7–9 October 1986. Australian Environment Council, Canberra.)

Johannes, R.E. 1987. Knowledge possessed by native Australian fishermen could aid seafood technologists. Seafood Technology in Australia, 39:522–530.

Johannes, R.E. 1987. Traditional beliefs and fisheries management in Oceania. NAGA (ICLARM Quarterly), Oct. 1987, p. 5.

Johannes, R.E. and J.W. MacFarlane. 1986. Traditional fishing rights among Torres Strait Islanders: Management implications. p. 31–37. In: A.K. Haines, G.C. Williams and D. Coates (eds). Proc. Torres Strait Traditional Fisheries Seminar. Australian Department of Primary Industry, Canberra.

Johannes, R.E. and C.J. Hearn. 1985. The effect of submarine groundwater discharge on nutrient and salinity regimes in a coastal lagoon off Perth, Western Australia. Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science 21: 789–800.

Pearce, A.F., R.E. Johannes, C. Manning, D.W. Rimmer and D.F. Smith. 1985. Hydrology and nutrient data off Marmion, Perth, 1979–1982. CSIRO Technical Report 167. 45 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1984. Marine conservation in relation to traditional life-styles of tropical artisanal fishermen. The Environmentalist 4 (Supplement No. 7):30–35.

Johannes, R.E. 1984. The value today of traditional marine resource management and marine lore in the tropics, with emphasis on Oceania. In: Ecoculture - A strategy for survival. International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Johannes, R.E. 1984. Traditional use of reef and lagoon resources. p. 111–113. In: R.A. Kenchington and B.E.T. Hudson (eds). Coral Reef Management Handbook. Jakarta: UNESCO.

Johannes, R.E. and J.W. MacFarlane. 1984. Traditional sea rights in Torres Strait Islands, with emphasis on Murray Island. Senri Ethnological Studies 17:253–266.

Johannes, R.E. and D.W. Rimmer. 1984. Some distinguishing characteristics of nesting beaches of the green turtle Chelonia mydas on North West Cape Peninsula, Western Australia. Marine Biology 75:149–154.

Johannes, R.E., W.J. Wiebe and C.J. Crossland. 1983. Three patterns of nutrient flux in a coral reef community. Marine Ecology Progress Series 12:131–136.

Johannes, R.E., P. Lasserre, S. Nixon, J. Pliya and K. Ruddle. 1983. Traditional knowledge and management of marine coastal systems. Biology International 4:1.

Johannes, R.E., W.J. Wiebe, C.J. Crossland, D.W. Rimmer and S.V. Smith. 1983. On the latitudinal limits of coral reef growth. Marine Ecology Progress Series 11:105–111.

Johannes, R.E. 1982. Implications of traditional marine resources use for coastal fisheries development in Papua New Guinea, with emphasis of Manus. p. 239–249. In: L. Morauta, J. Pernetta and W. Heaney (eds). Traditional conservation in Papua New Guinea: Implications for today. Monograph 16. Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research, Boroko, Papua New Guinea. 392 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1982. Traditional conservation methods and protected marine areas in Oceania. Ambio 11:258–261. Reprinted in: National Parks, Conservation and Development: The Role of Protected Areas in Sustaining Society. 1984.

Johannes, R.E. 1981. Working with fishermen to improve coastal tropical fisheries and resource management. Bulletin of Marine Science 31:673–680.

Johannes, R.E. 1980. The ecological significance of the sub-marine discharge of groundwater. Marine Ecology Progress Series 3:365–373.

Johannes, R.E. 1980. Using knowledge of the reproductive behavior of reef and lagoon fishes to improve yields. p. 247–270. In: J. Bardach, J. Magnuson, R. May and J. Reinhart, J. (eds). Fish behavior and fisheries management (capture and culture). Manila: ICLARM.

Lobel, P.S. and R.E. Johannes. 1980. Nesting, eggs and larvae of triggerfishes (Balistidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 5:251–252.

Johannes, R.E. 1978. Flux of zooplankton and benthic algal detritus. p. 429–431. In: D. Stoddard and R.E. Johannes (eds). Coral reefs: Research methods. Paris: UNESCO. 581 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1978. Reef and lagoon tenure systems in the Pacific islands. South Pacific Bulletin. 4th quarter, 1978. 31–34.

Johannes, R.E. 1978. Traditional marine conservation methods in Oceania and their demise. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 9:349–64.

Johannes, R.E. 1978. Reproductive strategies of coastal marine fishes in the tropics. Environmental Biology of Fishes 3:65–84.

Johannes, R.E. 1977. Coral reefs. p. 593–595. In J. Clark (ed). Coastal ecosystem management. New York: John Wiley and Sons. 928 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1977. Traditional law of the sea in Micronesia. Micronesica 13:121–127.

Johannes, R.E. 1975. Exploitation and pollution of shallow marine food resources in Micronesia. p. 42–72. In: R.W. Force and B. Bishop (eds). The impact of urban centers in the Pacific. Pacific Science Association, Honolulu.

Johannes, R.E. 1975. Pollution and degradation of Coral Reef Communities. p. 13–51. In: E.J.F. Wood and R.E. Johannes (eds). Tropical Marine Pollution. Elsevier Oceanographic Series 12. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Johannes, R.E. and S. Betzer. 1975. Marine communities respond differently to pollution in the tropics than at higher latitudes. p. 1–12. In: E.J.F. Wood and R.E. Johannes (eds). Tropical Marine Pollution. Elsevier Oceanographic Series 12. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Odum, W.E. and R.E. Johannes. 1975. The response of mangroves to man-induced environmental stress. p. 52–62. In: E.J.F. Wood and R.E. Johannes (eds). Tropical Marine Pollution. Elsevier Oceanographic Series 12. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Wiebe, W.J., R.E. Johannes and K.L. Webb. 1975. Nitrogen fixation in a coral reef community. Science 188:257–259.

Johannes, R.E. 1974. Marine pollution in shallow tropical waters. In: FAO/SIDA Training Course on Marine Pollution. Rome, FAO/SIDA/TF 95 Suppl. 242–258.

Johannes, R.E. 1974. Sources of nutritional energy for reef corals. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Corals and Coral Reefs, Australia 1:133–137.

Johannes, R.E. and R. Gerber. 1974. Import and export of zooplankton and detritus by an Eniwetok Coral Reef Community. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Corals and Coral Reefs, Australia 1:97–104.

Johannes, R.E. and L. Tepley. 1974. Examination of feeding of the reef coral Porites lobata, in situ using time-lapse photograph. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Corals and Corals Reefs, Australia1:127–131.

Johannes, R.E. 1973. Coral reefs and pollution. p. 364–374 In: M. Ruivo (ed). Marine pollution and sea life. Proceedings of the FAO International. Conference on Marine Pollution, 1970. London: Fishing News (Books) Ltd.

Johannes, R.E., J. Maragos and S.L. Coles. 1972. Floating oil damages corals exposed to air. Marine Pollution Bulletin 3:29–30.

Johannes, R.E. (plus 23 other authors). 1972. The metabolism of some coral reef communities: A team study of nutrient and energy flux at Eniwetok. BioScience 22:541–543. Reprinted in: Cycles of Essential Elements. Benchmark Papers in Ecology, Vol. 1. L.R. Pomeroy (ed). Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross Inc., 373 p. (1974).

Caperon, J, R.E. Johannes and J. Maragos. 1971. An assessment of the biological implications of an ammunition pier at Sella Bay, Guam. Report to Commander Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

Johannes, R.E. 1971. How to kill a coral reef. II. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2:9–10.

Webb, K.L., R.E. Johannes and S.J. Coward. 1971. Effects of salinity and starvation on release of dissolved free amino acids by Dugesia dortocephala and Bdelloura candida (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria). Biological Bulletin 141:364–371.

Johannes, R.E. 1970. How to kill a coral reef. I. Marine Pollution Bulletin 1.

Johannes, R.E. and W.J. Wiebe. 1970. Method for determination of coral tissue biomass and composition. Limnology and Oceanography 15:822–824.

Johannes, R.E. and K.L. Webb. 1970. Release of dissolved organic compounds by marine and freshwater invertebrates. p. 257–274 In: D.W. Hood (ed). Proceedings of the Symposium on Organic Matter in Natural Waters. Anchorage: University of Alaska Press.

Johannes, R.E., S.L. Coles and N.T. Kuenzel. 1970. The role of zooplankton in the nutrition of some scleractinian corals. Limnology and Oceanography 15:579–586.

Coward, S.J. and R.E. Johannes. 1969. Amino acid chemoreception by the planarian, Dugesia dortocephala. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 29:475–479.

Johannes, R.E. and S.J. Coward. 1969. Nihilistic effect of two positive chemical stimuli. Naturwissenschaften 56:217–218.

Pomeroy, L.R., R.E. Johannes, E.P. Odum and B. Roffman. 1969. Phosphorus and zinc cycles and productivity of a salt marsh. Proceedings of the Second Radioecology Symposium. Atomic Energy Commission Conference 670503:412–419.

Webb, K.L. and R.E. Johannes. 1969. Do marine crustaceans release dissolved amino acids? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 29:875–878.

Johannes, R.E., S.J. Coward and K.L. Webb. 1968. Are dissolved amino acids an energy source for marine invertebrates? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 29:283–288.

Pomeroy, L.R. and Johannes, R.E. 1968. Occurrence and respiration of ultra-plankton in the upper 500 meters of the ocean. Deep-Sea Research 15(3):81–391.

Johannes, R.E. 1968. Nutrient regeneration in lakes and oceans. p. 203–213. In: M. Droop and E.J.F. Wood, (eds). Advances in Marine Microbiology. New York: Academic Press.

Coward, S.J., R.C. Taylor and R.E. Johannes. 1967. A simple flow system for studying chemoreception in aquatic organisms. Journal of Biological Psychology 9:32–33.

Frankenberg, D., S.L. Coles and R.E. Johannes. 1967. The potential trophic significance of Callianassa major fecal pellets. Limnology and Oceanography 12:113–120.

Johannes, R.E. 1967. Ecology of organic aggregates in the vicinity of a coral reef. Limnology and Oceanography 12:189–195.

Johannes, R.E. and M. Satomi. 1967. Measuring organic matter retained by aquatic invertebrates. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 25:2467–2471.

Webb, K.L. and R.E. Johannes. 1967. Studies of release of dissolved amino acids by marine zooplankton. Limnology and Oceanography 12:376–382.

Johannes, R.E. and M. Satomi. 1966. Composition and nutritive value of fecal pellets of a marine crustacean. Limnology and Oceanography 11:191–197.

Pomeroy, L.R. and R.E. Johannes. 1966. Total plankton respiration in the sea. Deep Sea Research 13:971–973.

Pomeroy, L.R., E.P. Odum, R.E. Johannes and B. Roffman. 1966. Flux of P and Zn through a salt marsh ecosystem. p. 177–188. In: Disposal of radioactive wastes into seas, oceans and surface waters. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.

Johannes, R.E. 1965. Influence of marine protozoa on nutrient regeneration. Limnology and Oceanography 10:434–442.

Johannes, R.E. and K.L. Webb. 1965 Release of dissolved amino acids by marine zooplankton. Science 150 (3692):76–77.

Johannes, R.E. 1964. Phosphorus excretion and body size in marine animals: Microzooplankton and nutrient regeneration. Science, 146 (3646): 923–924. Reprinted in Cycles of essential elements. (Benchmark Papers in Ecology, Vol. 1) L.R. Pomeroy (ed). Stroutsburg, Pennsylvania: Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Inc. 373 p. 1974.

Johannes, R.E. 1964. Uptake and release of dissolved organic phosphorous by representatives of a coastal marine ecosystem. Limnology and Oceanography 9:224–235.

Johannes, R.E. 1964. Uptake and release of phosphorus by a benthic marine amphipod. Limnology and Oceanography 9:235–242.

Johannes, R.E. 1963. A poison-secreting nudibranch (Mollusca: Nudibranchiata). The Veliger 5:104–105.

Johannes, R.E. and P.A. Larkin. 1960. Competition for food between redside shiners (Richardsonius balteatus) and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri ) in two British Columbia Lakes. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 18:203–220.

Selected technical reports (by date)

Johannes, R.E. 2000. Findings during a trip to introduce to Tuvalu methods of obtaining and storing local marine environmental knowledge. Report to Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Johannes, R.E. and J.W. Young. 1999. An appraisal of the commercial fishery potential of krill Nyctiphanes australis Sars, in Tasmanian waters. CSIRO Marine Laboratories Report 233. 27 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1995. Review of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Research Program 1992–1995. Report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Johannes, R.E. and M. Riepen. 1995. Environmental, economic and social implications of the live reef fish trade in Asia and the Western Pacific. Report to The Nature Conservancy and the Forum Fisheries Agency. 83 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1991. Some suggested management initiatives in Palau’s nearshore fisheries, and the relevance of traditional management. Palau Marine Resources Division Technical Report 91(14). 39 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1991. Review of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Research Program. 1989–1991. Report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority .

Johannes, R.E. 1990. Knowledge of the marine environment possessed by fishermen of the Farasan Islands, Southern Red Sea. Report to the Saudi Arabian Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development. unpub MS.

Johannes, R.E. 1988. The role of marine resource tenure systems (TURFs) in sustainable nearshore marine resource development and management in U.S.-affiliated tropical Pacific Islands. (Report to the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment). 1–28. Reprinted in: B.C. Smith (ed) Topic reviews in insular resource development and management in the Pacific U.S.-Affiliated Islands. Technical Report, University of Guam Marine Laboratory.

Johannes, R.E. and J. Alexander. 1988. The potential for ranching of salmonids in Tasmania. CSIRO Marine Laboratory Technical Report 200.

Johannes, R.E. and L. Squire. 1988. Spawning aggregations of coral trout and maori wrassse in the Cairns Section of the Great Barrier Reef: A focus for management? Report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Johannes, R.E. 1986. A review of information on the subsistence use of green and hawksbill sea turtles on islands under United States jurisdiction in the Western Pacific Ocean. Administrative Report SWR-86-2. National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. 41 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1982. Mangrove morbidity associated with high groundwater salinity and low rainfall in Mangrove Bay, North West Cape. Report to the W.A. National Parks Authority. 8 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1982. Reef and lagoon resource management in Western Samoa. Report to the Government of Western Samoa and the South Pacific Commission. 22 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1979. Improving shallow water fisheries in the Northern Mariana Islands. Report to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Zone Management Office. 24 p.

Johannes, R.E., R.A. Kinzie, W. Kimmerer, T. Walsh and E. Shiroma. 1979. The impacts of human activities on Tarawa Lagoon. Report to the Government of the Gilbert Islands and the South Pacific Commission. 83 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1978. Improving Ponape’s reef and lagoon fishery. Report to the Office of Marine Resources, Ponape, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 27 p.

Johannes, R.E. 1957. Temperature tolerance as a factor in scallop mass mortalities. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. MS Report Series 638:1–30.

 

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