American Samoa's population continues to increase but at a fraction of the rate predicted by natural increase; furthermore, without heavy out-migration, AS could have an unsustainable population density of nearly 1000 individuals/mi2. It is argued international migration has reduced population pressure...
Understanding these risks is especially consequential for small island states and nations, given that they are typically found in tectonically active regions and that local infrastructure and population are often highly concentrated on coastlines (Martyr-Koller et al., 2021). American Samoa, an ...
171.1° W), a remote and uninhabited island within American Samoa, was exposed to moderate heat stress (6 °C-weeks) during this event. Temporal patterns in benthic cover and coral demography were monitored across 13 years straddling
Distribution of CRP concentrations (mg/L) measured in whole blood spots from 5–10-year-olds in Samoa (N = 363), northern Kenya (N = 298), and lowland Bolivia (N = 265). All samples were assayed with same ELISA protocol for maximum comparability. Current understandings of human immune ...
A dozen extinctions have occurred among tropical species of rail, including a moorhen endemic to Samoa, in the last 120 years (Taylor and van Perlo 1998). Future studies will need to address how ecological factors modified by climate change (seasonal variation in tempera- ture,...
This study used echocardiographic screening to determine the prevalence of RHD in children in American Samoa. Screening took place at a subset of local schools. Private schools were recruited and public schools underwent cluster randomization based on population density. We collected survey information ...
American Journal of Human BiologyMcGarvey ST, Levinson PD, Bausserman L, Galanis DJ, Hornick C. Population change in adult obesity and blood lipids in American Samoa from 1976-78 to 1990. Am J Hum Biol. 1993; 5 :17–30. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310050106. [ Cross Ref ]...
populationbehavioursPteropus samoensisSamoaThe small population and limited range of the Samoan flying fox Pteropus samoensis has generated concern regarding the survival of this large, diurnally active bat. During 1995–96, surveys were conducted monthly in six study valleys on Tutuila Island, American...
Population structure of Ctenochaetus striatus (Acanthuridae) in Tutuila, American Samoa: The use of size-at-age data in multi-scale population size surveysdoi:10.1016/j.fishres.2010.10.001SurgeonfishPopulation structureSize-at-ageAmerican Samoa...
Understanding these risks is especially consequential for small island states and nations, given that they are typically found in tectonically active regions and that local infrastructure and population are often highly concentrated on coastlines (Martyr-Koller et al., 2021). American Samoa, an ...