Forest Starr & Kim Starr


Publications


Species Reports

Species reports - A collection of 70 species reports for selected non-native plants on Maui.


Coastal restoration

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  Community Partners with USGS to Restore Coastal Ecosystem on Maui.  Restoration of Kanaha Beach, Maui, Hawaii.  USGS Fact Sheet.  USGS FS 2006-3010.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2005.  Wild Coasts:  Restoration of Kanaha Beach, Maui.  Poster at Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI.


New plant records for Hawaii

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  2011.  New plant records from Midway Atoll, Maui, and Kaho‘olawe.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 110: 23-35.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2010.  New Plant Records from the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 107: 61-68.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2007.  New Plant Records from the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 100: 44-49.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  New Plant Records from the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 87: 31-43.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2004.  New Plant Records from the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 79: 20-30.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2003.  New Plant Records from the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 74: 23-34.

Starr, F., K. Martz, and L. Loope.  2002.  New Plant Records from the Hawaiian Archipelago.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 69: 16-27.

Starr, F. and K. Martz.  2000.  New Plant Records from Midway Atoll.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap.  64: 10-12.

Starr, F., K. Martz, and L. Loope.  1999.  New Plant Records from East Maui for 1998.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap.  59: 11-15.

Images, maps, and reports of "Plants of Hawaii".


New insect records for Hawaii

Daniel Rubinoff, Janis Matsunaga, Forest Starr, Kim Starr, and William Haines. 2015. The Sleepy Orange transits the Pacific: a new butterfly species for Hawaii. News of the Lepidopterists Society Vol. 57-2: 72-73.

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  2011.  New arthropod records from Maui Nui.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 109: 35-42.

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  2007.  New arthropod records from Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 96: 46-47.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  New arthropod records from Kahoolawe.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 88: 47-53.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2004.  New arthropod records from Kahoolawe.  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 79: 50-54.

Martz, K., F. Starr, and A. C. Medeiros.  1999.  New Island Record of Carposina nigronotata Walsingham on Maui (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae).  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap.  59: 26-27.

Polhemus, D. A., H. L. Oppenheimer, F. Starr, and K. Martz.  1999.  Notable Rediscovery of Megalagrion Species on Maui (Odonata: Coenagrionidae).  Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap.  59: 27-29.

Images of "Insects of Hawaii".


Native Tephritid Flies

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  2012.  Native Tephritid Flies of Subalpine East Maui.  Presentation at 2012 Pacific Entomology Conference.


Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) / Papahanaumokuakea

Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2013. Botanical Survey of Laysan Island. Prepared for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  2008.  Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll. Report prepared for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.  An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Martz, K., F. Starr, and L. Loope.  2001.  Status of Non-native Plants in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  Poster at Hawaii Conservation Conference, Hilo, HI.

Starr, F., K. Martz, and L. Loope.  2001.  Botanical Inventory of Kure Atoll.  Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Starr, F. and K. Martz.  1999.  Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.  In:  1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Starr, F. and K. Martz.  1999.  Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll. GPS shapefiles.ZIP

Starr, F. and K. Martz.  1999.  S. S. Midway Expedition.  A botanical survey of Pearl & Hermes Atoll, Lisianski, Laysan, Gardner Pinnacles, and French Frigate Shoals.  Trip report prepared for U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Martz, K. and F. Starr.  1999.  Native Plant Propagation - Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.  Report prepared for U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawai'i.


Offshore Islets of Hawaii

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  2006.  Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey.  Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  2006.  Oahu Offshore Islets Pictorial Guide : Common Plants of Oahu's Offshore Islets.  Prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and K. Wood.  2006.  Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey.  Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and K. Wood.  2006.  Lanai Offshore Islet Botanical Survey.  Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.


Maui road survey

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  Main Report: Roadside Survey and Expert Interviews for Selected Plant Species on Maui, Hawaii.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  GPS Data: Maui Road Survey and Expert Interviews.ZIP

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2003.  Early detection:  Information Gathering and Development of Methodology to Address Newly Emergent Alien Plant Species on Maui.  Presentation at Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2003.  Early detection:  Information Gathering and Development of Methodology to Address Newly Emergent Alien Plant Species on Maui.  Presentation at Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI.Powerpoint

Maps - A collection of maps for selected non-native plants on Maui.


Molokai road survey

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2005.  Main Report: Roadside Survey and Expert Interviews for Selected Plant Species on Molokai, Hawaii.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2005.  Full Page Maps: Molokai Road Survey and Expert Interviews.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2005.  Pictorial Guide of Species Observed: Molokai Road Survey and Expert Interview Targets.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2005.  GPS Data: Molokai Road Survey and Expert Interviews.ZIP


Lanai road survey

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2007.  Roadside Survey and Expert Interviews for Selected Plant Species on Lanai, Hawaii.


Refuge Surveys

Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2013. Botanical Survey of Kilauea Point NWR, Kauai. Prepared for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.


Ants - Maui Wasmannia survey

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2007.  Survey for Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) on the Island of Maui, Hawaii.


Plant Eradications

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  Results - Experimental Eradications of Potentially Invasive Plant Species on the Island of Maui, Hawaii.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  A Preliminary Review of Plant Eradications in the Hawaiian Archipelago: How to Stack the Odds in Your Favor.  Presentation at Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2006.  A Preliminary Review of Plant Eradications in the Hawaiian Archipelago: How to Stack the Odds in Your Favor.  Presentation at Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI.Powerpoint

Starr, F., K. Starr, and L. Loope.  2003.  Source Material - Eradications of Potentially Invasive Plant Species on Maui.


Invasive plants

Starr, K., F. Starr, and L. Loope.  2005.  Early Detection and Rapid Response:  Restoration of Hawaii's offshore islets.  Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Loope, L., F. Starr, and K. Starr.  2004.  Management and Research for Protecting Endangered Plant Species from Displacement by Invasive Plants on Maui, Hawaii.  Weed Technology, Proceedings of Invasive Plants in Natural and Managed Systems (IPINAMS) Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Starr, F., K. Martz, and L. Loope.  2001.  Invasion of Maui, Hawaii, by Three Species of Ficus (Moraceae):  Biotic interactions and consequences.  Hawaii Conservation Conference, Hilo, HI.


Silverswords

Images of Silverswords

Starr, F. and K. Starr.  Annual Haleakala Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum) flowering census and plot monitoring updates.
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