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'Akeke'e (Kaua'i 'Akepa)
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Research Summary: Changes in Prevalence of Avian Malaria on the Alaka`i Plateau, Kaua`i: an Early Signal for Global Warming? (Carter T. Atkinson)

Description: `Akeke`e (Kaua`i `Akepa) is currently found only on the `Alaka`i Plateau and is threatened by the potential spread of avian malaria from lowland habitats on the island.

	'Akeke'e (Kaua'i 'Akepa)		Black band disease on great star coral		Desert tortoise with mycoplasmosis
	Elk in a herd		Elk with a horse in the foreground		Gills of fathead minnows exposed to nanomaterials
	Horn snails		Montastraea cavernosa with yellow blotch/band disease		Rana luteventris
	Rana muscosa		Root biomass associated with white rice		Salmon with Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD)
	Sea otter		Tadorna tadorna
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