Wau Ecology Institute
Encyclopedia
The Wau Ecology Institute (WEI) was established in 1961 near the town of Wau, Papua New Guinea
, in Morobe
province, as a field station of the Bishop Museum
. In 1973 it became an independent environmental organisation. It has laboratory space for visiting scientists, a herbarium
and zoological reference collections.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, in Morobe
Morobe
Morobe may refer to several places in Papua New Guinea:*Morobe Province*Morobe, Papua New Guinea*Morobe Goldfield *Morobe Bay...
province, as a field station of the Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum
The Bishop Museum , is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu...
. In 1973 it became an independent environmental organisation. It has laboratory space for visiting scientists, a herbarium
Herbarium
In botany, a herbarium – sometimes known by the Anglicized term herbar – is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in...
and zoological reference collections.
Publications
Some publications of the WEI are:- Menzies, J.I. (1975). Handbook of Common New Guinea Frogs. WEI Handbook No.1. Wau Ecology Institute: PNG.
- Lamb, K.P.; & Gressitt, J.L. (eds). (1976). Ecology and Conservation in Papua New Guinea. WEI Pamphlet No.2. Wau Ecology Institute: Wau, PNG.
- Gressitt, J.L.; & Hornabrook, R.W. (1977). Handbook of Common New Guinea Beetles. WEI Handbook No.2. Wau Ecology Institute: Wau, PNG.
- Simon, Martin. (1977). Guide to Biological Terms in Melanesian Pidgin. WEI Handbook No.3. Wau Ecology Institute: Wau, PNG.
- Beehler, Bruce McP. (1978). Upland Birds of North-eastern New Guinea. A guide to the hill and mountain birds of Morobe Province. WEI Handbook No.4. Wau Ecology Institute: Wau, PNG.
- Gressitt, J.L.; & Nadkarni, Nalini. (1978). Guide to Mt Kaindi. Background to montane New Guinea ecology. WEI Handbook No.5. Wau Ecology Institute: Wau, PNG.
- Menzies, J.I.; & Dennis, Elizabeth. (1979). Handbook of New Guinea Rodents. WEI Handbook No.6. Wau Ecology Institute: PNG.
- McCoy, Michael. (1980). Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. WEI Handbook No.7. Wau Ecology Institute: Wau, PNG.
- Hadden, Don. (1981). Birds of the North Solomons. WEI Handbook No.8. Wau Ecological Institute: Wau, PNG.
- Beehler, Bruce McP.; Pratt, Thane K.; & Zimmerman, Dale Allen. (1986). Birds of New Guinea. WEI Handbook No.9. Wau Ecology Institute: Wau, PNG. Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 0-691-02394-8