Englehardt, J.D., Gutiérrez-Ortega, J.S., Matsubara, N., Deloso, B.E., Medina Rodríguez, J., Tsujimoto, S., & Carrasco, M.D. 2026 The spread of cycad aulacaspis scale (CAS): ecological collapse and cultural erosion of Cycas revoluta in the Amami Islands, Japan. South Pacific Studies 46(2): 44-60
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Notes: This article details the results of recent (October 2025) ethnobotanical fieldwork conducted in the Amami Islands (Amami guntō). The objectives of this research were to: (1) map and quantify CAS impacts across the northern Amami Islands; (2) collect botanical samples to support future genetic analyses of population structure, human-mediated dispersal, and invasion-driven genetic loss; and (3) record and preserve Amami sotetsu culture via ethnographic interviews and visual documentation.
