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Isabella Aiona Abbott

(20 Jun) 1919 - 2010 (28 Oct)





Isabella Aiona Abbott was an internationally renowned phycologist and the world's leading expert on Pacific seaweeds. She grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, harvesting seaweeds with her mother, who taught her how to use them in traditional Hawaiian dishes. Abbott's interest in marine algae became scientific as well as culinary, and she became the first Native Hawaiian woman to earn a Ph.D. in science. She was hired as a lecturer at Stanford University in 1960 and in 1972 became the first woman full professor in the department of biological sciences (bypassing the typical hierarchical ladder of assistant, associate, and finally full professor). Abbott retired from Stanford and moved back to Hawaii, where she taught Hawaiian ethnobotany so successfully that the University of Hawaii developed the subject into an undergraduate major. During her career, Abbott authored over 150 scientific articles, eight books, and discovered more than 200 new algal species.

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1944. Smith, G.M., G.J. Hollenberg and I.A. Abbott. Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula, California. (): .Google Scholar
1945. Abbott, I.A.. The Genus Liagora (Rhodophyceae) in Hawaii. (): .Google Scholar
1947. Abbott, I.A.. Brackish-water Algae from the Hawaiin Islands. (): .Google Scholar
1948. Abbott, I.A.. Brackish-water Algae from the Hawaiian Islands. (): .Google Scholar
1950. Abbott, I.A.. Comparative Morphology of the Female Reproductive System and the Cystocarp in the Dumontiaceae and Gloiosiphoniaceae. (): .Google Scholar


1960. Abbott, Isabella A. and Maxwell S. Doty. Studies in the Helminthocladiaceae. II. Trichogloeopsis. American Journal of Botany (8): 632-640.Google Scholar
1960. Abbott, Isabella A. and Maxwell S. Doty. Studies in the Helminthocladiaceae. II. Trichogloeopsis. American Journal of Botany (8): 632-640.Google Scholar
1961. Niering, W.A., M.H. Sachet, I.A. Abbott, H.F. Clay, C.H. Lamoureux, S.A. Gerlach, F.R. Fosberg, R.F. Thorne, J.M. Moulton and C.J. Piggott. Observations on Puluwat and Gaferut, Caroline Islands, with Histrical and Climatic Information on Gaferut Siland. (): .Google Scholar
1961. Abbott, I.A.. A Check List of Marine Algae from Ifaluk Atoll, Caroline Islands. (): .Google Scholar
1962. Abbott, Isabella A.. Morphological Studies in a New Species of Acrosymphyton (Rhodophyceae). American Journal of Botany (8): 845-849.Google Scholar
1962. Abbott, I.A.. Some Liagora Inhabiting Species of Acrochaetium. (): .Google Scholar
1962. Abbott, Isabella A.. Morphological Studies in a New Species of Acrosymphton (Rhodophyceae). American Journal of Botany (8): 845-849.Google Scholar
1964. Smith, G.M., G.J. Hollenberg and I.A. Abbott. Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula, California. (): .Google Scholar
1965. Hollenberg, George J. and Isabella A. Abbott. New Species and New Combinations of Marine Algae from the Region of Monterey, California. Can. J. Bot. (10): 1177-1188.Google Scholar
1966. Hollenberg, G.J. and I.A. Abbott. Supplement to Smith's Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula. (): .Google Scholar
1966. Smith, G.M., G.J. Hollenberg and I.A. Abbott. Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula, California, &c. (): .Google Scholar
1968. Hollenberg, George J. and Isabella A. Abbott. New species of marine algae from California. Canadian Journal of Botany (10): 1235-1251.Google Scholar
1968. Abbott, Isabella A.. An Examination of the Type Specimens of Some Species of Acrochaetium (Rhodophyceae). Taxon (5): 518-520.Google Scholar
1969. Abbott, Isabella A.. Some New Species, New Combinations, and New Records of Red Algae from the Pacific Coast. Madroño (2): 42-53.Google Scholar
1969. Smith, G.M., I.A. Abbott and G.J. Hollenberg. Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula, California: 2d Ed. Incorporating the 1966 Supplement by George J. Hollenberg and Isabella A. Abbott. (): .Google Scholar
1970. Abbott, I.A.. Yamadaella, a New Genus in the Nemaliales (Rhodophyta).. (): .Google Scholar
1971. Abbott, I.A. and W.J. North. Temperature Influences on Floral Composition in California Coastal Waters. (): .Google Scholar
1972. Abbott, I.A.. Field Studies which Evaluate Criteria Used in Separating Species of Iridea (Rhodophyta).. (): .Google Scholar
1973. Abbott, I.A.. Carmel Bay Interim Report (biological): Being a Semiquantitative Effort for Evaluating the Nearshore Biota Adjacent to the Proposed Subtidal Sewage Discharge Line of the Carmel Sanitary District. (): .Google Scholar
1974. Abbott, I.A. and E.H. Williamson. Limu: An Ethnobotanical Study of Some Edible Hawaiian Seaweeds. (): .Google Scholar
1976. California, M.A., I.A. Abbott, G.J. Hollenberg and H.W. Johansen. Marine Algae of California. (): .Google Scholar
1978. Dawson, E.Y. and I.A. Abbott. How to Know the Seaweeds. (): .Google Scholar
1978. Abbott, Isabella A.. The Uses of Seaweed as Food in Hawaii. Economic Botany (4): 409-412.Google Scholar
1979. Abbott, Isabella A.. Taxonomy and Nomenclature of the Type Species of Dumontia Lamouroux (Rhodophyta). Taxon (5/6): 563-566.Google Scholar
1980. Abbott, Isabella A.. Some field and laboratory studies on colloid-producing red algae in central California. Aquatic Botany (): 255-266.Google Scholar
1982. Abbott, Isabella A.. On Abbotia Perestenko, 1975 (Rhodophyta). Taxon (2): 300-302.Google Scholar
1983. Abbott, Isabella A.. Some Species of Gracilaria (Rhodophyta) from California. TAXON (4): 561-564.Google Scholar
1984. Abbott, I.A.. A Comparison of the Morphology and Systematics of Seven Species of Porphyra Rhodophyceae from the Central California Coast with Seven Species from Northern Japan. (): .Google Scholar
1984. Abbott, Isabella A.. Two New Species of Liagora (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) and Notes on Liagora farinosa Lamouroux. American Journal of Botany (8): 1015-1022.Google Scholar
1984. Abbott, I.A.. Limu: An Ethnobotanical Study of Some Hawaiian Seaweeds. (): .Google Scholar
1984. Abbott, Isabella A.. Two New Species Of Liagora (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) and Notes on Liagora farinosa Lamouroux. American Journal of Botany (8): 1015-1022.Google Scholar
1985. Abbott, Isabella A. and Colleen Shimazu. The geographic origin of the plants most commonly used for medicine by Hawaiians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2): 213-222.Google Scholar
1987. Abbott, Isabella A.. . Taxon (3): 670-671.Google Scholar
1987. Xia, Bangmei and Isabella A. Abbott. Edible Seaweeds of China and Their Place in the Chinese Diet. Economic Botany (3): 341-353.Google Scholar
1987. Bangmei, Xia and Isabella A. Abbott. Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany (3): 341-353.Google Scholar
1992. Abbott, I.A., Scripps Institution Of Oceanography and University Of California (System). Sea Grant College Program. Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds: With Reference to Some Pacific and Western Atlantic Species. (): .Google Scholar
1992. Abbott, I.A. and California Sea Grant College. Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds: With Reference to the Pacific and Other Locations. Vol 3. (): .Google Scholar
1992. Abbott, I.A., A. Isabella and G.J. Hollenberg. Marine Algae of California. (): .Google Scholar
1992. Abbott, I.A.. Lā'au Hawai'i: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants. (): .Google Scholar
1994. Abbott, I.A. and University Of California (System). Sea Grant College Program. Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds: With Reference to Some Pacific Species. (v. 4): .Google Scholar
1996. Abbott, Isabella A.. Ethnobotany of seaweeds: clues to uses of seaweeds. Conference Proceedings: Fifteenth International Seaweed Symposium (): 15-20.Google Scholar
1997. Abbott, I.A., Universiti Malaya, University Of California (System). Sea Grant College Program and California Sea Grant College System. Workshop. Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with Reference to Some Pacific Species Volume VI. (v. 6): .Google Scholar
1999. Abbott, Isabella Aiona. Marine red algae of the Hawaiian Islands. (): .Google Scholar
1999. Abbott, I.A., J.N. Norris, California Sea Grant College System and University Of California (System). Sea Grant College Program. Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds: With Reference to Some Pacific and Caribbean Species. (v. 7): .Google Scholar
1999. Abbott, I.A.. Marine Red Algae of the Hawaiian Islands. (): .Google Scholar
2002. Abbott, Isabella Aiona. 2001 Distinguished Economic Botanist Interpreting Pre-Western Hawaiian Culture as an Ethnobotanist. Economic Botany (1): 3-6.Google Scholar
2004. Abbott, I.A. and California Sea Grant College Program. International Workshop. Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds: With Reference to the Pacific and Other Locations : [results of an International Workshop ...]. Vol. 9. (): .Google Scholar
2004. Abbott, I.A. and J.M. Huisman. Marine Red Algae of the Hawaiian Islands: Isabella Aiona Abbott, John M. Huisman. (): .Google Scholar
2004. Abbott, I.A., J.M. Huisman and Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Marine Green and Brown Algae of the Hawaiian Islands. (): .Google Scholar
2010. Abbott, Isabella A., David L. Ballantine and O. Morphological relationships within the genus Lophocladia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) including a description of L. kuesteri sp. nov. from Hawai‘i. null (4): 390-401.Google Scholar