Impact of Hurricane Iniki on native Hawaiian Acacia koa forests: Damage and two-year recovery

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 539-558

  Harrington, Robin A ^a   Fownes, James H ^a   Scowcroft, Paul G ^b   Vann, Cheryl S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia koa; Alien species; Canopy; Defoliation; Dodonaea viscosa; Leaf area index; Litterfall; Metrosideros polymorpha; Psidium guajava; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

ACACIA KOA; DODONAEA VISCOSA; HAWAIIA; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; DIDONAEA VISCOSA; MIMOSACEAE; MYRTACEAE; SAPINDACEAE;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; FOREST; HURRICANE INIKI;

USA, HAWAII, KAUAI;

EID: 0030612864     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010701     Document Type: Article

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