Effects of light, alien grass, and native species additions on Hawaiian dry forest restoration

Ecological Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1595-1610

  Cabin, Robert J ^a,f   Weller, Stephen G ^b   Lorence, David H ^c   Cordell, Susan ^a   Hadway, Lisa J ^d   Montgomery, Rebecca ^e   Goo, Don ^a   Urakami, Alan ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d HI Stt Dept of Land/Nat Resources   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien grass control; Alien species invasions; Endangered species; Favorable microsites; Fire promoting alien species; Hawaiian dry forests; Kaupulehu Preserve, Hawaii; Light availability; Native biodiversity; Native species reintroductions, restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DRY FOREST; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NATIVE SPECIES; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TROPICAL FOREST; WEED CONTROL;

HAWAII; UNITED STATES;

HAWAIIA; PENNISETUM SETACEUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0242584984     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[1595:EOLAGA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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