Effects of ungulate management on vegetation at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i Island

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-150

  Hess, Steven C ^a,b   Jeffrey, John J ^c   Pratt, Linda W ^a   Ball, Donna L ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos taurus; Hawaii; Invasive species; Sus scrota; Ungulate management; Vegetation recovery

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERN; MONTANE FOREST; PIG; RAINFOREST; REFUGE; REGENERATION; SURVEY; TROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION COVER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; POACEAE; SUIDAE; SUS; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 77956421958     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc100144     Document Type: Article

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