Native species regeneration following ungulate exclusion and nonnative grass removal in a remnant Hawaiian dry forest

Pacific Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 533-544

  Thaxton, Jarrod M ^a,b   Cole, T Colleen ^a,c   Cordell, Susan ^a   Cabin, Robert J ^d   Sandquist, Darren R ^e   Litton, Creighton M ^f  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d Brevard College   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DRY FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST FIRE; GRASS; NATIVE SPECIES; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED RAIN; UNGULATE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

POACEAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 78650464355     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/64.4.533     Document Type: Article

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