Vegetation Monitoring at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park: Coastal Strand Plant Community 2011 - 2022
Gross J , Akamine K, Wright S , Pollvogt B, Moku J, Kozar K , Wasser M, Weisenborn K , Monello R. 2025. Vegetation Monitoring at Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park: Coastal Strand Plant Community 2011 - 2022. National Park Service. Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network
A critical mission of the Pacific Island Network Inventory and Monitoring program (PACN) is to monitor park ecosystems to better understand their dynamic nature and provide park managers with current data to inform management actions. We utilized a long-term, systematic approach to monitor the major plant communities within parks in the Pacific Islands to assess status and trends of plant community composition and structure at 5–7-year intervals. This report focuses specifically on the Coastal Strand Plant Community within Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park. Plant community composition and structure are assessed in terms of vascular plant species diversity, understory cover (at two different structural layers), species density (of woody species by height or size class), species distribution frequency, and coarse woody debris.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Gross, Jacob; Akamine, Kathryn; Wright, Sarah; Pollvogt, Brayden; Moku, Jasmine-Marie; Kozar, Kelly; Wasser, Mark; Weisenborn, Kimberly; Monello, Ryan
- Date of Issue
- 2025-05-22
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- KAHO , PACN
- Keywords
- coastal strand, focal terrestrial plant communities, Focal Terrestrial Plant Monitoring Report, invasive species, plant community, plant monitoring
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Shrubland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Complex , NPS.gov Subject Site: Biodiversity , NPS.gov Subject Site: Forests, Woods & Shrublands , NPS.gov Subject Site: Invasive & Non-Native Species , NPS.gov Subject Site: Islands & Atolls , NPS.gov Subject Site: Park Science , NPS.gov Subject Site: Science , NPS.gov Subject Site: Wilderness
See also
- Pacific Island Network Established Invasive Plant Species Monitoring Dataset 2010-2023
- Pacific Island Network Focal Terrestrial Plant Communities Monitoring Dataset 2010-2022