Effects of cattle grazing on the mountain parkland ecosystem, Mauna Loa, Hawai`i
Pratt LW. 1984. Effects of cattle grazing on the mountain parkland ecosystem, Mauna Loa, Hawai`i. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Technical Report Series. Technical report 51. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Honolulu, HI
Gives literature review of materials dealing with effects of cattle and other large mammalian herbivores on native vegetation in the world at large. Reports results of sampling at sites along Hawaii Volcanoes National Park/Keauhou Ranch border as well as comparison of sets of photographs of the area taken 11 years apart. Comparisons of soils and vegetation structures. Percent cover of species, mean heights of species observed, etc.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Pratt, Linda
- Date of Issue
- 1984-07
- Publisher
- Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
- Units
- HAVO
- Keywords
- Cattle, Ecology, Ecosystems, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park HI, Mauna Loa, Plant Studies, ranch, Recovery, Soil, Ungulate, Vegetation