Kauhako Crater botanical resource and threat monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Molokai, Hawaii
Medeiros AC, Chimera CG, Loope LL. 1996. Kauhako Crater botanical resource and threat monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Technical Report Series. CPSU Technical Report 110. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI
Baseline data on vegetation of the crater before fencing and removal of deer and pigs. Identifies Kauhako Crater, as a Special Ecological Area in the Park as it contains one of the finest examples of a dryland forest. Establishes permanent monitoring plots to document changes following removal of feral ungulates. Projects other potential threats and problems in the preservation of the Crater, management reccomendations. 20 tables and 2 figures. Annotated checklist of native and non-native vascular plants.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Medeiros, Arthur; Chimera, C; Loope, Lloyd
- Date of Issue
- 1996-12
- Publisher
- Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Units
- KAHO , KALA
- Keywords
- Axis Deer, Botany, Checklist, feral ungulate, Hawaii, Kauhako Crater, Moloka`i HI, Molokai, Monitoring, Pigs, Plant Studies, Plants, Recovery, Survey Points, Threatened & Endangered Species, Vegetation