A Landscape Perspective of the Hawaiian Rain Forest Dieback

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s there was a rapid decline and canopy dieback in the Metrosideros polymorpha dominated rain forest of Hawai'i. An analysis of air photo sets from 1954, 1965, and 1972, covering the windward slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, gave support for an alien disease hypoth...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Vegetation Science. - Opulus Press. - 6(1995), 4, Seite 449-464
1. Verfasser: Akashi, Yoshiko (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Mueller-Dombois, Dieter
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1995
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Vegetation Science
Schlagworte:Forest Decline Geographic Information System Landscape Ecology Spatial Dynamics Succession Biological sciences Environmental studies Physical sciences