Effects of Extreme Drought on Vegetation of a Lava Flow on Mauna Loa, Hawai'i
| dc.contributor.author | Lohse, Kathleen A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nullet, Dennis | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vitousek, Peter M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-10-15T03:19:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-10-15T03:19:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Effects of an extreme drought were examined along an elevational gradient on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawai'i. The composition, vigor, and survivorship of plants were examined on a 2400-yr-old pahoehoe lava flow at three elevations: 1755,2000, and 2195 m above sea level. Three plant species, Coprosma ernodeoides A. Gray, Styphelia tameiameiae (Cham. & ScWechtend.) F. v. Muell., and Vaccinium reticulatum Sm., were encountered most frequently at the three sites. Greatest mortality occurred at the site at 2000 m elevation, where the drought caused a shift from a slight excess of precipitation over evaporation to a large excess of evaporation. Occasional severe droughts may play an important part in shaping primary succession in this region. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lohse KA, Nullet D, Vitousek PM. 1995. Effects of extreme drought on vegetation of a lava flow on Mauna Loa, Hawai'i. Pac Sci 49(3): 212-220. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0030-8870 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2891 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawaii Press | |
| dc.title | Effects of Extreme Drought on Vegetation of a Lava Flow on Mauna Loa, Hawai'i | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |