The plant ecology of Mauna Kea, Hawaii
- Author:
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Hartt, Constance E., Neal, Marie C.
- Title:
- The plant ecology of Mauna Kea, Hawaii
- Periodical:
- Ecology
- Year:
- 1940
- Volume:
- 21
- Pages:
- 237-266
- Subject:
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Plant ecology Mauna Kea
Plants Mauna Kea
- Summary:
- Mauna Kea is an extinct volcano that is one of four volcanic mountains on the island of Hawaii that is probably the only place in the central Pacific where evidence of Pleistocene glaciation can be found. This paper describes an account of the plant ecology and floristics and the features of the vegetation that was conducted in 1935 in the subalpine and alpine areas that are found on two slopes of Mauna Kea in areas such as Humuula and Laumaia. Here, reference is made to plants such as the silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense), as well as woods that include Metrosideros, Aleurites, Rhus, Acacia koa, Rubus, Fragaria, Sophora, Vaddinium, and others. The ecological section deals with the climatic, edaphic, and biotic factors of the environment, the zonation of the vegetation, and the plant succession. The floristic section lists the species of mosses, ferns, and flowering plants, the altitudes at which this vegetation is found in Hawaii, and the areas in which these plants may be found around the world.
- Label:
- Ecology
- URL:
- http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2074/10.2307/1930491
- Date:
- April 1940
- Collection:
- Periodicals