Stream flow in relation to ohia forest decline on the island of Hawaii

Author:

Doty, Robert D.

Title:

Stream flow in relation to ohia forest decline on the island of Hawaii

Periodical:

Water Resources Bulletin

Year:

1983

Volume:

19

Pages:

217-221

Subject:

Streamflow Water quality Sediments Hilo Hawaii Precipitation Ohia dieback Metrosideros polymorpha Ohia-lehua

Summary:

On the island of Hawaii, the Ohia (Metrosideros polymorpha), is a dominant overstory species in the Hilo Watershed. However, since the overstory crown component of the ohia in the Hilo watershed progressively declined between 1954 - 1972, this could cause serious damage to the watershed. As a result, the author of this paper investigated the changes in stream flow, water quality, and precipitation that occurred before and after the decline of the ohia in an effort to evaluate how this relationship affected the decline. The precipitation data that were collected between the years of 1929 - 1980 were analyzed for this study.

Label:

Botany - Ohia

Collection:

Periodicals