Ohia forest decline : its spread and severity in Hawaii

Author:

Petteys, Edwin Q. P., Burgan, Robert E., Nelson, Robert E.

Title:

Ohia forest decline : its spread and severity in Hawaii

Periodical:

Research paper (U.S. Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station ; PSW-105

Year:

1975

Pages:

11 p.

Subject:

Ohia dieback

Summary:

Thousands of acres of ohia and ohia-koa rain forest on the windward slopes of the island of Hawaii suffered a severe epidemic. A high proportion of the trees died on thousands of acres, and the forest decimation continued. The epidemic affected all ages of trees and forests of widely different sites. The specific cause (or causes) of the forest decline is not known, although both disease organisms and insects have been found associated with the dead and dying trees. Scientists from several agencies used a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the problem. This paper deals with the determination of the extent, rate of spread, and severity of the forest decline.

Collection:

Monographs