Botanical baseline survey (2011) of the University of Hawaii's managed lands on Mauna Kea

Author:

Gerrish, Grant

Title:

Botanical baseline survey (2011) of the University of Hawaii's managed lands on Mauna Kea

Periodical:

Mauna Kea Plans

Year:

2013

Subject:

Botanical surveying Mauna Kea Mauna Kea Science Reserve Lichen

Summary:

The goal of this baseline study is to provide a scientific understanding of botanical resources to assist planning and management. In addition to identifying and enumerating the plants and plant resources of the UH-Management Area, the study includes observation and correlation of plant distributions with environmental factors such as elevation, substrate type, and disturbance level. Observable ecosystem dynamics are analyzed to identify trends, vulnerabilities and potential adverse impacts from the use of the UH-Management Areas on Mauna Kea. The UH-Management Area has been divided into four management units (see Section 2.12, below) defined by University of Hawaii and State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). This UH-Management Area extends through several recognized ecological units identified as the Subalpine Ecosystem and the Alpine Ecosystem, that have been treated as comprised of four subunits identified as plant communities. The ecosystems and communities do not always correspond to the management units. This report is organized at the basic level by management unit to facilitate planning and management. At the same time, an effort has been made to keep the data in an ecological context by using the ecological units as a second level of organization. Extensive cross-referencing of ecological data between management units maintains the scientific integrity of the report. Place names used are as represented on the 1982 version of U.S. Geological Survey topographical maps for Mauna Kea. This botanical survey is directed towards vascular plants and lichens. Mosses, algae or other protists are not covered here.

URL:

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/maunakea/documents/environment/GerrishG_2011MaunaKeaBotanicalSurvey_web.pdf

Date:

August 26, 2013

Collection:

EIS