Conversion of native terrestrial ecosystems in Hawaii to novel grazing systems: a review
- Author:
- Leopold, Christina R., Hess, Steven
- Title:
- Conversion of native terrestrial ecosystems in Hawaii to novel grazing systems: a review
- Periodical:
- Biological Invasions
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 19
- Pages:
- 161-177
- Subject:
- Feral ungulates Hooved mammals Fire ecology Mauna Kea Forest Reserve Mamane Sophora chrysophylla
- Summary:
- The authors compiled studies of ungulates and vegetation in Hawaii from 1940-2014 and then categorized findings of studies according to direct effects. The direct effects of ungulates on vegetation were studied the longest and most intensively in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve. While native and non-native shrubs and grasses responded favorably after 12 years of reduced grazing, regeneration of māmane trees occurred only where sheep were completely excluded. Dominant native forest species have exhibited strong short-term regeneration after ungulate removal, thereby demonstrating resilience to altered ecosystem processes.
- Label:
- Ecology - Conservation
- Date:
- January 2017
- Collection:
- Periodicals