Potential habitats on Mauna Kea summit science reserve: task 3 - An arthropod assessment within selected areas of the Mauna Kea science reserve, 30 September 1997
- Author:
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Howarth, Francis G., Brenner, Gregory J., Preston, David J.
- Title:
- Potential habitats on Mauna Kea summit science reserve: task 3 - An arthropod assessment within selected areas of the Mauna Kea science reserve, 30 September 1997
- Year:
- 1997
- Pages:
- 9 p.
- Subject:
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Wekiu bug
Nysius wekiuicola
Mauna Kea Science Reserve
- Summary:
- A reconnaissance survey was performed on foot to identify promising Wekiu bug habitats within the buffer areas of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve. Two substrates were specifically assessed: "Type 2" (tephra ridges and slopes: specifically scoria or lapilli deposits) and "Type 5" (Talus slopes and highly fractured rock outcrops). The survey relied on visual inspection of selected substrates along transects to and including the more accessible scoria cones. A total of 7 cones were surveyed and about 16 kilometers of transects were traversed. Several potentially promising Wekiu bug habitats were identified. The larger of the more accessible of these habitat types are considered suitable for future sampling. It is recommended that the Wekiu bug assessment of the selected buffer zone habitats be conducted during the period of snowmelt when the bugs are likely to be maximally active. Also, if the survey is done contemporaneously with the Wekiu bug population study at the summit, better comparisons can be made on the presence and activity of the bug and other species in different areas of Mauna Kea.
- Date:
- September 30, 1997
- Collection:
- Monographs